after the drubbing of range fuels and lanzatech, we should also note the other companies khosla is betting on which even we gasifier crumudgeons might agree are impressive. khosla in actuality is a very thoughtful explorer of options across the entire energy space, and has surfaced many unique endeavors into his portfolio of companies. see the list here: http://www.khoslaventures.com/khosla/cleantech.html. it is easy to bash over the gtl misteps, but that is a small part of the total story.
my current favorite is eco motors, which builds a very elegant opposed piston opposed cylinder engine. it is rare that a new engine architecture really has a chance for meaningful take up. i think this one does. here's a good explanation video of its design and benefits, with good germanic commentary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y8QqeuvArE&feature=related as this is a valveless engine, it will have much higher tar tolerance than a valved engine. also the opposed piston design lets one get controlled port opening in a two stroke so no typical blowthrough problem and thus no two stroke co pass through issue. it is a very elegant solution. it embodies multiple wins, without any deal killer new tech or materials problems i can find. it is all standard engine design and making methods, just assembled together differently. the general site is here. http://www.ecomotors.com what's the problem i'm missing that's going to keep this from being fabulously successful? consider the waters re-chummed . . . j ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Mason Website: http://www.whatiamupto.com Current Projects: - Gasifier Experimenters Kit (the GEK): http://www.gekgasifier.com - Escape from Berkeley alt fuels vehicle race: www.escapefromberkeley.com - ALL Power Labs on Twitter: http://twitter.com/allpowerlabs - Shipyard Announce list: http://lists.spaceship.com/listinfo.cgi/icp-spaceship.com _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
