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I am ready and wilting. One of these days GNVC is going to pop and I just hope I can hold on after so many misfires.
WNYN, I have been a shareholder over two years and I have not seen volume like this before. And still under a penny! I have passed up .02 bid twice because the numbers indicate WNYN was worth .05 but it was unknown. Now another outstanding report and thanks to $heff and you guys WNYN may finally be on the radar.
Smoke
Hi Bruce, That problem I was having with my old HP laptop not recharging the battery I accidently solved by knocking over a half cup of coffee.The fun part is starting over.
ASUS Laptop for $1k has some good reviews from gamers which I am think stocks have become. So when I quit this one I can play others.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9366651&type=product&id=1218092150636
Would value your opinion.
Ken glad you are mentioning NPHC (.93/$200 Mil Mkt Cap) as I have learned to respect your opinions, what I can't however understand is their exclusive US distributor XCHO is being locked down at about 4 mil mkt cap.
I suspected a few weeks ago the company might be selling shares to raise the $1 mil its plans to spend to introduce Cobraxin to the mkt place. Now I am puzzled.
I own both an I agree the world needs a better pain reliever. I hope this product will fill that need.
I think the future payoff here is worth the present frustration. On the bottom I had the same frustration with stocks like ATPG CNO GNW churning and not going anywhere. Then they locked in and boom! And in all cases I missed the take offs.
Hope those momentum players serendipitously discover XCHO as well but holding dear little ole NPHC from .08.
I have been here since the beginning of IHUB SI and just about everything else on the Internet, and spent a few years inside the Wall St Country Club in the early 70's; I have never seen anyone publicly call successful trades like Chartinator.
You are the best IMO.
NPHC article of interest.
http://www.stockshaven.com/new-pain-treatment-triumphs-morphine-otcnphc/
Thanks for pounding the table on RBY, I finally woke up and pushed the right button early for a change. You guys are amazing.
Swamp, I never noticed that but they have become terrible for executions on small orders even though they make exactly the same on big orders.
Maybe that is the rounding off thing. I know they nickle and dime my orders for years which is why I keep the ameritrade ticker running in the background so I know what the realtime prices are.
I had BONU on tracking and surprised when it busted .50, still couldn't pull the trigger. Its hard to relax if you have a portfolio of BONU's. Pain ain't worth the gain anymore for me.
I tried xcho with tdameritrade and know what you mean. I have called in order before but hate to do it. ETRADE is ok with xcho but slow.
XCHO .10/13,Cobroxin may be bigger than swine flue. NPHC the developer could be another BONU. which ran from .20 to $3.50 in two weeks. Conference call 9/10 Product launch is 10/09.
Advil's owner does $5 bil a quarter.
Gail, quite a list you posted of our subs. Somehow I wound up owning some ILVC .05 which has been up to .35 and just dipped to .012/8. Interesting cocept but can't say for sure its a real business.
EWRC @.0008 WITH 4.6 BILLION o/s = Mkt cap 3.2 million WNYN @ .006 with 340 million = 2.1 Mkt Cap and has had several recent profitable quarters and can move to .02 in a flash.
Same business only they are profitable.
It was a great call and early and there was quite a bit of action pre-mkt, but I didn't pull the trigger. XCHO is working through the sellers it appears.
Nobody more bearish than a sold out bull.
+145% not bad, what else you like?
"Questions about ethanol have emerged with new feedstocks that seem capable of producing multiple biofuels, including those molecularly identical to hydrocarbons.
Regalbuto said biomass-derived hydrocarbons -- those produced from forest waste, cornstalks, switchgrass, woody biomass and algae -- are molecularly similar or identical to petroleum-derived hydrocarbons and might be used in existing energy infrastructure.
"If recent technological innovations result in competitive production costs, hydrocarbons rather than ethanol will likely be the dominant biofuel," wrote Regalbuto, who directs NSF's catalysis and biocatalysis program.
Sean O'Hanlon, who founded the Florida-based American Biofuels Council in 2007, said algae-based biofuels show the most promise at the moment.
