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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>this is what I want to add to the Spanner discussion, although two weeks ago:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I worked for Spanner as a freelancer not long ago. We did projects with several Spanner gasifiers connected to a bigger engine in order to allow higher capacities, since the Spanner gasifiers make maximum 70 kWe. So I have firsthand information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In my opinion, the Spanner gasifier is not bad at all. They sold more than 750 of such units and the company still exists. Whom of you did better?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The restrictions regard the fuel wood properties are even less than I had expected before I worked for them, since I know about downdraft gasification. The need for dry wood for fixed bed downdraft gasification should not be new to the community, isn´t it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>There are plenty of Spanner units in Germany that do more than 8000 h/year. Some, but very few, even above 8400 h/year. Ask Spanner directly for reference. But, and this has to be stated as well, operators that achieve such performance levels are very dedicated to their systems 24/7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mit freundlichen Grüßen / with best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Björn Kuntze<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MasterGas UG (haftungsbeschränkt)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bloherfelder Ange</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>r 7</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>26129 Oldenburg</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Geschäftsführer: Björn Kuntze<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mobil: +49 (0) 177 345 1557<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Email: kuntze@mastergas.de<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Web: www.mastergas.de<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Handelsregister: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>HRB 211272 – Amtsgericht Oldenburg</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>USt-ID-Nr: DE307863882</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>St.-Nr: 64/213/02649</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><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:8.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Diese Information ist ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt und kann vertraulich oder gesetzlich geschützte Informationen enthalten. 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Mai 2018 07:53<br><b>An:</b> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification <gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Gasification] Gasification Digest, Vol 84, Issue 8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I visited a Spanner a couple of years ago and the owner explained it is very hands on!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Woodchip needs to be super dry and if you take one on you need to be an experienced mechanic.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Not for the faint hearted!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Waiting for the Hargassner 60/20 to be released. Hopefully this will be a step up. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Jess <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>----- Original Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification" <<a href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><<a href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Cc:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sent:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Thu, 31 May 2018 08:18:58 +1000<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Re: [Gasification] Gasification Digest, Vol 84, Issue 8<br><br><br>Re Doug's comments below, I would be very interested to hear from anyone <br>with direct experience of Spanner gasifiers at customer sites operating <br>as CHP They appear to have sold a lot, they will provide customer <br>references and state that customers are using them up to 7000 hours a <br>year with tractable quantities of maintenance.<br><br>On 31/05/2018 4:00 AM, <a href="mailto:gasification-request@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification-request@lists.bioenergylists.org</a> wrote:<br>> Send Gasification mailing list submissions to<br>> <a href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> <a href="mailto:gasification-request@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification-request@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> <a href="mailto:gasification-owner@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification-owner@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Gasification digest..."<br>><br>><br>> Today's Topics:<br>><br>> 1. Re: GSA Auction of Gasifier (Doug)<br>><br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 06:50:37 +1200<br>> From: Doug<<a href="mailto:doug.williams.nz@gmail.com">doug.williams.nz@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: <a href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>> Subject: Re: [Gasification] GSA Auction of Gasifier<br>> Message-ID:<<a href="mailto:9dd7b428-8256-ce03-bef3-39e0c0d0bade@gmail.com">9dd7b428-8256-ce03-bef3-39e0c0d0bade@gmail.com</a>><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"<br>><br>> Hi Arnt,<br>><br>> Pleased you are still hanging on to our reducing interest in<br>> gasification!! Are you retired yet(:-)<br>><br>> Thanks for the links which I finally managed to get open. Saw the Biomax<br>> a few years ago and had connections to a School installation that never<br>> did get to run it without a lot of trouble. Like always, it works if the<br>> manufacturer is there to operate it. We have all had that experience.<br>> Would be a good buy for all the ancillary equipment, if developing their<br>> own system.<br>><br>> Best Regards,<br>><br>> Doug Williams.<br>><br>> Fluidyne.<br>><br>><br>> On 28/05/18 06:14, Arnt Karlsen wrote:<br>> <br>>> ..works for me, 7?h bidder just bid another US$32:<br>>> Current Bid: 632 USD (Reserve Not Met)<br>>> Close Time: 05/29 02:03 PM CT<br>>> Description<br>>> Biomax Gasifier and Generator, 25-Open Modules system. Mfr: Community<br>>> Power Corporation. (1245JP813104MW) Operable; system is complete and<br>>> works well; fully automatic startup, operation,& shutdown; no liquid<br>>> effluents or toxic wastes; combined heat and power; uses a variety of<br>>> woody biomass residues; includes wood chipper, dryer, feeder, gas<br>>> filter, gasifier, controls, and generator; automatic switchover to 100%<br>>> wood gas. Purchaser is required to safely remove all equipment and<br>>> connecting hardware, conduit, ventilation, etc. 1245JP813104MW<br>>><br>>><br>>> ..birds view:<br>>> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@31.8993312,-92.7821845,152m/data=!3m1!1e3">https://www.google.com/maps/@31.8993312,-92.7821845,152m/data=!3m1!1e3</a><br>>><br>>> ..northern corner view:<br>>> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@31.8996772,-92.7821775,3a,15y,176.95h,90.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sG_bVSHlX2KfLIgn01eqYyA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656">https://www.google.com/maps/@31.8996772,-92.7821775,3a,15y,176.95h,90.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sG_bVSHlX2KfLIgn01eqYyA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656</a><br>>><br>>><br>>> ..25kWe prototypes that lead to BioMax?100?:<br>>> <a href="http://www.gocpc.com/more-information/biomax-overview.html">http://www.gocpc.com/more-information/biomax-overview.html</a><br>>><br>>><br>>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> <a href="URL:%3chttp://lists.bioenergylists.org/pipermail/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org/attachments/20180530/b9b3a271/attachment-0001.html">URL:<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/pipermail/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org/attachments/20180530/b9b3a271/attachment-0001.html</a>><br>><br>> ------------------------------<br>><br>> Subject: Digest Footer<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">Gasification@bioenergylists.org</a><br>><br>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org">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/">http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/</a><br>><br>><br>><br>> ------------------------------<br>><br>> End of Gasification Digest, Vol 84, Issue 8<br>> *******************************************<br>><br>> <br><br><br>-- <br>Please note my new email address from December 1st is<br><a href="mailto:dccoote@outlook.com">dccoote@outlook.com</a><br><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">Gasification@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org">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/">http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></body></html>