Wood to the motoring

In emergency times like the oil shortage in the 2nd world war already once practiced: Motoring with wood. With modern technology it also goes without carried along wooden stove in the car.






Research station diesel of wood Research station diesel of wood
Immediately beside wood power plant in Güssing is a research equipment for the possibility to generate a fuel similar to diesel of wood.


Fischer-Tropsch experimental in Güssing Fischer-Tropsch experimental in Güssing
With the product gas from the wood gasification a diesel similar fuel is produced here in the research laboratory.


Provisional result diesel of wood Provisional result diesel of wood
Not at all like diesel looks the product of the lab arrangement. Then in the lab it is refined to diesel. 1 liter of diesel-like fuel from 10 kg of wood will possibly be it.


Consumption: 3 liters VW LUPO against Peugeot 106 electric
How many kg of wood on 100 kms use both tests canditates? After it is possbile to generate from 1 kg wood 0.1 liters diesel or 1.13 kWh electric power, the comparison becomes possible.


Solar energy: Difference summer and winter
The teamwork of photovoltaic and biomass in a time where crude oil can no more keep up in the price as an energy source.




Biomass fuel for vehicles
Directory about all our reports about vehcicles with biomass. Vehicles with bio diesel and vegetable oil


Biomass fuel production Biomass fuel production
From the simple oil press up to the most modern wood gasification to produce by the Fischer Tropsch method something like Diesel from wood.




Context description:  Diesel from wood experiment test experiments tests Austria Burgenland Güssing event events date time month 6 June spring summer