[Stoves] Diesel as an excellent fuel for rural households

[ajheggie at gmail.com]

[Default] On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:09:43 +0100,Ken Boak
<ken.boak at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>1.5kg biomass produces 1kWhe of electricity using gasification and spark
>ignition route.
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>That gives biomass to electricity a 20% conversion efficiency - plus a load
>of useful waste heat


Hi ken, are you back in Blighty?

What's the comparison with a flash tube boiler running a reciprocating
steam engine?

I do like the idea of a stirling free piston generator but Efficiency
is not great, it's the possibility of longevity that's attractive.

AJH