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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Andrew<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>All that is helpful. I will take a look closer to the time there is time <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span> .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We are building the YDD Lab about which no doubt you will be hearing more in the months to come. The gasifier is in the YDD workshop so we see it every day but there is a lot of parts to make and assemble.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>We had this discussion in the late 90s before biochar emerged as a use for small sizes of charcoal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>What Herbert says is that the process is very simple and it works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>I remember discussing the Kalle gasifier, this was a WW2 device that was basically a tin can with a central inlet which could be agitated 11RC. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>I will get pictures and think about the uses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>The resulting producer gas was chiefly CO and Nitrogen. As it largely lacked the hydrogen of woodgas flame speeds and calorific value were lower, substantially reducing engine power and speed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>That will be a consideration, but being independent of carting fuel from another island is a huge advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>Whilst it would be naturally cleaner of tars than woodgas I suspect it would still need more oil changes and maintenance than refined diesel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I will ask.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Crispin <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>