Monday, February 17, 2014

Company produces lawn mower that uses grass for fuel

A team of engineers and business guys and gals from George Mason University is designing a mower that is capable using the grass it harvests to fuel its own engine.




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The EcoMow, as it’s being called, is the product of Ecomow Technologies, a group of entrepreneurs based in Virginia.* The team is hoping that its self-sustainable mower can lower the cost of using biomass fuel sources, and that the technology they develop can be ‘retrofitted into existing vehicles.’

According to EcoMow Technologies:
“EcoMow is a small self-fueled mower and grass pellet harvester. It uses the grassy biomass that it harvests as fuel, and processes the biomass that it does not use into a dried pellet form which can be used for other applications such as heating or power generation.”

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The built-in gasifier system allows the EcoMow to convert things such as grass and bits of wood into energy as it mows.* Pellets entering the ‘partial combustion type’ gasifier are gradually dried with hot air, and then into ‘fuel gas’ for mechanical applications.

In addition to its ability to fuel itself, the EcoMow is also self-guided.* Meaning, if a company or individual choose to utilize this technology, they might be able to cut costs via reduction in labor.* EcoMow’s computer-guided system utilizes either Google or user-generated map data to mow a given plot.

Source: ecomow technologies



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