One of the lists that I subscribe to Woodgas@Yahoogroups is full of people who build and operate Woodgas gasifiers on vehicles. You can read more at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodGas/join Some of the appeal is that gasifiers can produce engine-grade gas from almost any type of biomass, like cherry pits and walnut shells.
North Korea now as well as Germany and Australia during WWII used pyrolysis gasification (Woodgas) to reduce the amount of petroleum fuel needed. In fact, gasoline was marketed by the Standard Oil Company as a way to use a waste lightweight petroleum distillate that was being extracted between fuel oil and kerosene in internal combustion engines. Prior to this, the standard fuel for ICE was producer gas (Woodgas) One of the list members, Wayne Keith from Alabama has ran several pickup trucks from Woodgas for years and frequently works with Auburn University alternate energy program to further develop the technology. Todd Smith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:16 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf Speaking of wood gas generators, I was listening to a guy on NPR the other day who had been in North Korea. He said that a lot of their military trucks were running off wood gas generators due to the lack of gasoline and diesel. Dan Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential. If this e-mail contains protected health information, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited,except as permitted by law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
