A central theme driving this system is gassification: the process of creating syngas from wood and using that to fuel an internal combustion engine.
I didn't believe it either.
Here is a video of a small gassifier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6e3CprVTi8
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These are only valuable if they're producing enough to fuel a generator that produces 5+ kwh
The idea is not new. Opel Kapitän.
This video is dated and the design has many flaws (gas isn't clean enough to really run an engine for a long time etc).
The Wood Gasifeir's handbook is a great guide on building a better DIY one.
But, if you're serious about this, you do it at a larger scale with professional equipment: https://www.holz-kraft.com/en/products/hka-600.html
This is perfect for agroforestry farms and larger properties with a lot of fast growing trees that also need heating for something (greenhouse, spa, housing, ...) and they can do bitcoin mining with the elec. #woodgas
Eustis from the Mountain Man series built a pickup that ran on wood gas.
