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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-ZA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Doug<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Given the massive response, I think we were all getting on with a tough 2016. My gasifier is currently parked with some mods required when we have the time. We expect to run it this year on an extended run powering a workshop. So we expect to get a lot of operating experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Rex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Doug [mailto:doug.williams.nz@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 03 January 2017 7:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gasification] Where is Everyone?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Liberation Sans",serif'>Pete,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Liberation Sans",serif'>Possibly that didn't come across right, sorry about that):-(</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Liberation Sans",serif'>Being reminded that interest in gasification for most people is about fossil fuel price, and you get my vote for having this view. Being able to take care of our own needs first, or being in a situation of watching a biomass resource wasted are I think, the drivers of people like us lot. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Liberation Sans",serif'>2017 is a clean slate, so let's see if we can at least make it an interesting year for our interests.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Liberation Sans",serif'>Doug Williams.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 04/01/17 04:43, Pete & Sheri wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Doug.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Re:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>“It's a mute point drawing the low price of gasoline into our discussions”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A moot point?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I was only responding to your questioning the lack of traffic to this forum, not its mission.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Most people spend their discretionary time doing what seems most important to them, I think. When gasoline is USD$4.00 per gallon, the idea of developing or supporting cheaper alternatives rises higher towards the top of the to-do list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Oh- maybe you did mean “mute” point. In either case, I won’t bring it up again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Pete Stanaitis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-----------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>