"It's algae -- period," O'Hanlon said. "There's so much upside to algae. I've yet to find a downside."
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/08/21/21greenwire-ethanol-producers-warily-eye-algaes-bloom-35329.html
Hi Taki, I bought some of this. R you still in CTEI?
Smoke
CTEI sounds good, he knows what he's doing. That also answers one question I had concerning the value of that product.
If I didn't own a pile I'd buy some.
Hot stuff! don't get caught short Cobra Venom. I nibbled at .10, wish I had bought the whole happy meal. Saw it offered at .25 briefly.
Thanks for mentioning it.
SFIO, .086, this is a different type of smoke free cig that could catch on offshore where smoking is still rampant and governments are just waking up to the enormous costs. Smokefree has been building alliances in major international markets which could become extremely valuable in time.
I have a small bet down that current stockholders here are going to enjoy this imminent launch that is certain to catch the media's attention.
Thanks, seems likely at least I know it isn't the battery. My wife has her first laptop, its has a 8/10 hour battery. Nice for under $400.
ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 10.5 Hour Battery Life
Hi Bruce I have a HP laptop several years old and recently the battery couldn't hold a charge longer than 20/3o minutes, so I ordered a replacement suggested by HP.
It does the same exact thing, so has my laptop battery recharger worn out? Is this the problem, if so is it fixable?
The light flickers when the charger is trying to work.
I posted some options ideas for GE not long ago, mentioned the Sept 14 calls ( GEWIN .13 to 1.10 now) the Jan 15 calls (GEHAW from .35 to 1.35 now) and 162 trading days to go on these.
DCGN opened strong hit .94 high, no news?
APT, nice call SwampB
I shall humbly accept either one with gusto!
Any Military contract would bust MDTL out of here. IMO
Thanks, interesting process and everyone use to hate the stuff. Also he explains it can work in sea water or settling ponds almost anywhere with moderate temperatures or where temp can be controlled. No doubt Exxon's 600 mil$ investment didn't happen without some heavy dd.
ALGAE 101 for newbees from an Italian bio-engineer.
Aquatic Biofuels: Can micro-algae and the waste from the fishing sector be part of the solution to the liquid fuel problem?
Have you ever asked yourself, how did all this oxygen ever become so abundant on planet Earth?
The reason is micro-algae, it is these tiny organisms that over billions of years absorbed all the CO2 from the atmosphere, storing the Carbon (C) and releasing the Oxygen (O2), allowing planet Earth to support life. Ironically that stored carbon is now about 2 km below the ground deposited in oil reserves.
But, what are micro-algae? Micro-algae are one of the most ancient organisms living on Earth and one of the tiniest plants which alone produce about 60 percent of the Earth’s oxygen. They have survived some of Earth’s harshest conditions for several billion years. They are incredibly robust, and in ideal cultivation conditions, algae produce protein and energy biomass from 30 to 100 times faster than land plants
There are many varieties of micro-algae, each species has a different proportion of lipids (fats), starches and proteins. Depending on this proportion the algae can be used to produce oil for bio-crude or if, the variant contains more carbohydrates and less oil it can be fermented to make ethanol or biogas. It is interesting to note however that some algae strains or variants contain up to 50 percent lipids making them very suitable for the production of liquid fuels.
How can these tiny organisms be part of the energy solution? There are 3 ways to grow and harvest micro-algae for mass production;
1.Photo Bio-Reactors (PBR) – Man made machines especially designed to grow algae in optimum conditions.
2.Open Pond System – Small lake where algae are grown in open air a moving paddle wheel is set in place to allow the algae to circulate.
3.Closed Pond System – Similar to small lake, with however a cover to protect it from contamination and extreme weather patterns.
