[Gasification] Charcoal and biochar

[Greg Manning]

Tom, I TOTALLY agree.... see Gasoline up my way is $5.62 a gallon.......

Greg


On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:17 AM, thomas reed <tombreed2009 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greg:
>
> Wood pellets at $4/bag are 1/3 the cost of gasoline at $4/gallon.  That
> should be sufficient incentive for anyone doing a LOT of driving to
> consider switching to pellets.
>
> There is also the green aspect of pellets.  They are renewable from the
> biomass all around us and they don't increase the CO2 in the atmosphere.
>
> If you burn only the volatile 80% cellulose in the pellets (TLUD), the
> remaining charcoal/biochar can be tilled into the soil for an additional
> improvement of the atmosphere AND the soil.
>
> This should be enough wino-win to consider greater use of pellets to run
> cars and trucks.
> COMMENTS?
>
> Tom Reed
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Greg Manning <a31ford at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> gasp;ine = gasoline........
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Greg Manning <a31ford at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> But Kevin, if the pellets cost MORE than gasp;ine to drive the same
>>> distance, then why go on a gasifier in the first place !
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>
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