Things I've Built.
Innovations and industrial projects spanning gasification, renewable energy, cookstove design, and distributed manufacturing.
Novel 2-Axis Solar Array
A wind-load-resistant, tracking photovoltaic system designed for DIY installation. Eliminates contractor costs, works on structurally limited roofs, and self-cleans through rotation.
WEDEW
Member of the winning team that developed technology to harvest water from air. A convergence of atmospheric water generation and biomass gasification.
BetterStove
The world's cleanest, most efficient biomass cookstove. Gold Standard A-rated. Took it from raw problem statement through mass production. Thousands deployed across Kenya.
Swirl Hearth Gasifier
Asked to scale gasification 10x, I started from scratch. Created a novel architecture solving perennial problems. Adopted as APL's new standard, replacing a decade-old design.
Powertainer
150 kW of electricity from forestry waste. Took over a project the team had nearly given up on. Solved cascading issues under a tight grant deadline. Completed on time.
Chartainer
Highly advanced biochar production unit. Rethought the entire gasification architecture from hearth to flare. Two functioning prototypes built.
Pressure Relief Valves
Redesigned high-temperature pressure relief for biomass systems. Handles repeated thermal events reliably at a fraction of the cost of previous designs.
Refractory Sheet Metal Assembly
A novel method for building high-temperature combustion elements from sheet metal. Simple, rebuildable, inexpensive — and resists thermal warping.
Electric Cookstove for Africa
Second-life EV batteries + induction cooktops. The grid only sees charging current. Cooking continues when the power goes out.
Gasification System Architecture
Novel thermal recycling regime for low tar, wide fuel flexibility. Goal: 1 ton/hour in a 20' container. Adopted as All Power Labs' new standard.
Ethanol Distillation
Started making motorcycle fuel at 16. Iterated to an automated reflux column producing 15 gal/day of fuel-grade ethanol. Now becoming the Freedom Still 3500.
Biogas Plant
Built a biogas digestion system at 20 in Asheville, NC. Cooked breakfast on homemade natural gas for months. Scaled to six 300-gallon IBC digesters.
