I love you show but I have ask a question about bio-diesel and the car conversions. This was on mythbusters awhile back and they took a diesel truck and bypassed the tank and ran a 1 gal container in the engine compartment and it started with the bio-diesel with no conversion at all and ran with only a 10% drop in mpg. They said you don’t need to convert anything.

I love you show but I have ask a question about bio-diesel and the car conversions. This was on mythbusters awhile back and they took a diesel truck and bypassed the tank and ran a 1 gal container in the engine compartment and it started with the bio-diesel with no conversion at all and ran with only a 10% drop in mpg. They said you don't need to convert anything.

Thanks for your comment and question. We have licensed this show so therefore we have no way of addressing your question. Thanks for watching and I apologize that we can’t be of more help concerning your question.

Thanks for your comment and question. We have licensed this show so therefore we have no way of addressing your question. Thanks for watching and I apologize that we can't be of more help concerning your question.

biodiesel fuel works on some unmodified diesel engines and others the sealing gaskets and O rings need to be replaced or the biodiesel will disolve the seals in a short time (Weeks..) so a check with the engine manufacturers represenative will tel if those seals need to be replaced or are made of materials resistant to biofuel.

biodiesel fuel works on some unmodified diesel engines and others the sealing gaskets and O rings need to be replaced or the biodiesel will disolve the seals in a short time (Weeks..) so a check with the engine manufacturers represenative will tel if those seals need to be replaced or are made of materials resistant to biofuel.

I just saw a clip where the guest held up a thin-film solar PV panel. Can you tell me where I can buy them?
Thanks
Todd

Hi Todd, thanks for your comment and for watching Green Wheels. Unfortunately, we don’t have access to that information as this show was acquired and not an original Halogen production. So sorry!

I just saw a clip where the guest held up a thin-film solar PV panel. Can you tell me where I can buy them?ThanksTodd

Hi Todd, thanks for your comment and for watching Green Wheels. Unfortunately, we don't have access to that information as this show was acquired and not an original Halogen production. So sorry!

The world’s largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is http://www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.

The world's largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is http://www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.

Great, thanks for the information, Dan!

Great, thanks for the information, Dan!

I have taken a rusted out 1951 Ford truck and built one whole truck. I am using an old surfboard for running boards,used burlap interior,holes fixed with old license plates (floor and fenders) and an old tractor wheel to steer with. The whole interior is covered with old beer and whiskey labels. I have tried my best to use available and otherwise regarded as junk, to build this project. It is so ugly, it is beautiful. The “Rust Rocket” lives.

love it!

To be viable an electric vehicle needs to find a way to recharge its batteries while moving. Electric train does so all the time. A vehicle that can travel both on tracks and asphalt and transition from tracks to asphalt and from asphalt to tracks while moving can be easily designed. A battery can be placed on that vehicle but my favourite will be one with no battery that can travel on asphalt only with pedal power. Start building special tracks for that vehicle al over US now. Switches will be computer controlled to allow vehicle to navigate automatically to a programmed destination. Driver will be required only on asphalt. Tracks themselves will supply AC electricity; no need for an overhead wire. For heavier vehicles for parallel tracks will be required instead of two to supply three phase AC. TGV speed will be available on tracks while only highway speed will be available on asphalt.    

This is a real shame the thin film panels is what brought me here too. Is it possible to get some leads ?

Hi Bruce, I just picked up a 3 yr subscription to Home Power mag for $40.  There are a few nice ads in there, under $3 per watt installed. Good luck

Hey Todd thanx …