i wondered about the layout and terrain of your property while writing the previous. but since you are always referring to it as the ranch, one forms a certain idea. :)
just to clarify one point, while i did comment on smaller boilers to serve separate buildings, my remark about a smaller firebox was a separate issue. i was referring there not to a smaller boiler, just the firebox i.e. the size of firebox required for a wood-supplemented solar boiler of a given capacity would be smaller than if it were run on wood power alone. it's true that batteries are not zero maintenance, but the maintenance requirements are really quite low. and actually, quality lead-acid batteries have a low failure rate when used properly. anyway, living actually *in* the forest does present different considerations. using wood for fuel does make a lot more sense in that context. (not that i thought it made no sense before). cheers, -chris _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
