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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 — 6 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 — 12 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

Taylor Joepipe Inline Hot Water Micro Heater

Glad to be back on the site here Today has been one of discovery. It is time to bring the joepipe technology into practical form. I've already drawn up some draft designs of high cfm hot air/water on demand system that would power your furnace and hot water tank. The system uses a JP model joepipe where the fire is spun around a water pipe. This evening while out looking at the joepipe setup to see what steps could be taken to make a basic hot water heater. The inspiration came to pick… Continue

Added by Taylor on September 29, 2009 at 9:45pm — 3 Comments

ben Personal Power Station Turns Wood Waste & Pellets Into Fuel Gas & Electricity

Woody Gasifier announces the release of the Off Gridder, the first multi-fuel gasifier for the home power generation market. Using wood pellets, wood chunks, chips and certain types of agricultural waste, it is able to meet the power needs of an efficient home in as little as 2-4 hours a day. Beneficial bi-products include heat for hot water and biochar for gardening.

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Added by ben on September 27, 2009 at 8:22pm — 1 Comment

ben Density of Wood Per Cubic Foot

Alder- 28 lb/ft3 Apple- 41-52 lb/ft3 Ash- 34-41 lb/ft3 Aspen- 26 lb/ft3 Balsa- 11 lb/ft3 Bamboo- 19-25 lb/ft3 Beech- 45 lb/ft3 Birch- 38-44 lb/ft3 Cottonwood- 28 lb/ft3 Cedar- 23-33 lb/ft3 Cypress- 32 lb/ft3 Douglas Fir- 30-33 lb/ft3 Elm- 35-44 lb/ft3 Hemlock- 28-29 lb/ft3 Hickory- 45-48 lb/ft3 Mahogany- 31-… Continue

Added by ben on September 24, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

ben Gasifier Operator's Workshop- Building a V-8 Genset

Ready to learn how to operate a gasifier the right way from start to finish? Good, because I would love to show you. It's not obvious and while the videos help, nothing replaces real hands on experience. Along with making you a competent operator I want to answer your most common question "How do I hook this thing up to an engine?"… Continue

Added by ben on September 22, 2009 at 9:20pm — No Comments

ben How to make charcoal work in a practical way and create CHP

I posted this in the charcoal gasification group and thought some of you might like it too. As someone that makes charcoal I can say that its time consuming and requires some real effort. So much so that I would usually dismiss it as a fuel source because I know people are just too unmotivated to do it. And if nobody will do it, then whats the point. That being said. Here is my idea on how to make a practi… Continue

Added by ben on September 15, 2009 at 2:59pm — 1 Comment

Rossco Intro to me, thanks to Ben and hello to all.

Hi all here and hats off to Ben. Thanx for hosting such a great site Ben, I am in awe of all your work and effort. Your modern communication skills in video and the site are an inspiration to all. I have come here through a number of paths, not all connected. My first interest in the idea of gasification came through the family, there has always been talk of woodgas, as well as being involved with pulse combustion and improving combustion efficiencies in a number of fields. My current project… Continue

Added by Rossco on September 13, 2009 at 11:55pm — 1 Comment

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