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-Power Pallet: this is a 10kW combined downdraft biomass gasifier with engine and generator. [www.allpowerlabs.com](http://www.allpowerlabs.com)
+_Power Pallet: this is a 10kW combined downdraft biomass gasifier with engine and generator. [www.allpowerlabs.com](http://www.allpowerlabs.com)_
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-Wood chips: this is typical of drum-chipped wood that is created all over the UK when land is cleared. These were left to rot, as it costs around £100/tonne to landfill it. This is worse for the environment as decomposing biomass produces methane, which is 21 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
+_Wood chips: this is typical of drum-chipped wood that is created all over the UK when land is cleared. These were left to rot, as it costs around £100/tonne to landfill it. This is worse for the environment as decomposing biomass produces methane, which is 21 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide._
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-Ancient method of charcoal production in modern-day Greece. This is the same principle as gasification – heat a wood pile then almost completely starve it of oxygen, so that it continues to be hot, but there is no flame. In charcoal production, it's just the residual char that is required, and the gas is vented and wasted. Gasifiers also produce biochar.
+_Ancient method of charcoal production in modern-day Greece. This is the same principle as gasification – heat a wood pile then almost completely starve it of oxygen, so that it continues to be hot, but there is no flame. In charcoal production, it's just the residual char that is required, and the gas is vented and wasted. Gasifiers also produce biochar._
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-Wood gas vehicle from World War 2 - an Adler Diplomat. Note the cylinder on the back - this is the gasifier tank. It was filled with wood scraps, and the gas was then piped to the engine.
+_Wood gas vehicle from World War 2 - an Adler Diplomat. Note the cylinder on the back - this is the gasifier tank. It was filled with wood scraps, and the gas was then piped to the engine._
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-Provenance of wood pellets combusted by large-scale power stations in the UK (source: OFGEM, 2012b, chart design by Blushful Earth, adapted from Whittaker, 2014).
+_Provenance of wood pellets combusted by large-scale power stations in the UK (source: OFGEM, 2012b, chart design by Blushful Earth, adapted from Whittaker, 2014)._
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-Biomass producer gas comprises around 20% carbon monoxide, 20% hydrogen, 6% carbon dioxide, 3% methane, and the balance is nitrogen. It burns with a distinctive blue flame.
+_Biomass producer gas comprises around 20% carbon monoxide, 20% hydrogen, 6% carbon dioxide, 3% methane, and the balance is nitrogen. It burns with a distinctive blue flame._
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 ## Further resources
-Here's a free pdf of our book, _[Gasification: Succeeding with Small-scale systems](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/9780954917111_txt.pdf)_, by Andrew Rollinson of [Blushful Earth](https://blushfulearth.co.uk).
+- [All Power Labs](https://www.allpowerlabs.com/) - equipment
+- [Drive on Wood](https://forum.driveonwood.com/) - forum
+- [Build a Gasifier](https://www.build-a-gasifier.com/)
+- [Gasifier wiki](http://wiki.gekgasifier.com/w/page/6123718/FrontPage) - information on gasifiers, including plans for building your own
+- [My home-made biomass gasifier](https://www.mdpub.com/gasifier/)
+- [Handbook of Biomass Downdraft Gasifier Engine Systems](https://www.allpowerlabs.com/)
+- [Wood gas vehicles](https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2010/01/wood-gas-vehicles-firewood-in-the-fuel-tank/)
+- [Make](https://makezine.com/article/science/energy/wooden-car-burns-wooden-fuel-travel/) - wooden car with wood fuel travels round Europe
-Below are resources suggested by Andrew:
+**Books & papers**
-Bridgewater, A.V. (2003). Renewable fuels and chemicals by thermal processing of biomass, Chemical Engineering Journal, 91, pp. 87-102.
+- free pdf _[Gasification: Succeeding with Small-scale systems](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/9780954917111_txt.pdf)_, by Andrew Rollinson of [Blushful Earth](https://blushfulearth.co.uk).
+- Below are resources suggested by Andrew:
+- Bridgewater, A.V. (2003). Renewable fuels and chemicals by thermal processing of biomass, Chemical Engineering Journal, 91, pp. 87-102.
+- Food and Agriculture Organization, 1986, Woodgas as an engine fuel, Forestry Paper 72, United Nations: Rome, pp. 1-139.
+- Jain, B.C. (2000). Commercialising biomass gasifiers: Indian experience. Energy for sustainable development, 4 (3), pp.72-82.
+- Kirkles, F. A., Verbong, J.P.G. (2011). Biomass Gasification: Still promising? A 30-year global overview. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15, pp. 471 – 481.
+- OFGEM Annual Sustainability Report Dataset, 2012, \[accessed 11th April 2014\]. Available from: [https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/annual-sustainability-report-2011-2012](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/annual-sustainability-report-2011-2012)
+- Reed, T., Das, A. (1988). Handbook of Biomass Downdraft Gasifier Engine Systems, Solar Energy Research Institute: Colorado, pp. 1-140.
+- Ruiz, J.A., Juarez, M.C., Morales, M.P., Munoz, P., Mendivil, M.A. (2013). Biomass gasification for electricity generation: review of current technology barriers. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18, pp. 174-183.
+- Stassen, H.E. (1995). Small-scale biomass gasifiers for heat and power: a global review. World bank technical paper no 296. The World Bank: Washington DC, pp.1-88.
+- Whittaker, C., The nature of the wood pellet supply to the UK, 2014. In: Torrefaction Workshop, University of Leeds, 2-3 April 2014.
-Food and Agriculture Organization, 1986, Woodgas as an engine fuel, Forestry Paper 72, United Nations: Rome, pp. 1-139.
-Jain, B.C. (2000). Commercialising biomass gasifiers: Indian experience. Energy for sustainable development, 4 (3), pp.72-82.
-Kirkles, F. A., Verbong, J.P.G. (2011). Biomass Gasification: Still promising? A 30-year global overview. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15, pp. 471 – 481.
-OFGEM Annual Sustainability Report Dataset, 2012, \[accessed 11th April 2014\]. Available from: [https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/annual-sustainability-report-2011-2012](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/annual-sustainability-report-2011-2012)
+## Specialist curators of this topic
-Reed, T., Das, A. (1988). Handbook of Biomass Downdraft Gasifier Engine Systems, Solar Energy Research Institute: Colorado, pp. 1-140.
-Ruiz, J.A., Juarez, M.C., Morales, M.P., Munoz, P., Mendivil, M.A. (2013). Biomass gasification for electricity generation: review of current technology barriers. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18, pp. 174-183.
-Stassen, H.E. (1995). Small-scale biomass gasifiers for heat and power: a global review. World bank technical paper no 296. The World Bank: Washington DC, pp.1-88.
-Whittaker, C., The nature of the wood pellet supply to the UK, 2014. In: Torrefaction Workshop, University of Leeds, 2-3 April 2014.
-## Specialists