The Seeker
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Looking ahead electricity prices and demand for grain not so much the straw or dried grass, not necessarily the palatable stuff anyone have a system of burning material for energy. ? Don’t shoot me down just asking
Looking ahead electricity prices and demand for grain not so much the straw or dried grass, not necessarily the palatable stuff anyone have a system of burning material for energy. ? Don’t shoot me down just asking
Can you give a brief rundown of what is required? Do you essentially rip out the old domestic boiler and plug the new thing in? Can you run more than one house from one?You mean a biomass boiler for heat energy? These are very common and we are in year 5 with ours.
Adding elec generation from the waste heat is very expensive but these are called CHP (combined heat & power) I think.
I think it’s called something like ‘ranking’.
Can you give a brief rundown of what is required? Do you essentially rip out the old domestic boiler and plug the new thing in? Can you run more than one house from one?
Organic Rankin Cycle ORCYou mean a biomass boiler for heat energy? These are very common and we are in year 5 with ours.
Adding elec generation from the waste heat is very expensive but these are called CHP (combined heat & power) I think.
I think it’s called something like ‘ranking’.
That’s the oneOrganic Rankin Cycle ORC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_Rankine_cycle
If you can't boil water with biomass heat, then there's not much to be saved by going to a lower boiling point working fluid. As far as I know, the most economical biomass combined heat electricity generation is currently internal combustion engines run on methane from AD.
I'd like to see a practical wood fired internal combustion turbine generator, like the Youtubers that do it for fun, but don't seem to realize the potential, except NYE manufacturing did one many years ago and tried to gear down a turbo. Couldn't find the Nye video, but here's one newer one:
But the Nye Thermodynamics thing would be more fun!steam engine running a generator would be handy
I would of thought so if it was dryed used to burn it no the somerset levels and they still burn it in Ireland it does get hot.Would a biomass boiler run on peat?
Would a biomass boiler run on peat?
Yes thank you.Looking ahead electricity prices and demand for grain not so much the straw or dried grass, not necessarily the palatable stuff anyone have a system of burning material for energy. ? Don’t shoot me down just asking
What do you want to know and how deep is your pockets.