Biogas to electricity through a petrol generator !

Probably my favourite concept yet, i use biogas to power a petrol generator to make electricity

[@ThePikeywayne]

Here's a thought for anyone out there to optimise your generators, add an egr (exhaust gas recirculater) or 2 in line on the exhaust, not to reburn the gas but to use the heat exchange to heat water, we waste so much heat energy with generators.

[@gideonkehinde1019]

Please explain further, you mean we generate the heat from where

[@ThePikeywayne]

@@gideonkehinde1019 connect an EGR (exhaust gas recirculator) on the exhaust, the EGR is a heat exchanger. Exhaust heat -> heat water, I try and add one to as many divises as possible to heat water in my tank. The water will generally syphon through the EGR as it heats without a pump

[@ThePikeywayne]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYe3ZZWIaspqfKs Here's one added to a diesel heater, obviously it's a different application. The diesel heater exhaust gets to around 170°C but I hope that gives you an idea for extraction of a lil more energy ✌️

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@dr.floridaman4805]

I was researching and came to the same conclusion you did. I'm going to modify my air intake and loop the carb gas back into the intake. Thank you for the confidence to permanently modify a fine working gas generator.

[@PsychoArmy87]

amazing stuff bro, I've watched like 8 of your videos back to back, this is helping me get my set up ready! thanks!

[@etruchet]

Cool ! I was not sure it was possible to use biogaz in a regular petrol generator. Now I know it works !

[@danieltaurins86]

I wasn’t entirely sure either, I have seen biogas done with conversion kits, but my understanding of engines says it should be possible and there you have it, it works. I need to visit large scale commercial plants.

[@AKTomtom]

Great & for the greater part. Each unit of biogas/methene used you've saved the global warming effect of approx 23 units of CO2. Nice.

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

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[@Badassnz]

Thank you so much for sharing, I have a home bio digester and this exact generator, I’m going to try this.

[@jacobbasele95]

How did it work out for you?

[@turamagmz5118]

Great content 👍 Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@horanbenjamin]

Guess it would probably work better with a LPG generator nice bro glad I discovered you and glad your Aussie

[@aaronmathews9506]

You’re

[@horanbenjamin]

@@aaronmathews9506 thaink Yu Aron Matthew’s , whot wold wee doo wif out Yu . .

[@audi3318]

That’s great. Well done. It would work well with an inverter and battery bank 👍

[@Gaboshkyy]

what a great idea! thanks for sharing! one question, how do you manage with the lubrication oil? your generator uses mixture of gasoline+oil or have a separated container for oil? thanks!

[@deanervik]

Love it!

[@350pauli]

Another good video man 🤙

[@350pauli]

Can’t wait to see how long 1000ltrs lasts

[@engineernijo95]

this will be a good project to run

[@FedericoAllegretti]

what about lubrification or different explosion chamber working temperature? any issue?

[@davidoutdoors74]

Looks awesome, how’s the digester working

[@nsainah]

Wooo Thats amazing ,

[@ppakdab]

this is so awesome ...have a biogas system on my own, are you planing to do the measurement soon. How long you can run the gen with a certain amount of compressed gas ?

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@brendanadams1572]

Hi - very cool idea, and great that it works. I have a question: I’m looking for a generator and was all set to go with the Honda (and break the bank...) but then saw that the Yamaha EF2200iS has a caburettor drain (to remove excess petrol for storage). So, I thought this could also be used to connect gas to that drain really easily as it would be open to the carburettor and save a lot of modification... what do you think?

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Did it work?

[@jbbinamira9044]

nice idea thanks.

[@donmcleod8307]

Do you know if it's running lean?

[@apuuvah]

Nice!!

[@hellhound3713]

Is it necessary to compress the gas to use it effectively?

[@nwachukwuchikwendu9025]

Is compressed biogas cheaper than the conventional Lpg?. Such that one can commercialize the process.

