[Gasification] Those who don't know history will painfully rediscover it...

[Thomas Reed]

Dear Andy:

I visited Mel Strand in Colorado Springs several times to ride in his 
reconstructed WWII gasifier truck.  He drove one in Norway thru WWII, 
delivering groceries during daylight and arms to the underground at 
night.  You can see pictures of his truck on our website at 
http://www.woodgas.com/history.htm.  I'd like to buy it when I get flush 
with cash.  He drives it in parades and once up Pike's Peak.  VERY SIMPLE.

It has always amazed me that over a million gasifiers powered the 
civilian economies of much of Europe and Asia during WWII

    * When the world was at war and materials scarce
    * When no one really understood the reactions

How come we aren't making gasifiers that are ten times as good today?  
(We're working on it at BEF

TOM REED             BEF

andy schofield wrote:
> Today, while testing some modifications, I met a fellow that  knew what that 
> thing was on the back of my truck. he had just returned from Sweeden, 
> visiting family. He said his cousin has a Volvo there that runs on 
> birch-hackwood. He saw it run! The only other guy I know who has ever seen a 
> gasifier run had duties in Germany in 1945.  He used to ride back and forth 
> to town to visit his girlfriend in her dad's car. He does'nt remember much, 
> except she was pretty, and it always exploded when her dad added fuel. I 
> suspect he knew how to make it go boom just to add to the festivities.
>
>   How come so few have seen a real gasifier? The truth is they are not easy 
> to operate, and liquid fuel is still quite cheap (for what it does). Schools 
> don't teach about how people once upon a time, overcame not having liquid 
> fuels they once had.
>
> Andy Schofield
>
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