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• iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  You know what would be smart ? Cooking the wood beforehand with parabolic mirrors, aka solar heating, storing the gas and using it later

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  • Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    LOL, another rabbit hole to investigate.

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    • iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      So, on further reading, another benefit of making charcoal and woodgas from solar is that you can collect tar for waterproofing etc:

      https://www.truthmaybe.com/Bio-Charcoal.html

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      • Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        I want to see this in action!

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• iamtanmay@wolfballs.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Same guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=522BaxM0Jnk

  Basically, you can pipe the digestor directly to the engine instead of a gas tank. Won't work with a diesel engine, because it won't ignite without a small amount of starting diesel. Like the guy says, gas engines work fine... some kinds like 2 strokes need lubricant oil in addition.

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