here's a new photo gallery of the Power Pallet gasifier-genset we shipped to the philippines last week for the workshop in early august. hopefully we can get some of the list participants in asia to join us in the philippines for the event. flights seem cheap from most of the asian pacific rim countries to the philippines. write me if are considering being there.
here's the gallery of the main equipment we'll be running at the workshop: http://www.gekgasifier.com/wpgallery/10kw-gek-power-pallet-gasifier-genset/ some changes of note in the current version of the power pallet 1. engine and genhead reoriented to inline with a smaller drive system. 2. premade metal pallet replaced with purpose made skid. the metal pallets were proving not easy to mount to, and not enabling the next step of a full enclosure. 3. 55gal ss drum as a hopper for longer run time and improved corrosion resistance to acidic condensate. 4. reorganization of skid components for 1-2 sided access and operation. 5. new podium mount for GCU electronics box. 6. and details details details, which you can see in the pictures. i also assembled a page with galleries showing the version history of our gasifier-genset skid work. this starts with the lister, then the china diesel, then the honda, then the current kohler v-twins: http://www.gekgasifier.com/wpgallery/gek-gasifier-genset-older-versions/ we'll be running the current skid version for 7 days around the clock at the october workshop in berkeley to generate a more complete dataset on its performance particulars. jim On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:25 AM, jim mason <[email protected]> wrote: > Gasification PowerExchange Workshop #10 > GEK Philippines: Introduction to Gasification, GEK Building, Power > Pallet Run, Tropical Fuel Trials > > > Intro Lecture: Wednesday, August 11th, 7:30-9:30PM > Build, Run and Test: Thursday and Friday, August 12th-13th, 10am - 6pm > > Location: Tuwâ The Laughing Fish, Guapito St., Barangay Santa Rita, > Cabiao, Nueva Ecja, Philippines > Contact: juanvermillion ^at^ gmail dot com, jim ^at^ allpowerlabs dot org > Cost: The workshop fee is $100 payable to ALL Power Labs via > www.paypal.com to "[email protected]. > Acomodations and food are paid to Tuwâ The Laughing Fish on arrival, > at the rates below: > > DAY TRIP Php 350 / USD 7.50 for 1 day only, > (food included) > DAY TRIP Php 600 / USD 13.00 for 2 days, (food > included) > OVERNIGHT Php 1,500 / USD 33.00 for 2 days, (food > included) > ADDITIONAL NIGHT Php 700 / USD 15.00 per night, (food included) > > R.S.V.P. - via email to: John Vermeulen – [email protected] on > or before August 9, 2010. > Overnight accommodations are limited to 20 slots and another 20 slots > for day visitors. Reservations are on a first come, first served > basis. > Special Note: We serve vegetarian food & observe a non-smoking & > drinking policy on site. All accommodation is shared. Internet > service is available. > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ALL Power Labs is taking the show on the road this summer. We're > offering our first ever gasification workshop outside of the US in the > Philippines next month. This hands-on workshop is being graciously > hosted by John Vermeulen and Penelope Reyes of Tuwâ The Laughing Fish, > an Eco-homestead and Sustainability Center in Cabiao, Philippines. > This will be the first event in their new sustainability training > center. > > Hopefully this workshop will be easier to attend for those in Asia > interested in the GEK, than travelling all the way to APL in > California. Flights into Manila from most of East and Southeast Asia > seem in the $200 range on local carriers. The Tuwâ farm in Cabiao is > about 90km north of Manila. > > The workshop will be run on the same model as our events in > California. As usual, we'll combine basic information, training > demonstration and hands-on experience running small-scale biomass > gasification equipment. We'll have a full GEK Power Pallet on hand, > as well as one other stand alone basic GEK, and plan to run a variety > of local biomass materials through them over the two days of the > workshop. Here's the Power Pallet currently in our shop which we're > sending out tomorrow on the swift boat to the Philippines (actually, > the plane). Link: > http://gekgasifier.pbworks.com/f/PhilipinesSkid-800.jpg > > The workshop will begin with an evening talk on the science and > engineering of gasification, and considerations for successful small > scale gasifier installations in the developing world. We'll go > through the specific design intents and capabilities of the Power > Pallet, and how it can combine electricity generation, heat and > mechanical shaft power in a single energy machine. We'll similarly > explore the GEK manufacturing method, and how it can enable local > manufacturing of gasification and pyrolysis machines of many designs. > Everyone will get a packet with lots of explanatory information and > graphics. All attendees leave with a good foundation in the basics of > gasification and pyrolysis. > > The hands-on workshop will continue for two days after the opening > talk. Participants will learn how to operate and maintain the GEK > gasifier and Power Pallet. We'll explore the particulars of feedstock > sourcing and pre-processing, and the specific challenges of operating > gasifiers in the tropics. John and the folks at Tuwâ are particularly > interested in bamboo as gasifier fuel, and I look forward to finally > having an opportunity to experiment with it. Other projects will > surely arise and develop in relation to the interests of attendees. > > The workshop will be of relevance for local project developers, > academics, students, international development consultants, farmers, > food coops, alt energy entrepreneurs, and others interested in the > powers of local self-determination. > > For more information, or to RSVP, write to juanvermillion ^at^ gmail > dot com, jim ^at^ allpowerlabs dot org > > > > __________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Other Upcoming Workshops: > > We're getting increasing requests to hold the APL gasification > workshop weekends elsewhere in the world. This sounds like a great > idea, so we're agreeing to most requests. There needs to be some GEK > machinery on your end to make it meaningful, as well as some people > who want to explore the issues for localizing the technology. If you > have these particulars, or want to consider assembling these > particulars, write us and we can explore the options. > > Here's the list of international workshops currently planned or under > active consideration. More to come soon. > > - Germany in late October with Holger Roswandowicz of > http://nrg-consultants.com/ > - Kenya in late September with Jon Bohmer of the Kyoto Institute at > Narok University College: http://horufadhi.com/news_detail.php?nid=105 > - Nigeria in winter with Yoav Platnik of www.ecopowerafrica.com > > And finally, our fall workshop at APL in Berkeley California will be > October 8-11, 2010. Information on the workshop is here: > http://www.gekgasifier.com/about/workshop/ > > > Jim Mason > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [email protected] http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_listserv.repp.org http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org http://info.bioenergylists.org
