The All Power Labs makes a Gasifier
Experimenter’s Kit (GEK), a small-scale gasification system that
produces power from bio-mass. The company claim that the generators are a carbon-negative source of electricity, and their product can generate on-demand power
for 1/4 the operating cost of diesel at 1/2 the capital cost of solar. All
Power Labs offers many different systems. Along with the GEK Gasifier, the PP20 Power Pallet shown in the pictures, the PC 20 Power
Cube, and the 150KW Powertainer come in a 20′ shipping container. These
machines are carbon-negative because a gasifier can
impersonate the natural process of releasing atmospheric carbon (CO2) when
a plant dies. The engines turn biomass into valuable energy while capturing
some carbon that can be sequestered. I think the best way for All Power labs to
improve on this product is to make the 150KW Powertainer able to run
off from the dried waste at the water treatment plants. This could be used in
every small town in the United States and may be cut a step out of the
treatment process, thus saving water and making a positive all the way around. Gasifiers were experimented with in Germany during WWII to run automobiles and save on fossil fuels, and the technology works.
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