Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
With a really large biomass digest-er and a sophisticated compressor
system, one could fill tanks for powering a car or truck or tractor. I
wonder how much biomass you'd need to get the gas required to drive a car /
truck around?
Look at the wood consumption rates for wood gas conversions. That should give
you a general idea.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/wood-gas-truck-zmaz81mjzraw.aspx
Our vehicle (a 1970s pickup truck that probably got 10-14mpg), with a full wood
supply and passenger load, goes about one mile on a pound of chunks ..
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