..Remember when TI first came out with themI BOUGHT a couple of those for use in engineering classes (it gets so tedious looking up sine, cosine and tan values et al in tables!); I still have the SR-50 (although the batts are gone) that got me through school - so we've not covered any new ground yet in our discussion.
I do hope that you look into the economics of some of the alternaive fuels, such that you gain a better appreciation for real costs (of production and farming of crops destined for fuel use) and market forces (WHAT the market will pay for a given commodity).
I still stand by my earlier statement as well: "I can't believe that anything is cheaper than raw feedstock that is pumped out of the ground ..."
IMO If they are going to be cost effective they will use methanol....On my computer that crashed there was a long list of all the bi-produces that were now considered waste that could be turned into methanol......We have one of the larger "dumps" in the midwest a few miles from here (Click on Hoosiermama) Would love to see 90% of it turned into energy....Probably not in my lifetime, but maybe my grandchildrens.
Jim, Does it count that I still have my slide rule?