[Gasification] Why would you want to make heating grade woodgas?

[Mark Ludlow]

Dear Jeff,

I didn't want to sound like some head-in-the-clouds fool. I know you are
right, sort of. But people build dwellings from cardboard boxes, shipping
crates and pallets. What kind of wood do you saw? Here, on the Sonoran
Desert, there are only old cottonwoods (not many) and mesquite. The mesquite
boards are a bother--rarely longer than 3', but people covet them. The small
branches make the "carbon" (that backyard barbeque fanatics in the US
favor.)

Michigan has a wondrous array of hardwoods. Why not sell your boards and buy
pellets? I'm in the market.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Davis
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:09 PM
To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification
Subject: Re: [Gasification] Why would you want to make heating grade
woodgas?

Hi Mark,

It's not uncommon for people with small mill to saw their fire wood instead
of using a splitter. A lot of logs do not make lumber fit for building
homes.


Jeff




On Sun, 2012-04-15 at 22:01 -0700, Mark Ludlow wrote:
> I think that your other initiatives for gasifier fueling are a lot 
> more interesting and sustainable than turning boards into chips, 
> especially in a world hungry for shelter.




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