I don’t know of anyone else doing syngas. If you explain it to people the odd one is interested, but it takes a very particular personality to actually want to see it through. Very few people are decent metal fabricators plus auto tinkerers, plus have the time and space to do such a project, a healthy scrap metal collection and then have access to the biomass supply. I suspect however that as the global oil situation progresses suddenly there will be a lot more motivation, same as the situation in Australia and Europe in WWII. But this situation is moving too fast and with too little background information to adapt. Back in the day syngas was a known fringe technology commercially deployed.
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Hi. Yes not much interest around here, but a few who are keen. Mostly people get a glazed over look on their faces and smile at you sympathetically. I have never worried much what others think of what I do. Once my burned finger settles down I will finish my charcoal retort and try out the gasifier. Thank you for the input .
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Sounds excellent. Keep me informed. Thanks.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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I’m in Saskatchewan.
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Hello again. My burned thumb is all healed and my retort will be finished tomorrow, so I will soon be cutting up some dry wood and do a charcoal burn, It’s been drizzly a lot lately which makes it poor for working outside, and lots of mosquitoes and ticks here as well. Haven’t started the charcoal sizer yet though
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Even though I’m in Ontario, I identify as Albertan. Plus I got my '96 Dakota v8 from Alberta. So all that should count for something. 
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For the record I learned about this place AFTER my son built Ben Peterson’s gasifier & it works well. He did an awesome job with it. Currently working on the “plumbing” mods for the Dakota.
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To your point we have until 2028 to get these bad boys running as gov intends to bump up the Ethanol content at the pumps to 15%! Confirmed by gas supplier. In Ont recently several cars got bricked on tainted gas. They want us all on EVs. When the dust settles, those on this thread could very well be the only ICE on the road. And then there’s the kill switches on 2027+ vehicles.
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Hi. Where in Sask are you located. I am on a farm about 100 miles north of Saskatoon.
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I’m not sure I woud read that far into this incident. they are claiming meltwater got into the tanks probably because the parking lot flooded and ran into through the tank vents. It happened at an Esso in Windsor when I was a kid, and I hear about an incident about every 5-10 years.
I am not saying Ottawa isn’t pushing hard for EVs or 15% ethanol. Just this incident doesnt sound malicious like the forest fires. Which in the case of Washington state someone is on trial for setting some of the fires.
The US government requires all vehicles to be capable of running at least 15% ethanol since like 2005. They tried to bump it up to 25% but I think that failed. It is a 25 or so year lead time with 5 for development and 20 years to get the older vehicles off the road.
I think the kill switches can be disabled maybe not legally. 
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We should perhaps be in touch with each other. [email protected]
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I am near Osler, near Saskatoon.
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