The Gasifier Project – Produce Electricity from Burning Wood
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Gasifiers are awesome and were used in over a million places (yes, that is a real number) during WWII. So why have you never heard of them? Because, apparently, all the details of how to build them are lost to time. Yes, I know, it sounds absurd, much like NASA saying they lost the technology for going back to the Moon. However, we know for a fact that gasifiers work because people here and there have continued to build them.
A gasifier essentially removes the need to use petrol and can run any combustion engine with some adaptation so that the flammable gasses it produces are piped directly into the engine that would normally use petrol.
The problem is that there is no simple, direct, description of how to build your own gasifier. There are bits of information scattered around, some online videos that are not very helpful, and none of the original WWII manuals actually survive to this day. Don’t take my word for it, search for yourself.
While there are some companies willing to build gasifiers, these cost many thousands and are geared for powering small communities, producing from 20 to 30 kw or even 150 kw (the average household runs comfortably on 3.3 kw). So I have. decided that I will build a small gasifier that will run a 2.3 kw generator. This is enough to run your home if you don’t max out all your heavy appliances at once. The plan is that if the target of €2,000 is reached we will also produce the details on how to make a connection to your house mains so that you can power multiple items at the same time pretty much the same way you do now, instead of having to constantly plug in one or two items at a time into your generator.
Gasifier running a small generator
Please support the kick-starter project by clicking HERE.
This is an entry level design and the aim is to produce a manual and videos will all the details of the various parts, assembly and connections. More complicated projects, like running your car, tractor, or motorcycle sidecar are not things we will attempt now, but we may do so in the future depending on interest.
Yes, you can also produce hydrogen zeppelin’s with he gas produced! Next Project?
Gasifiers ran tractors when fuel was not available during WW2
The Gasifier Project – Produce Electricity from Burning Wood
Please support the kick-starter project by clicking HERE
Gasifiers are awesome and were used in over a million places (yes, that is a real number) during WWII. So why have you never heard of them? Because, apparently, all the details of how to build them are lost to time. Yes, I know, it sounds absurd, much like NASA saying they lost the technology for going back to the Moon. However, we know for a fact that gasifiers work because people here and there have continued to build them.
A gasifier essentially removes the need to use petrol and can run any combustion engine with some adaptation so that the flammable gasses it produces are piped directly into the engine that would normally use petrol.
The problem is that there is no simple, direct, description of how to build your own gasifier. There are bits of information scattered around, some online videos that are not very helpful, and none of the original WWII manuals actually survive to this day. Don’t take my word for it, search for yourself.
While there are some companies willing to build gasifiers, these cost many thousands and are geared for powering small communities, producing from 20 to 30 kw or even 150 kw (the average household runs comfortably on 3.3 kw). So I have. decided that I will build a small gasifier that will run a 2.3 kw generator. This is enough to run your home if you don’t max out all your heavy appliances at once. The plan is that if the target of €2,000 is reached we will also produce the details on how to make a connection to your house mains so that you can power multiple items at the same time pretty much the same way you do now, instead of having to constantly plug in one or two items at a time into your generator.
Please support the kick-starter project by clicking HERE.
This is an entry level design and the aim is to produce a manual and videos will all the details of the various parts, assembly and connections. More complicated projects, like running your car, tractor, or motorcycle sidecar are not things we will attempt now, but we may do so in the future depending on interest.
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