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ben High Temperature Filtering of Soot & Ash

Syngas filtration is done best and easiest when it is accomplished in multiple temperature ranges. Soot and ash are easy to isolate in hot gas filtration because water and tar are above their dew points. Tars and phenols are best condensed next and finally water vapor is the last to be removed. While this is usually the ideal way to filter it isn't always the cheapest. Below are some suppliers and their filtering technologies for high temperature filtration. Ceramic Hot Filters… Continue

Added by ben on November 19, 2009 at 10:21am — No Comments

McLaughlin High Return over Investment

Investment opportunities in the energy sector are high. Thanks to the recession that is affecting the world. The energy sector is unaffected by this current glum in the energy market. The demand for energy has seen only a steady growth in recent years. Traditionally the demand for the energy has been met by the oil and gas industry. This industry offers a high return of over 650% and more. The oil and gas sector is the engine of growth of the economy. One of the best investment opportunities on… Continue

Added by McLaughlin on November 19, 2009 at 12:10am — No Comments

ben Carbon Sequestration Through Gasification and Other Technologies

Carbon sequestration is a popular topic garnering a range of ideas for it's solution, ranging from underground carbon sequestration through CO2 injection to biochar to CO2 engines. Lets take a look at some of the technologies being promoted. Underground injection- Coal faci… Continue

Added by ben on November 17, 2009 at 9:17am — 2 Comments

ben DOE to accelerate algae-based biofuel development

From Biomass Magazine Valerie Reed of the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy talked about the direction the DOE is taking to accelerate the development of algae-based biofuels at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy held this week in Honolulu, Hawaii. She said the agency intends to develop advanced biofuels—hydrocarbons and other high-density fuels that can be drop in replacements for diesel and gasoline—in a more accelerated fashion than cel… Continue

Added by ben on November 14, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

Robin L. Burkey filter material

Hi Thankyou for all the hard work. I used to work in industrial insulating for boiler piping etc. We made removable insulation blankets and we used a lot of ceramic wool insulation. We also through a lot of it away after cutting odd shapes. Maybe this could be used for filter material for the gas? Any industrial insulation shop that makes these blankets will have waste product. Continue

Added by Robin L. Burkey on November 12, 2009 at 9:04pm — 1 Comment

ben Daniel's Gasifier & Venturri Scrubber

Daniel did such a good job on this it had to be showcased. You can chat with Daniel and other builders in the Fab Shop. Continue

Added by ben on November 11, 2009 at 10:17am — 7 Comments

Radam Article from Nature: Future crops: The other greenhouse effect

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7153/full/448526a.html Future crops: The other greenhouse effect Rising carbon dioxide levels should increase crop yields. But what if their effect on the nutritional value of our food is less benign, asks Ned Stafford. When you step into a commercial greenhouse, the chances are you are stepping into the future. To plants, carbon dioxide is food, and greenhouse operato… Continue

Added by Radam on November 9, 2009 at 1:53am — 1 Comment

ben New Group: Gas to Liquids

Chris Seymour is going to be sharing with us some of his research into GTL and I am playing around with Fischer Tropsch refitting on the Off Gridder so it is time for a group. Liquid fuels make sense for a variety of reasons, but mostly energy storage and synergy with current infrastructure. It also releases heat t… Continue

Added by ben on November 8, 2009 at 10:13pm — 1 Comment

Marcos Buenijo Economics Book List

Thanks to Ben for bringing up economics in his most recent post. I began studying economics several years ago. I was compelled to do so primarily to understand the causes of two observations: (1) why oil prices were rising, and (2) why home prices were rising. Well, I answered my questions, and many more. I've read many books over the last several years, and I came across a handful that were so good that I read them more than once. I recommend these books for anyone who may be interested in lea… Continue

Added by Marcos Buenijo on November 7, 2009 at 3:51pm — 8 Comments

ben Fuel, Social Programs and Debt

I have been watching the dollar fall as of late and as a consequence I have watched stainless steel prices rise dramatically in the last few months. Some stock is up as much as 50%, ouch!

I was poking around CNBC and… Continue

Added by ben on November 5, 2009 at 8:03am — 14 Comments

ben Gasifier Flow vs. Reaction Area

scale imageAnother topic we covered at the workshop is the balance of air/gas flow and reaction area in a gasifier. This is one of the key points to making a consistent quality and volume of wood gas and it's rarely talked about. Flow is the amount of gas that can pas… Continue

Added by ben on November 1, 2009 at 11:51am — 1 Comment

ben Upcoming Events

Our friends over at Biomass Magazine are holding two events that you will want to attend in 2010. The Pacific West Biomass Conference & Expo will focus on the western U.S. and be held January 11-13th, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento, CA. Then… Continue

Added by ben on November 1, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

ben Gasifier workshop highlights- Gasifier Hearth Sizing

We covered lot's of valuable information at last weekend's gasifier workshop. One of the main concepts a gasifier owner must understand is proper hearth sizing. Proper hearth sizing is key to getting engine quality fuel gas.

Step 1. Reduction opening

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Added by ben on November 1, 2009 at 8:17am — 3 Comments

ben Kalle Gasifier: Old School Biochar Energy

The Kalle Gasifier is a vintage design that used charcoal for it's fuel source. This was the preferred method for fueling cars during WWII because it was lighter and required less cleanup systems than wood. Contrary to popular belief, charcoal still has some volitiles that… Continue

Added by ben on October 28, 2009 at 7:33pm — 10 Comments

ben Proposal to Place Biomass, Biofuels Under CO2 Emission Cap Is Based on Flawed Logic, BIO Says

From Biomass Magazine Treating renewable energy the same as fossil energy thwarts the goal of reducing climate change. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today reacted to the publication in Science magazine (Searchinger et al, "Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error," Science, v326(527-528) of a proposal to count international emissions against U.S. renewable biomass production. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section, stated, "Bi… Continue

Added by ben on October 28, 2009 at 6:07pm — 1 Comment

ben Sodium Batteries: Energy dense storage for home power

Who would have thought in the days of the mainframe computer that someday we would each have our own personal computers? Putting that processing power in our hands has changed the world. Now we have the internet, personal publishing and digital everything. Some… Continue

Added by ben on October 24, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

ben Project Screw Chipper

One of the persistent challenges of gasification has always been a way to quickly and economically process wood fuels for the proper sizing that a gasifier needs. To date the best results are told to have come from conical screw chippers. They are self feeding, non splint… Continue

Added by ben on October 19, 2009 at 7:20am — 11 Comments

ben Demo House Update

Hooray! We have walls and a roof in progress. The b… Continue

Added by ben on October 13, 2009 at 8:00am — 10 Comments

ben DIY Gasifier Shed (stealth power station)

Lot's of people ask me what a good setup is for a gasifier system. Here is a layout for a shed that gives you passive solar drying, overhang to keep your gasifier dry & ventilated, engine room, wood storage, and space for your battery/inverter. It's essentially a stealth power station that won't aro… Continue

Added by ben on October 3, 2009 at 9:01am — 2 Comments

Bill Tilson Village Scale Gasifier in Indonesia

Has anybody in the Victory Gasworks Community seen this gasifier setup somewhere in Indonesia? The videos on YouTube are posted by "Jamestanwh" and here is a link to his channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/Jamestanwh. The gasifier looks very much like one of your units, Ben. Continue

Added by Bill Tilson on October 2, 2009 at 12:22pm — 2 Comments

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