Big Wind Biochar Dump Load Regulation

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Comment by Eric Koch on May 16, 2009 at 10:09am

I think Walter did a better job of explaining the economics,and details,better than i did....really, i'd like to keep discussion beyond this to a minimum so newcomers can quickly grasp the concept.....my primary concern is that homeland progress is being made along these lines.( it would not be safe to assume this was being accomplished at a satisfactory rate ,only to find out every one thought someone else was doing it).....any breaking news should be posted under Discussions.

Thanks.

Comment by WALTER REED on May 16, 2009 at 9:41am

Hi Erik:

Understood. Yes, the syn-gas could be sold for on-peak hours rather than off-peak use and the Bio-Char would have commercial value to farmers and areas of soil depleted minerals eventually reducing plant emissions of carbon dioxide. Long term program and begins with baby steps. Feasible.

Walter

Comment by Eric Koch on May 16, 2009 at 6:02am

not slow....your sharp as a tack,

now imagine the biochar units on site with the turbines in the wind corridor/bread basket...with syngas generator back up...

i'm talking base load+fuels.....Pickens Plan Packaged!

Comment by WALTER REED on May 15, 2009 at 9:53pm

Hi Erik:

Now I see where your going with this; not bad at all. Pyrolysis burn fired by the microwave/infrared energy conversion from wind. Syn-gas is shipped/sold as a fuel and Bio-char sold or utilized for soil regeneration + reduced CO2 ultimate emissions from the plants. Sometimes I'm a little slow on the uptake.

Hm-mm. Good concept.

Walter

Comment by Eric Koch on May 15, 2009 at 9:11pm

Hey, good ta have ya on Walter.

Not talking power transmission here....the pyrolysis chamber would be shielded whether it was heated with syngas or ni-chrome..... electrical energy converted to microwave energy transformed into heat energy of water molecules in the biomass gives a very high efficiency electrical to heat conversion, and ya can't beat the heat coupling.....infra red is also a very efficient means of electrical to heat energy conversion....the combination of the two technologies could be blended to achieve optimum char production....

load Biochar into your search....if you haven't studied it yet,i assure you, it's worth your time.

Comment by WALTER REED on May 15, 2009 at 8:47pm

Hi Erik:

While Microwave energy, given losses of energy conversion, is viable to transmit energy - though environmentalist may interfere on various issues of wildlife safety, etc. These frequencies of transmission are 'line-of-site', so the economics of potential repeater stations would also have to be evaluated on a capital economic basis.

There are other methods of energy collection and distribution, such as Cryonite or 'liquid air' production being pursued by Two-Fold Fuel Corporation. It would be interesting to see other options that may surface in this group.

'Good thinking.

Walter

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