tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142317559654556487.post3674694591425444308..comments2023-10-24T03:20:34.290-07:00Comments on Ethanol: Fact, Fiction, Reality: Swift EnterprisesDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931232811455269287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142317559654556487.post-53096363077520602032008-07-05T19:01:00.000-07:002008-07-05T19:01:00.000-07:00Dave, Re, your comments about Swift Enterprises ...Dave, <BR/> Re, your comments about Swift Enterprises bio-mass based avaition fuel "high octane (100 octane rated) diesel fuel that propeller planes use."??? In the first place diesel fuel isn't rated by octane number. Octane is a measure of the fuel's RESISTANCE to autoignition (otherwise known as knock). Diesel fuel is rated by CENTANE numbers which are a measure of it's EASE of autoignition. In the second place, Swift Enterprises doesn't make diesel fuel, they make a substitute GASOLINE which is suitable for use in aircraft piston engines (Avgas)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142317559654556487.post-62189518329751791212008-06-12T07:06:00.000-07:002008-06-12T07:06:00.000-07:00In the summer of 2006 we met a person in Belize on...In the summer of 2006 we met a person in Belize on vacation. He said he was running his hauling business on vege-diesel for several months until the State of NY shut down the vendor on anti-trust terms. They do not allow selling fuel for less than within 10 cents of the fixed price! He was paying a buck 30 or something like that and said he was saving $300/month per truck. Said the supplier used various processes and additives so the fuel ran just like normal diesel.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986500537406785726noreply@blogger.com