[@Michael-si7gy]

Wow! That's a Kool video. I am watching this from Africa. I will like to make this at home. Highly needed here in Nigeria. My challenge is finance.😥😥

[@SingleDadHomesteading]

Love it

[@aracnash]

bloody epic project mate, how long will a full 1000L gas bag run that little geny? And does it load up alright when running on gas? Cheers

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

1000litres = 2kwh

[@adamsaquatics3332]

Can you just drill a whole in the air intake cover, add a valve and hook directly to it?

[@davidoutdoors74]

How's the digesters doing making good biogas,

[@replicantpedals6085]

Would an air regulator attachment help control the air flow? I've just bought a 350w generator to play with later. Is that a straight 3/8 air hose there

[@danieltaurins86]

Having a valve down at the end of the hose would be a great addition, adjusting from the tank is touchy as the regulator doesn’t like the low pressure, better to turn it on full and open a valve at the end as I was having issues, as I’ve mentioned you can actually buy conversion kits for this model generator, but I was merely showing that it’s possible to run it with biogas, if I actually relied on it for power it would be set up properly 👍

[@laconeccionvideo]

Great! :D

[@efekingsley6965]

Can this work with any generator ?

[@user-bj7xj8wx8q]

is there a way of doing this but the generator is a petrol engine?

[@evileloli9347]

Hi how long can you run this generator with biogas for? Would the engine cope with it over time? Would it require more gas when you load the generator up?

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@ericlotze7724]

It would be a HELL of a project to do, but could you do a “biogas upgrader” ?

[@ericlotze7724]

I think the main thing for small scale would be removing hydrogen sulfide via a basic wet scrubber. Then a drying phase.

[@ericlotze7724]

I can sketch up some ideas and help.

[@gavinfeiel3268]

@@ericlotze7724 you can use iron to remove the hydrogen sulifde. Steel wool would probally work. H2S (gas) will react with FE(solid) to produce iron sulfide. Then can pass the remaining gas through water to remove CO2 and remaining Hydrogen, not perfect but it would be cheap for at home removal

[@ericlotze7724]

@@gavinfeiel3268 he has one just like this, i am the big dumb and didn’t see it pre-comment.

[@ericlotze7724]

Granted a water scrubber, with sulphuric acid recovery would be neat.

[@neb6229]

Some knocking but still cool. Once you got it up to rev it sounded a little better.

[@saddamhossainsazzad1498]

Brother please let me know what I want to see inside the biogas filter

[@nicholasdworcowyi5735]

I like to run my water pump with this system to fill up my header tank for my garden.

[@marctorrades1760]

Do you need a carburetor?

[@jeffreyliddicoat1364]

with the kettle and a fridge it is the inrush or start current which can be up to 7 times the running current ... like your work though

[@edkwesicharman2761]

how long should my homemade IBC biogas take to start producing methane from cow dung and what optimum conditions shud i keep IBC in to produce more gas

[@danieltaurins86]

Approx 3 weeks, it will start to produce co2 for a while, then produce methane, start capturing the gas around the 3 week mark and check to see if it’s flammable, once it is, then you can feed food scraps, not before though.

[@danieltaurins86]

And try to keep temps above 20c but ideally at 36, like body temperature

[@edkwesicharman2761]

@@danieltaurins86 shud i fill it full to the brim or allow about an inch of air space inside the ibc

[@edkwesicharman2761]

Kindly assist me with this question because I left about one inch space between the digestate and the ceiling inside the tank and I feel I've done the wrong thing or?

[@mikahel2107]

Yahoo!

[@stalbertjocelyn]

Get a dual gas kit if you what to run it on bio, inverter generator don't like to run up and down (surge) will end up costing you a inverter.

[@rodesdara]

well only problem might be if engine requires gasoline to be mixed with oil. Without it you will wear out engine in no time. If it is four stroke with oil pan (requires clean gasoline) , than you are golden.

[@danieltaurins86]

Yer I made sure it was four stroke, probably should have mentioned that hey

[@nathalyneadriannamk1339]

Dude that is something in you nouse!

