Wood Gasifiers – Hydrogen and CO from Biomass
The process of “cooking” wood to release combustible gases, including Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide, and some Methane, is well documented. It was a common occurrence in Europe during the second war, and found applications here in the US, and other places around the world. The following is a video demonstration of such a process, and a list of resources for further study, that will enable you to build (or buy) and operate your own gasifier. You can operate a generator, vehicle, or other engine driven piece of equipment (spark ignition or diesel), and heat is a valuable byproduct. As you can see from the demonstration, once gasification starts, emissions are extremely clean.
http://www.gengas.nu/byggbes/index.shtml
http://www.woodgas.com/
http://utterpower.com/gasification_plant.htm
Sawdust Gasifier
Professionally, I'm an IT Engineer (Executive Level) and Electronics Tech. Philosophically, I'm a Green Conservative, leaning towards Libertarian, and may have been a hippie in the 60's if I had been old enough. I live off grid, with Solar (PV), Wind, veggie oil fueled diesel generator power, veggie Chevy Suburban and have been teaching and living sustainable technology for over 10 years.
