Re: Butanol

CTYankee, I do understand your apprehension anout butanol. From what I am seeing regarding the world energy usage and transition periods to date, we will need niche fuels to bridge gaps. Butanol may find a place in irrigation, farm machinery, generators or perhaps road equipment. Unless a environmental and economical cure all biofuel process is devised, I believe every viable fuel stuff must be taken into consideration.

About the pelletized biomass. The "home unit" if you will is definately doable. Affordabilty for the average consumer has been my biggest gauntlet thus far. I guess I need to find someone with mechanical know how as I am an artist at heart and not a tinkerer. I also considered a high pressure "sleeve" for pellet delivery, directly to burner from exterior source, albeit, that turned into a mechanical nightmare.