Ozuzi
Not quite enough to power the DeLorean for time travel then
Slowburn
That looks like a nicely constructed unit. It should be pointed out that the byproduct of the biomass conversion process is charcoal that of course has many uses. Did they test it on dried dung? Electricity and a better cooking fuel.
Craig King
We were building these in Rhodesia in the 70's. There is nothing new under the sun.
Dejanc
Looks promising, but, but, but... :-) Lacking of information. What is ampere output, and electric frequency? Meaning, will I be able to run 3-phase electric motor, or will I be able just to charge 1000 cell phones....
Looking at the price, I guess they are pointing to B2B sales - business to buisiness, because it is high. And, companies need a lot of ampere power.
Some outsource power need to run this device. So, we have input also. How they are burining biomass? What energy came from?
Steve Jones
Biomass? What, like kitchen scraps? Who exactly has that much "biomass" lying around?
BigGoofyGuy
I think that is fascinating. Perhaps if it became well known, it would be improved upon? I think it has potential.
Bobbert
Im very pro-gasification. The only reason why this particular unit is so expensive is beacuase it well designed and mostly automated. Home builts are cheap but there is more risk since carbon monoxide poisoning is a real hazard. But still too expensive in my opinion.
How does a small gasification unit compare to a anearobic bioreactor on efficiency, costs etc?
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@Steve Jones
You shouldn't think of it as use in households. Areas where they have a lot of dried biomass lying around could use it like in Indonesia with palm kernel shells. Although that is the place where a lot of rainforest is disappearing, because of the activity surrounding planting palm trees.
Paulinator
Wood gasification was big in the Scandinavian countries during both world wars. Its like concrete...a really useful technology that keeps getting forgotten and re-invented. A small and efficient GPU (ground power unit) coupled to a simplified wood gas generator would be very useful wherever the power grid is collapsed or non-existent. Cost must come with in reason, though.
Griffin
Who has that much biomass?
Restaurants and farms, to start with.
There's an easy article to find on "truck runs on coffee grounds" so that includes coffee shops&stands ( especially in the Northwest! )
After disasters, fuel is short and trash is long.
All organic mass is eligible- millions of trees came down during Katrina.
(So-nurseries&landscapers,too)
The real big problem is emissions- these units tend to be pretty dirty by EPA standards,etc. depending on the fuel choice and the design approach of the unit.
Of course, after a disaster it's understandable, as well as in extremely underdeveloped places.
However, if the world tried to run on garbage (with this concept at its current level) it would quickly become a HUGE problem.