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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There was a part of the video where I swear I saw a pair of legs, protruding through the floor of the pick-up, running like crazy. You don’t suppose…? If my eyes weren’t fooling me then I want to drink the coffee that guy is drinking!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Miles<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gasification] The Coffee Car<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Coffee husks (silverskin) are paper thin so pelletizing makes sense. Spend grounds would also be available. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/22361/1/fulltext.pdf">http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/22361/1/fulltext.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A few years ago a company here supplied two 25 kWe gasifiers for coffee husks (silverskin) to Costa Rica. I saw the husks and the gasifier but never saw it run and wasn’t invited back. We understand that the gasifiers in Costa Rica never operated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tom <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gasification [<a href="mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Francesco Tortorici<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gasification] The Coffee Car<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I need to correct my reply. At 5:20 of the video he states that they are using the chaff.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JzUiLISzYP8#!">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JzUiLISzYP8#!</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Francesco<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Francesco Tortorici <<a href="mailto:francescot@gmail.com" target="_blank">francescot@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>They are using used coffee grounds that are pelletized. It is shown on some of their other videos.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Jeff Davis <<a href="mailto:jeff0124@hughes.net" target="_blank">jeff0124@hughes.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 05/12/2013 12:15 PM, Tom Miles wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In one small segment they mention that the fuel is "coffee pellets" which<br>presumably are pellets made from spent coffee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>I think he's using coffee husks.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br>Jeff<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Gasification mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:Gasification@bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">Gasification@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/" target="_blank">http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>