Gasifier Experimenters Kit

Biomass Energy Foundation: Wood CookingWOOD COOKINGHomeBiomassEnergyGasification &ReformingLiquid FuelsWoodCookingEnergyRosetta StoneBookstoreAbout theBEFLinksOne of the worst problem for 2-3billion people in the world iscooking on wood fires. Theycook slowly, the smoke causesglaucoma and lung diseases forthe women and children, thechildren get burned in the fire,and they burn much too muchfuel that must be gathered fromgreater and greater distances.Our heart bleeds for our lessfortunate cousins and we believegasification of biomass holdsa significant part of the answer.We became aware of this worldcooking problem in 1985 on atrip to South Africa, and inventeda new type of gasifier, useful forcooking and heating stoves. Onesolution to the world cookingproblem is to convert wood andother biomass to gas which canthen be burned cleanly in ahttp://www.woodgas.com/woodcooking.htm (1 of 3) [10/9/2008 08:22:56]