For their growth and reproduction algae require 3 main ingredients;
1.Sunlight
2.Carbon Dioxide CO2
3.Water (fresh, sea, brackish, wastewater)
Sunlight gives the plant the energy to allow photosynthesis and to capture the CO2. The CO2 allows and ensures rapid growth of the algae cell and water (preferably waste-water) gives the plant its nutrients. Algae can reproduce once a day (or even more in some cases) which means a large cultivation can produce hundreds of tones of algae which could be harvested every day for fuel production. Once the organism has grown it needs to be dried and the oil needs to be pressed (very similar to the way olive oil is pressed from olives). The bio-crude produced can be refined into a bio-diesel suitable for any diesel engine. In the case of ethanol production the algae is fermented to allow the formation of ethanol.
Where can micro-algae grow? The most ideal location is to set up an algae farm is in temperate climates where the temperature is constantly above 18oC. Next to the plant you must have a large CO2 emitter (Coal fire plant, or even cement production facilities) with easy access to the CO2, this allows simple capture to take place and the CO2 to be pumped directly into the algae.
100 tonnes of micro-algae can sequester up to almost nd200 tonnes of CO2, once the CO2 is absorbed by plant the O2 (oxygen) is released and the carbon is trapped within the cell as lipids for fuel production. This process makes the entire algae fuel production carbon neutral.
Food for food and for fuel. Using fish waste from the fishing industry to produce bio-diesel is a very viable alternative. The use of animal waste and oil to produce biodiesel is not a new technology, but the adaptability of this technology to aquatic resources has only recently attracted public interest.
The process is relatively simple. The production of biodiesel starts with crushing the fish waste. This allows the solid parts to separate from the liquids. The solid waste is turned into fishmeal and the liquid which contains oil and water is put through a special machine which separates the water from the oil. The produced oil is mixed with methanol (roughly 20 percent) and caustic soda (in order to separate the glycerine (a by product) from the production process). The fuel is then purified and manganese is added, (a naturally occurring element in nature) it is then fit for engines. The by-product, glycerine, is sold to the cosmetic industry for the production of soap and other cosmetic goods.
Two main companies in the world deserve special mention and are leaders in fish-waste to bio-diesel production, these are Aquafinca (Honduras) and ENERFISH a joint venture between Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center, and a catfish farm in Viet Nam.
Aquafinca – Case Study
The fish farm located about 2 hours from San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is fully sustainable having the capacity to produce biodiesel from the 100 tonne daily production of tilapia a day (54 tonnes is the total waste produced). Fish scales are dried and sold separately to China for the production of gelatine. The company employs about 50 people from engineers to technicians and produces 6000 litres of bio-diesel a day, about 600 tonnes of glycerine and 10 tonnes of fishmeal.
The 54 tonnes of waste produced is divided up like this:
60 percent of the total biomass is water (32.4 tonnes)
20 percent (10.8 tonnes) is made into fishmeal.
The remaining 20 percent (10.8 tonnes)is used to make oil (about 10 tonnes) 5 of these tonnes are sold as pure fishoil the remaining 5 are made into biodiesel.
The downside? Your engine and vehicle will smell like fish
Producing bio-diesel from fish-waste reduces considerably both sulphur and CO2 emissions, because no fossil fuels are needed for the making, and it is totally organic matter.
Conclusions and future projections
Aquatic resources that produce clean energy may not be the total solution to the worlds
energy needs and demands, but they do offer a partial solution, a solution which is carbon neutral, and producing and using them has little or no impact on the environment. As a society we must slowly move away from our dependency on fossil fuels. We must look at local sustainable and clean alternatives and start producing energy locally. This will not only reduce costs but it will also help secure a cleaner environment, free from greenhouse gases. Fish waste can contribute to securing energy for small to large fishing villages, ships and vessels, and local communities, while ponds or bio-reactors can play a part in securing larger amounts of energy once the economic hurdles are overcome.
So what if we were to integrate an algae farm and a fish farm?
This would;
1.Sequester CO2 from a nearby plant feed it to the algae + waste water
2.Harvest the algae and extract upto 50 percent of its biomass into crude oil
3.Feed the left over biomass (rich in Omega3) to the fish-farm residing next to the algae pond
4.Fillet the fish
5.50 percent of the waste can be converted into fishmeal/fish oil + skin can be sold separately.
