On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:48:17 -0700, Jim wrote in message <2c337d87f05b45bea90655388a7c2...@danatech01>: > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Toby > > Seiler Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:40 PM > > > > I notice the Popular Science article says the gas may be "funneled > > to a nearby generator" and in the Power of Garbage it says "the gas > > in turn powers either a generator or a boiler". > > > > The unit is a container size gasifier only and not a complete power > > station. > > > > Seems to me that $850,000 is a lot of money since it does not > > include a generator, boiler or turbine, cooling tower or power > > station (grid tie in and allignment) controls. And for the most > > part, the gas it makes cannot be stored. > > > > Toby Seiler > > Seiler Technical Company > > Also, have they really built one and operated it at some length of > time making electricity, i.e. reliability has been verified.
..a wee bit of math: ;o) a...@a45:/tmp $ qalc 80kWh/8h (80 * kilowatt * hour) / (8 * hour) = 10((Mg*m^2) / s^3) a...@a45:/tmp $ qalc 80kWh/8h to kW (80 * kilowatt * hour) / (8 * hour) = 10 kW a...@a45:/tmp $ qalc 80kWh/1day to kW (80 * kilowatt * hour) / (1 * day) = approx. 3.3333333 kW a...@a45:/tmp $ ..my 5KVA genset sits in its 540mmx510mmx800mm cage... ;o) ..not much, but doable in a 40 feeter. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_listserv.repp.org http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org http://info.bioenergylists.org UNSUBSCRIBE HERE; http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_listserv.repp.org
