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On a small scale these ideas work but on a large scale they fail. The wood pellet business is a prime example, when they first came on the market they were using waste product to make the pellets, it was cheap. They became popular and now they are cutting down trees to make them. The cost is approaching that of other conventional fuels like natural gas in some areas.
Ron has been around for a while, the process has been around for a long while. There are plenty of videos and plans available. Most people want instant gratification when they turn the key in the ignition.
Actually, using the smoldering wood goes back before WWII. All the way back to the depression era. But, having seen one in action (1934 Ford at a steam and antique engine show), I can tell you that this kind of system is anything but green. It gives off far more pollution than gasoline and does nothing to reduce the CO2 emissions.
Actually, using the smoldering wood goes back before WWII. All the way back to the depression era. But, having seen one in action (1934 Ford at a steam and antique engine show), I can tell you that this kind of system is anything but green. It gives off far more pollution than gasoline and does nothing to reduce the CO2 emissions.
If the fuel is wood it is recycled and "green" from a CO2 standpoint. It's not a practical form of transportation.
..... and does nothing to reduce the CO2 emissions.
Anything wood is considered CO2 neutral because it's renewable product. For example if you had a 20 acre lot of forest and heated with wood you'd emit just as much CO2 as you were capturing with new growth. You'd be able to continue that cycle indefinitely. The only thing you're adding is CO2 emitted for processing like a chain saw. This would be far lower than other fuels especially if you were harvesting it from your back yard because the transportation is minimal. In the case of this guy since he's using scraps from his business that is pretty much eliminated too.
Forest land in the US has increased over the last hundred years slightly. If we're able to maintain that any wood taken for heating purposes would have 0 net emissions from the fuel itself however if everyone started using wood for heat or run their car the forestland couldn't keep up. As I originally posted this is a good idea on small a scale, this person is using a waste product that was produced locally to make his truck run. On a large scale it simply won't work.
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