6.The fish oil can be converted into bio-diesel with a valuable by-product (glycerine)
With this Integrated Aquaculture Energy System we are addressing issues such as, global warming, CO2 sequestration, food security, Oil independence and production, valuable by-product production, and employment.
With this Integrated Aquaculture Energy System – IAES, we are addressing issues such as, global warming, CO2 sequestration, food security, oil independence and production, valuable by-product production, and employment.
Tony Piccolo (Aquatic Biofuel Specialist)
For more information on Tony’s work visit his website www.aquaticbiofuel.com or contact him directly at tony.piccolo@gmail.com
ALGAE 101 From a bio-engineer in Italy that a consultant in the industry.
Aquatic Biofuels: Can micro-algae and the waste from the fishing sector be part of the solution to the liquid fuel problem?
Have you ever asked yourself, how did all this oxygen ever become so abundant on planet Earth?
The reason is micro-algae, it is these tiny organisms that over billions of years absorbed all the CO2 from the atmosphere, storing the Carbon (C) and releasing the Oxygen (O2), allowing planet Earth to support life. Ironically that stored carbon is now about 2 km below the ground deposited in oil reserves.
But, what are micro-algae? Micro-algae are one of the most ancient organisms living on Earth and one of the tiniest plants which alone produce about 60 percent of the Earth’s oxygen. They have survived some of Earth’s harshest conditions for several billion years. They are incredibly robust, and in ideal cultivation conditions, algae produce protein and energy biomass from 30 to 100 times faster than land plants
There are many varieties of micro-algae, each species has a different proportion of lipids (fats), starches and proteins. Depending on this proportion the algae can be used to produce oil for bio-crude or if, the variant contains more carbohydrates and less oil it can be fermented to make ethanol or biogas. It is interesting to note however that some algae strains or variants contain up to 50 percent lipids making them very suitable for the production of liquid fuels.
How can these tiny organisms be part of the energy solution? There are 3 ways to grow and harvest micro-algae for mass production;
1.Photo Bio-Reactors (PBR) – Man made machines especially designed to grow algae in optimum conditions.
2.Open Pond System – Small lake where algae are grown in open air a moving paddle wheel is set in place to allow the algae to circulate.
3.Closed Pond System – Similar to small lake, with however a cover to protect it from contamination and extreme weather patterns.
For their growth and reproduction algae require 3 main ingredients;
1.Sunlight
2.Carbon Dioxide CO2
3.Water (fresh, sea, brackish, wastewater)
Sunlight gives the plant the energy to allow photosynthesis and to capture the CO2. The CO2 allows and ensures rapid growth of the algae cell and water (preferably waste-water) gives the plant its nutrients. Algae can reproduce once a day (or even more in some cases) which means a large cultivation can produce hundreds of tones of algae which could be harvested every day for fuel production. Once the organism has grown it needs to be dried and the oil needs to be pressed (very similar to the way olive oil is pressed from olives). The bio-crude produced can be refined into a bio-diesel suitable for any diesel engine. In the case of ethanol production the algae is fermented to allow the formation of ethanol.
Where can micro-algae grow? The most ideal location is to set up an algae farm is in temperate climates where the temperature is constantly above 18oC. Next to the plant you must have a large CO2 emitter (Coal fire plant, or even cement production facilities) with easy access to the CO2, this allows simple capture to take place and the CO2 to be pumped directly into the algae.
100 tonnes of micro-algae can sequester up to almost nd200 tonnes of CO2, once the CO2 is absorbed by plant the O2 (oxygen) is released and the carbon is trapped within the cell as lipids for fuel production. This process makes the entire algae fuel production carbon neutral.
Food for food and for fuel. Using fish waste from the fishing industry to produce bio-diesel is a very viable alternative. The use of animal waste and oil to produce biodiesel is not a new technology, but the adaptability of this technology to aquatic resources has only recently attracted public interest.
