I am loving the sound of that project. One day I hope to see my IntensiFire delivery and installs done using woodgas powered vehicles.
Jason On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom, > > Glad you can still find time for fun, we need more of it(:-) > > > Thrre technologies are coming together > > > > o. Wood pellets are widely available throughout the US, Europe and much > of the rest of the world. > > > > o. Wood pellets are an ideal oil substitute for running cars and trucks. > Much better than the wood blocks used during WWII. The cost of pellet > energy is 1/3 the cost of gasoline. > > > > o. Biochar is a product that should become better known and well used, > since it greatly increases soil productivity, while reducing the CO2 burden > on our atmosphere > > > > I intend to buy a small truck when Spring comes, convert it to producer > gas from pellets and drive cross country to see my son in Long Beach (and > other West coast friends) > > > > Comments? > > I don't know the topography of the USA between Barre and Long Beach, but > if you get there across the USA, then it will be a doodle to drive up the > Californian central valley, up the long climb to Mount Shasta, then onto > Etna. Gasifiers work at there best under max torque conditions, so up hill > is slower than high speed on the flats, given the change to operating > conditions. > > If you have time to do this, I am quite sure that I can organise a > sponsored trail of pellet dumps (at least from San Francisco) to replace > the gas stations others depend on, but then I would expect you to have that > factor already sponsored. Of course you will be able to see the Shasta > Class installation at work, but it's key operating requirement is right now > not in the Summer, but they run it anyway to clock up the hours monitoring > the life factors of the design factors. > > If you have a time table, let us know well in advance so it can be well > organised in advance. > > Regards, > Doug Williams, > Fluidyne. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >
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