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Bio-coal instead of Petro-coal

Chad Patteson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:01:43 +0000

If you want to make your coal-fired train or power plant more enviro-friendly, then this might be good news for you. A Seattle-based company is planning to offer “E-coal“, which apparently stands for eco-coal (I think they should have called it “bio-coal”, but maybe that name is taken). The big advantage for you, Mr. Steam-Train-Engineer, is that this E-coal can be “substituted for fossil fuels, without the need for facility [or train] retrofitting.”

On a smaller scale, you can now fire-up some organic waste-based briquettes as alternative fuel. These are better than wood-based charcoal because they have a higher caloric content by weight and “leave no soot when touched, are easy to light and emit almost no smoke.” But I wonder if they add a flavor to food?

Biodiesel Made from Coffee Grounds

Chad Patteson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:47:08 +0000

According to the American Chemical Society, Biodiesel can be made from waste coffee grounds! The benefits of coffee grounds include:

Nearly as much yield as other sources like soybean and palm oil,
100% recycled/re-used source,
coffee’s antioxidants prolong the biodiesel shelf-life,
and of course, it creates a nice coffee smell!

So when will we see fuel pumps that offer a choice of smells? Popcorn, french fries, and now coffee. Yum!

Welcome!

Chad Patteson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:14 +0000

This is my first post on the new blog-o-riffic version of tiltshift.com! This is the fourth major overhaul of my personal website since 1996.

Now, let’s put these bits and bytes to work…