Alaska supplies over 50% of the US domestic oil prduction.....yet most Alaskans pay more for fuel than anywhere else in America (due to transportation costs...at least thats what the oil companies say). The local pump price in Juneau just went down to $1.29. Last week it was $1.43, but everyone starting writing letters to the editor and their legislators since world oil prices have been steadily slipping (and our State oil royalty money), but our pump prices haven't. In Kake, Alaska where I partly own a seafood operation, gas is $1.59 a gallon. The majority of Alaskans own 4X4 trucks, SUV's, or all wheel drive cars. All consume more gas than the normal "lower 48" domestic or import econosedans.
BAAT technology is applicable in every village and community in Alaska that must burn diesel to create electricity. Some folks wonder why we make so much money, but they do not understand that it costs some folks over $500 a month or more to keep your house warm. Industrial development in rural Alaska is stymied with .20 to .35 per kwh electrical costs. If BAAT can save me and the rest of rural Alaska 30% to 40% electrical savings, then BAAT does not need to look to Europe to sell it. I already have two fish processing towns and operations ready to buy it..Pelican, Alaska and Kake, Alaska. I'll even lobby the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation to pay for it as an Alaskan demonstration project to prove the technology, its feasibility and its deployability in Alaska. The lower my (Alaskan) electrical cost are, the better my bottom line is AND MORE JOBS I can create in Alaska.
On the other side, I want BAAT technology put in a diesel jet drive to replace the Volvo dual prop on my crab boat. Jet drives are great, but I cannot get the range because they suck fuel. a 30% fuel savings not only saves me money, but it extends my operating range and its not like I can buy fuel everywhere (we have more coastline than the entire US).
Sourdough as far as my posts, I believe it is better to let others post that can spell and use better grammer than I. I also have a busy job so I checkout the threads when I have time. I only post when I feel I have something worthy to share.
Regarding press releases...some folks seem to think that proper english is more important than content. I went to school in Alaska (college was down south), and always had red marks etc. on my papers. Always got good marks for common sense and ideas though. I have one patent and have two more pending for value added seafood products and processing methods. Seems my old english teachers only have a retirement check. I kind of figure BAAT management is like that. At the beginning (January 98)everyone complained (including me) that their PR skills were lousy. Seems they have been learning real quick with taking little pieces of news lately and making the stock price steadily rise. I'm sure they will start having some school marm start reading the press releases as well so they won't offend those who aspire to proper english.
I know Al Tillis at BAAT has been working long hours as so have most BAAT employees. I can forgive him for a misspelled word or two. The properly schooled Queens english engineers at GM, Ford and Chrysler don't have an engine or the technology to do what BAAT can do. Like most Alaskans know "its not what you say.. its what you do that counts". I believe the do's they are about to do make this a very positive company to be invested in.
93.7 mpg in a Yanmar is significant doing. I know a little about Yanmar marine engines and they are miserly at fuel, but not even Yanmar will state that the engine on its own get 93.7 mpg in any car except say a go kart. Trust me the Yanmar dealers would be bragging about it if they could.
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