[Terrapreta] Farm Scale Batch Charcoal Furnace for Homestead or Farm

[Jeff Davis]

David,

That the basic idea behind the Gas-of-Fire 1000:

<http://www.puffergas.com/gasoffire/gasoffire.html>



Regards,


Jeff


On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 05:05 -0500, David Stewart wrote:
> I am wondering if there are any furnace manufacturers who are
> interested in developing or modifying a gasification furnace to make
> agrichar.  My interest runs to using wood as a biomass source (I am
> located in the Northeast US) both for heat and for agrichar and
> biogas.  My requirement for agrichar would be difficult to meet with a
> 55 gallon drum type of setup. The primary attribute of this furnace
> would be to create the biochar in a chamber separate from the heat
> creation chamber.  This would allow for easy extraction of biogas and
> efficient use of the wood being burned in the combustion chamber when
> not being used to heat the house... essentially diverting the unused
> heat to the charring chamber.  This furnace would be a central
> component of a larger scheme for my farm and would make charcoal
> creation a daily part of my chores.  I discuss my farm plans at a
> google group called terra preta and would welcome any contribution or
> suggestion that someone might have on any of the topical areas.
> 
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