Paul The System Johansson Gasproducer is apparently also being developed by Eskom Enterprises, a South African utlity http://www.eskomenterprises.co.za/main/Casestudies/TSIcases/systemjohansson.htm I understand that Gus has about a dozen systems operating. A firm in the US is in the process of licensing the Johansson designs suitable for 100 kWe CHP at a pilot facility to be installed somewhere in the east. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul S. Anderson" <psanders@ilstu.edu> To: "Victor Hsu" <vjh201@stern.nyu.edu>; <stoves@crest.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:24 AM Subject: Re: GAS-L: Market for small scale gasifiers & open burning regulations > Victor, > > The discussion on "small scale gasifiers" has centered in the Stoves List > Serve. If you are not subscribed there, I suggest that you do so. > > Much confusion on the meaning of "small scale". Mine are "tiny" or > "micro". Gus Johansson's company in South Africa has a 6kwh unit that sell > for about US$14,000 complete with IC motor to run generator. And he has > made others even smaller but focuses on 100 kwh and I think up to 300 kwh > systems. He is elderly and not on any List Serve, but can be contacted via > me or via Tom Reed. > > Would you please define what is "small scale" and what you would actually want. > > Paul > > At 11:15 PM 10/21/02 -0400, you wrote: > >I have been very impressed with the dearth of knowledge on this listserv. > > > >I am curious if anyone knows what the market is like for small scale > >gasifiers. The sort of markets that I would be looking at are smaller scale > >i.e., farms, municipalities... > > > >Also, does anyone have any information on which states have enacted open > >burning regulations? In other words, regulations that forbid local burning? > >As far as I know, there are laws at the state level that forbid or regulate > >local burning, but no Federal laws. > > > >Thanks guys. > > > >-Victor Hsu > > > > > >Gasification List Moderator: > >Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, tombreed@attbi.com Biomass = > >Energy Foundation, www.woodgas.com > >List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> > >List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> > >List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> > >- > >Gasification List Archives > >http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ > >Bioenergy 2002 http://www.bioenergy2002.org/ > >200 kWe CHP Discussion > >http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/gasification/200kWCHP.html > >Gasification Reference > >http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html > > > > > > > Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Fulbright Prof. to Mozambique 8/99 - 7/00 > Rotary University Teacher Grantee to Mozambique >10 mo of 2001-2003 > Dept of Geography - Geology (Box 4400), Illinois State University > Normal, IL 61790-4400 Voice: 309-438-7360; FAX: 309-438-5310 > E-mail: psanders@ilstu.edu - Internet items: www.ilstu.edu/~psanders > > > - > Stoves List Archives and Website: > http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200209/ > http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > > > Stoves List Moderators: > Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net > Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com > > Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > > List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> > List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> > List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > > > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES > >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm > - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200209/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm
