tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post4730529544903046447..comments2024-03-27T16:08:30.313-05:00Comments on The Great Change: Ground UpAlbert Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627996921976501534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-43314665221745288292017-07-09T15:10:43.183-05:002017-07-09T15:10:43.183-05:00New Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTikoleB...New Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTikoleBR4Albert Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627996921976501534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-78064507808926018872017-07-09T11:52:47.132-05:002017-07-09T11:52:47.132-05:00So...the video that is supposed to be the essentia...So...the video that is supposed to be the essential part of this post is MIA...is a replacement forthcoming?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-76862048686261611032017-06-20T14:29:09.344-05:002017-06-20T14:29:09.344-05:00We have found high carbon boiler ash to contain su...We have found high carbon boiler ash to contain sufficient biochar to make its use worthwhile. The source is untreated sawmill waste and the presence of some ash and unburnt chip is not a problem for our purposes. It is very affordable and the heat is certainly used.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370094097524075724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-54490193528469814402017-06-19T11:25:15.887-05:002017-06-19T11:25:15.887-05:00Are you aware of any studies on the economics of e...Are you aware of any studies on the economics of energy/biochar cogeneration? Mauna Loa Macadamia uses the pyrolysis gases from macadamia nut shells to generate process heat, but stops short of combusting the carbon so as to leave biochar, which is then sold. I have purchased that biochar through Pacific Biochar.<br /><br />For conventional BECCS the expense of capturing the CO2 from exhaust gases would greatly reduce the value of the power obtained by the carbon combustion, not to mention the loss of the potential sales value of the biochar. It would seem that BECCS by using biochar as the capture method could already be commercially viable, especially in the tropics.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251330546889158364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-71944936307569094572017-06-18T20:53:57.701-05:002017-06-18T20:53:57.701-05:00One of the things that struck me, and it has movem...One of the things that struck me, and it has movement in how it things can cascade, is to "keep on keepin' on" with regards to any, not just climate change, but all that affects how we move forward. I volunteer at an Arboretum in Nevada and it bothered me enough to mention to the head horticulturist that the throwing away of leaves to keep areas "clean" were counter-productive and we needed to find a way to retain this resource and make all volunteers aware of the valuableness of leaves even in the built environment. I did this with humbleness and a little trepidation that I was overstepping my boundaries. It just so happens that he had read a study from an Missouri Arboretum that detritus (leaves and twigs) were essential for a healthy forest (imagine that, I thought self righteously). So slowly, the focus is shifting in these embedded institutions, and, judging from my reactions, we must foster patience and humbleness as we move forward. All our lives depend on it.Danny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239701610522812113noreply@blogger.com