Gasifier Experimenters Kit

Biomass Energy Foundation: Energy Rosetta StoneEnergy Rosetta StoneHomeBiomassEnergyGasification &ReformingLiquid FuelsWoodCookingEnergyRosetta StoneBookstoreAbout theBEFLinksBecome aMemberof theBiomassEnergyFoundationFUEL OLD UNITS NEW UNITS OLD UNIT COST ENERGY COST $/kWhrConventionalkWhr Cost/UnitsionConver-Heat-¢/kWhrUnitEfficiencyFuel(dry basis)Power-¢/kWhElectricity kWhr 1 8¢ 8¢ 100% 8¢(1 AA DryCell) mAhr 0.0025 50¢ 20,000¢ 100% 20,000¢Natural Gas Therm 29 80¢ 3¢ 30% 9¢Propane gal 26 4$ 15¢ 30% 51¢Gasoline gal 35 3$ 9¢ 20% 43¢Diesel gal 41 3$ 7¢ 30% 24¢Coal ton 7033 20$ 0.3¢ 40% 0.7¢Biomass ton 4396 50$ 1.1¢ 25% 4.5¢SawdustPellets ton 4396 250$ 5.7¢ 20% 28.4¢Cordwood ton 4396 200$ 4.5¢ 15% 30.3¢Slash ton 4396 20$ 0.5¢ 20% 2.3¢Tipping ton 4396 -20$ -0.5¢ 20% -2.3¢We invite you to make your own Energy Conversion table bydownloading our Energy Rosetta Conversion spreadsheetand substituting the values applicable to your needs.If you download the table you can click on the cells with redcorners to see the assumptions used in making the table.You can then substitute values appropriate to your locationand needs.The spreadsheet table contains more columns than shownhere. It shows typical values for the energy content of eachfuel. It also shows the environmental cost of each fuel basedfor instance on a carbon dioxide credit of $30/ton. (Change tosuit your needs below) and the total local plus environmentalcosts.http://www.woodgas.com/energyrosetta.htm (1 of 2) [10/9/2008 08:22:56]