The process is relatively simple. The production of biodiesel starts with crushing the fish waste. This allows the solid parts to separate from the liquids. The solid waste is turned into fishmeal and the liquid which contains oil and water is put through a special machine which separates the water from the oil. The produced oil is mixed with methanol (roughly 20 percent) and caustic soda (in order to separate the glycerine (a by product) from the production process). The fuel is then purified and manganese is added, (a naturally occurring element in nature) it is then fit for engines. The by-product, glycerine, is sold to the cosmetic industry for the production of soap and other cosmetic goods.
Two main companies in the world deserve special mention and are leaders in fish-waste to bio-diesel production, these are Aquafinca (Honduras) and ENERFISH a joint venture between Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center, and a catfish farm in Viet Nam.
Aquafinca – Case Study
The fish farm located about 2 hours from San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is fully sustainable having the capacity to produce biodiesel from the 100 tonne daily production of tilapia a day (54 tonnes is the total waste produced). Fish scales are dried and sold separately to China for the production of gelatine. The company employs about 50 people from engineers to technicians and produces 6000 litres of bio-diesel a day, about 600 tonnes of glycerine and 10 tonnes of fishmeal.
The 54 tonnes of waste produced is divided up like this:
60 percent of the total biomass is water (32.4 tonnes)
20 percent (10.8 tonnes) is made into fishmeal.
The remaining 20 percent (10.8 tonnes)is used to make oil (about 10 tonnes) 5 of these tonnes are sold as pure fishoil the remaining 5 are made into biodiesel.
The downside? Your engine and vehicle will smell like fish
Producing bio-diesel from fish-waste reduces considerably both sulphur and CO2 emissions, because no fossil fuels are needed for the making, and it is totally organic matter.
Conclusions and future projections
Aquatic resources that produce clean energy may not be the total solution to the worlds
energy needs and demands, but they do offer a partial solution, a solution which is carbon neutral, and producing and using them has little or no impact on the environment. As a society we must slowly move away from our dependency on fossil fuels. We must look at local sustainable and clean alternatives and start producing energy locally. This will not only reduce costs but it will also help secure a cleaner environment, free from greenhouse gases. Fish waste can contribute to securing energy for small to large fishing villages, ships and vessels, and local communities, while ponds or bio-reactors can play a part in securing larger amounts of energy once the economic hurdles are overcome.
So what if we were to integrate an algae farm and a fish farm?
This would;
1.Sequester CO2 from a nearby plant feed it to the algae + waste water
2.Harvest the algae and extract upto 50 percent of its biomass into crude oil
3.Feed the left over biomass (rich in Omega3) to the fish-farm residing next to the algae pond
4.Fillet the fish
5.50 percent of the waste can be converted into fishmeal/fish oil + skin can be sold separately.
6.The fish oil can be converted into bio-diesel with a valuable by-product (glycerine)
With this Integrated Aquaculture Energy System we are addressing issues such as, global warming, CO2 sequestration, food security, Oil independence and production, valuable by-product production, and employment.
With this Integrated Aquaculture Energy System – IAES, we are addressing issues such as, global warming, CO2 sequestration, food security, oil independence and production, valuable by-product production, and employment.
Tony Piccolo (Aquatic Biofuel Specialist)
For more information on Tony’s work visit his website www.aquaticbiofuel.com or contact him directly at tony.piccolo@gmail.com
Another algae related play could be GERS (Greenshift), I like the manager but the stocks has fizzed nowhere for a while.
Carbonics Acquires Rights to Algae Bioreactor Technologies
8:00a ET July 27, 2009 (Business Wire)
Carbonics Capital Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CICS) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive license with GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GERS) for use of its algae bioreactor technologies in municipal and industrial applications excluding ethanol production.
GreenShift's patented and patent-pending bioreactor technologies rely on thermophillic cyanobacteria (among other organisms) to consume carbon dioxide emissions and to produce carbon-neutral products. The organisms use the available carbon dioxide in the emissions and water to grow and give off oxygen and water vapor. The organisms also absorb nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. All photosynthetic organisms need a supply of carbon dioxide, light, a growth media and water with nutrients to live and grow. GreenShift's bioreactor technologies have the potential to reduce the costs and technical barriers to managing the flow resources into, through and out of the bioreactor in a compact and cost-efficient way as compared to other algae bioreactor technologies.
