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peacemonger | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Looks like you're on the right track! Are you still working on it?
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rev.hodl | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 No, I learned what I needed to with the first build. Now I will make a much larger more substantial one. Probably won't get around to it until next winter.
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peacemonger | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How much power are you wanting to generate?
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rev.hodl | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Basically as much as I can from whatever I end up building. 2-3kw seems realistic with intermittent usage. It's definitely one of those projects where it's too hard to figure anything out without just trying stuff and learning as I go. So many variables involved...
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peacemonger | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I did some reading about it last winter and came to a similar conclusion. I'm curious about how much wood it consumes per kw hr produced.
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rev.hodl | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah, me too. I'm sure what kind of biomass and it's dryness makes a huge difference. I imagine the power output is going to vary drastically in my situation as I'll be using all sorts of different wood.