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So we basically go back to using fireplaces for heat.

• dec0dedab0de 11y ago
  No. The idea would be to never actually burn the wood, just heat it up enough to release gases, and burn the gases in a generator. These could be (are?) run at power plants. willismichael pointed out that efficient biomass gasifiers will then burn the resulting charcoal, which releases quite a bit of CO2. I suggested using the charcoal as fertilizer, instead of burning it.
  • infinite8s 11y ago
    Wouldn't heating it up to release the gas use more energy than results from burning the gas?
    • dec0dedab0de 11y ago
      As far as I understand it once you get it going you can use the gas to keep the temperature up, and still have excess. Of course, this is only until the fuel runs out.