Carbonics' wholly-owned subsidiary, Sustainable Systems, Inc., was awarded a $375,000 grant from the Montana Department of Commerce Research and Commercialization Technology program and is pursuing additional funding to apply toward this project to move this technology forward.
"While certain engineering hurdles must be overcome, we remain excited about this technology and its applications to manage carbon dioxide emissions while creating raw material for value added products," stated Dr. Paul Miller, president and chief executive officer. In addition, Dr. Miller stated, "Our development team's assessment of the algae production state of the art suggests that this is a practical closed system technology deployable on a large scale. What is unique about this technology is that we retain a high level of control of the environmental conditions within the system and we believe we can tailor the conditions for the production of biomass-derived chemicals and other products that can have commercial values greatly exceeding fuel."
David Winsness, GreenShift's Chief Technology Officer, added that "GreenShift is exclusively focused on the commercialization needs of its patent-pending extraction technologies. While we originally acquired our bioreactor technologies with a long-term goal of developing applications capable of integrating into corn ethanol plants, these technologies have many other applications. The Carbonics team has the ability to evaluate and develop those applications, and to manage the continued evolution of our bioreactor technologies."
Under the terms of the license agreement, Carbonics will pay GreenShift ten percent of the pre-tax net income derived from the use of the technology or derived from the sale, sublicense or lease of technology related equipment. In addition, while GreenShift shall retain ownership of all improvements that Carbonics may develop, and the right to use any such improvements in GreenShift's ethanol applications, Carbonics shall retain the right to use those improvements under the license agreement.
About Carbonics Capital Corporation
Carbonics Capital Corporation (OTCBB: CICS) was founded to facilitate decarbonization in ways that cost-effectively capitalize on the evolving carbon markets.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Carbonics Capital Corporation and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-statements include fluctuation of operating results, the ability to compete successfully, and the ability to complete before-mentioned transactions. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.
SOURCE: Carbonics Capital Corporation
I traded out of half at .78 but bought some back at .56,so I'm now a stuckholder too.
Algae in the biofood biofuel news. BEHL .10 anther pink running hard like BEIL, 750 mil a/s transfer agent??.
PALG and some new names.
http://bx.businessweek.com/technology-for-sustainability/view?url=http%3A%2F%2Falgaebiomasssustainable.blogspot.com%2F
Also mentions Jatropha (AMHD .0003 supposed to have a big farm in the islands...the price tells you how much to believe.)
Keep an eye on India's manufacturing of Jatropha blended biofuels; the wonder plant produces seeds with an oil content of 37%. The oil can be combusted as fuel without being refined. It burns with clear smoke-free flame, tested successfully as fuel for simple diesel engine. The by-products are press cake a good organic fertilizer, oil contains also insecticide.
Few advantages of Jatropha are:
Jatropha is adapted to a wide range of climates and soils.
It can grow almost on any type of soil whether gravelly, sandy or saline and thrives even on the poorest stony soils and rock crevices.
It is a drought resistant perennial living up to 50 years.
It is significant to point out that, the non-edible vegetable oil of Jatropha curcas has the requisite potential of providing a promising and commercially viable alternative to diesel oil since it has desirable physicochemical and performance characteristics comparable to diesel. Cars can be run with Jatropha curcas without requiring much change in design.
ADLS, FDA must hate this company. Another trial planned.
Been there, done that!
Buy back your BIEL like me and get richer quicker. (Only half though as I may have tax liabilities from my SMYW holdings.
Ge's Jan 15 calls @ .55 and the Sept 14 @ .25 are cheap ways to gamble on wall st changing its mind about GE. Goldman is about all that's left of wall-street. Of these options plays, I like the longer the better. GE was $50
DCGN +.20 today, Iceland joins EU may open door LT holder suggests as reason for buying. This DNA stuff is the future no doubt. Like the Tom Cruise movie everyone is perfect, I would have been flushed quick.
io_io, have you looked into NSPH $5? I have been following your posts on DDSS and ADLS and I think you also scored with HGSI as did I.