[@danieltaurins86]

What counts is the thing between my ears! 😋👍

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@kusnezoff8705]

I am really happy that I have found your video's. I'll be doing this for our cooking. about the compressing the biogas. Can you use any compressor to compress the biogas into the tanks. I will be building our place soon and won't be bothering with plumbing in toilets as doing biogas needs to eat. I was wondering if you were in need of lifepo4 batteries. they are the best battery for power storage. if you are interested let me know and if you can help me spread the news about the batteries I have for sale I would really appreaciate it. I have EDS, a connective tissue genetic disorder and this is how I am trying to provide for my family. If you can help me out it would be awesome. the price is great as I don't want to be like everyone else trying to gouge people for all they can. the specs for the batteries are 10 year factory warranty-- 3.2 volt 271 AH--171 USD each and the minimum order is 16 cells. if you team up with another person to order 16 cells it is fine. the batteries are brand new and will last you as long as the solar panels do as long as you take good care of them. I hope to hear from you about this and about the filling tanks with biogas to cook with. thanks for your videos they are great.

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@bobbybobby3385]

if you use a capacitor bank with an inverter you should be able to run larger appliances on it.

[@ericlotze7724]

I’m sending an email your way on some possible collaboration of these projects. Main thing is with a group i volunteer with, but if that’s a bit much i can send you sketch ups etc via email.

[@ericlotze7724]

didn't find an email, so i guess i may try a basic explanation here:

[@ericlotze7724]

(still kinda "formal" due to the template)

[@ericlotze7724]

Hello, I am contacting you on behalf of the organization Open Source Ecology (OSE). We are a group developing Open Source Hardware For some basic Info: An old ted talk on the organization: www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski_open_sourced_blueprints_for_civilization?language=en The main page (less technical, not too important for the "real work" ) www.opensourceecology.org/ And the wiki page for the main branch (There are smaller Germany and France Branches, but they have much less developers, and thus have slower progress): wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Main_Page

[@ericlotze7724]

Enough about us, where do you fit into the picture: Would you be willing to join as a developer? The things that seem to be the most beneficial that you do are your biodigester work. We would both get more exposure, we can use and add to your development, and you can gain expertise from our other developers. Also, it is all volunteer and there is no minimal work amount required, so it doesn't require some massive change in your schedule. Even something as simple as posting cad files/code/video/photo walkthroughs would be more than enough. This would also allow for filling in some of the competitive KZbin treadmill space with videos on any of these series on this. All in all, I hope you consider this possibility, and thank you for your time.

[@ericlotze7724]

So all in all TLDR, you have a great biodigester + biomethane system, we are developing one, and expertice + real world tests help. More hands make for easy work.

[@zachsheffee8458]

Can’t you just use a generator that can run on gas or propane? Then just replace the propane with a type of natural gas?

[@gilian2587]

Looks cheaper than a PV array.

[@TD-wi1zh]

Hey there, I'm guessing by what look like oil lines that this a self-mixing 2-stroke engine? But even if not, are you aware most liquid-fuel engines rely on the liquid to assist cooling? This is why cars can overheat if they run lean. Have you given thought to cooling? It'd be a shame to lose your genny to a cooked motor! (Of course, if you're willing to send me a genny for "testing purposes" I'm sure I'll sort something out just after our next quake or other emergency ;) )

[@JM-pl8wn]

Yes it is, world is going to end. Only nobody knows when.

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@DinoPasic]

You need to buy a car with lpg installation, and then you put one bag with gas in trunk and drive it for free 😁

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@vivekpriyadarshi8893]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-mYnSco9NpjZo Gobar se chalne wala Bharat ka pahla tractor 1kg gas/8₹

[@piercerainy4339]

Good video, but cut your damn thumb nail talons

[@MothKeeper]

Stop mumbling speak up or sort your audio out can't hear a thing you say... So its a thumbs down from me.

[@joshuaprice85]

Any special cleaning before adding methane gas?