Regenesis Kauaʻi
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Ebook

Power and Biochar

Making biochar and energy together with gasification: cooking, hot water, crop drying, farm power, off-grid systems and island self-reliance.

37 pages · Regenesis Kauaʻi

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What’s inside

From the book’s table of contents.

  1. 03Why combine biochar and energy
  2. 04The benefits of gasification
  3. 05How gasification works
  4. 06More char or more energy?
  5. 07What’s in wood gas
  6. 08Rules first
  7. 09Cookstoves that make char
  8. 10Hot water from a stove
  9. 11Small crop dryers
  10. 12Household safety
  11. 13Retorts with heat recovery
  12. 14Types of farm gasifiers
  13. 15Preparing fuel
  14. 16Cleaning the gas
  15. 17From gas to electricity
  16. 18Combined heat and power
  17. 19Handling char from farm systems
  18. 20Running a farm system
  19. 21Electrical safety and KIUC
  20. 22Off-grid, grid-tied and backup
  21. 23Solar, batteries and a gasifier
  22. 24Planning your energy use
  23. 25Growing and storing fuel
  24. 26Storm readiness
  25. 27Building self-reliance
  26. 28Community hubs
  27. 29Biochar, soil and local work
  28. 30Honest challenges
  29. 31A path forward
  30. 32Safety checklist
  31. 33Common mistakes and fixes
  32. 34Operating log
  33. 35Words to know
  34. 36Where to get help

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