Best way to use Biofuel?

[Moezso]

It actually outputs exactly the same amount of MJ per steam, he used the steam>mj ratio given by railcraft to set the value for steam. You get a ton more EU than a turbine though.

And you don't have to replace rotors that way.

Best way to use biofuel is to drink it while operating a pedal-powered generator.

 

[Milaha]

Best way to use biofuel is to drink it while operating a pedal-powered generator.

I like your style. Make it happen!

 

[snooder]

I did look it up, at M-W no less. "effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in energy, time, and money)" no mention of over a shortened time interval here. Just straight cost compared to operation. "the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it" No mention of a shortened time being a valid use here either. Just plain old useful energy out compared to energy supplied.

There is also no mention of a lengthy time interval either, nor that it is measured over the entire lifespan of the machine. In the absence of an explicit mention of any time interval (short or long) use of either is a valid interpretation.

 

[Milaha]

There is also no mention of a lengthy time interval either, nor that it is measured over the entire lifespan of the machine. In the absence of an explicit mention of any time interval (short or long) use of either is a valid interpretation.

No, no it is not. It is really not up for debate. This is the way English works. I am sorry your teachers failed you. Keep on arguing though, I have officially unfollowed the thread as your arguments have gone further and further from trying to argue I am wrong, and into simply trying to argue I am stating my point incorrectly. I am not.

EDIT: As an example of an unqualified statement meaning in the entirety. If I told you I ate a banana. Would you assume I ate half of a banana and threw the other half away? Lack of a limiting qualifier always implies the entirety.

 

[snooder]

No, no it is not. It is really not up for debate. This is the way English works. I am sorry your teachers failed you. Keep on arguing though, I have officially unfollowed the thread as your arguments have gone further and further from trying to argue I am wrong, and into simply trying to argue I am stating my point incorrectly. I am not.

EDIT: As an example of an unqualified statement meaning in the entirety. If I told you I ate a banana. Would you assume I ate half of a banana and threw the other half away? Lack of a limiting qualifier always implies the entirety.

"A" is a qualifier meaning "single entity". If you said "I ate banana yesterday" it be entirely valid to assume either that you ate a single banana or that you ate 2 or three banana slices.

I'll agree that we've strayed a bit from the main point though. Which is that optimal use of biofuel depends entirely on a variety of factors including playstyle, how much biofuel you have coming in, how much power you need, what your other resources are, and what your long-term goals are.

Anyway, to get back to OP's actual question, you have 3 options in Direwolf to convert biofuel to EU.
1) Use a boiler and a turbine to generate EU.
2) Use bio generators from forestry.
3) Use the biofuel in combustion engines to generate MJ, then use that to run magma crucibles running on cobble to make lava that you convert to EU in geothermal generators.

#2 is the easiest, but least efficient. #1 is decently efficient, but turbines can be annoying to work with since you have to replace pieces. #3 is the most efficient if you are not running your system constantly, but requires the most space, design and planning.

Personally, I would simply switch to a different power source and reserve biofuel just for making MJs. Without PowerConverters, energy conversion from MJ to EU is a massive PITA.

edit: You can also just run Fuel Cans filled with biofuel in an IC2 generator, but it's by far the least efficient and not as easy to use as the bio generator.

 

[Hoff]

Well according to you guys since biofuel is infinite combustions are the fastest way to get more energy for less mats put in. After all I would imagine 1-3 xy water blocks filling a tank being drained by liquiducts could take care of A LOT of combustions.


E: Jesus, 3 xy waters produce ~5 buckets of water a second when connected to a xy tank.

EE: Maybe more; about half a million in 2-3 minutes.

 

[PonyKuu]

Sure. Let's put into perspective a boiler.

Running on 5000 buckets of biofuel a 36HP boiler will produce 1.3 billion MJ over 5-6 days.

Running on 5000 buckets of biofuel a single combustion engine will produce 1 billion MJ over 115-116 days.

Wait for 1.5.1.
Wait for Redpower for 1.5.1 (Attempt to not die of old age)
Use Redpower pumps to fill a large hole with biofuel
Set it on fire.

That's not the question I asked...

 

[Hoff]

That wasn't the question I asked...

I was using it as an excuse to post that.

 

[Cellular]

I like your style. Make it happen!

Yes, I know this is a very old thread. But your idiocy irritates me to an near infinite extent. Your race car analogy is horse shit because you act as if the energy needed is some fixed number and it's a race to see what can get to that number first. Guess what buddy, power needs to be in constant supply. And boilers can keep up a heavy supply. Get over yourself. Oh yea, I also used an irrelevant reply of yours to get your attention. So don't even try to pull that card. Stick to the math and general conversation topic.

 

[Pyure]

Yes, I know this is a very old thread. But your idiocy irritates me to an near infinite extent. Your race car analogy is horse shit because you act as if the energy needed is some fixed number and it's a race to see what can get to that number first. Guess what buddy, power needs to be in constant supply. And boilers can keep up a heavy supply. Get over yourself. Oh yea, I also used an irrelevant reply of yours to get your attention. So don't even try to pull that card. Stick to the math and general conversation topic.

Bit over the top Cellular, you know better than that. Keep the discussion, even the 4-year-old conversations, civil if you please.

 

[Cellular]

Bit over the top Cellular, you know better than that. Keep the discussion, even the 4-year-old conversations, civil if you please.

As you wish.