History 1839 1839 FIRST WOOD GASIFIERThe first wood gasifier is believed to have been built by Gustav Bischof in 1839. 1901 1901 FIRST WOODGAS POWERED VEHICLEThe first vehicle powered by wood gas was built by T. H. Parker in 1901. 1997 1997 DR. TOM REED BEGINS POSTING BIOMASS GASIFICATION AND ENERGY RESOURCES TO THE INTERNETDr. Tom Reed, former physical chemist at the MIT Energy Laboratory, began sharing information on the internet about biomass gasification and energy. 1999 1999 DR. TOM REED BEGINS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORIGINAL WOODGAS WEBSITEDr. Tom Reed begins development of the original website dedicated to woodgas and related topics. 2005 2005 INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAMPION TLUD STOVEDr. Paul Anderson’s Champion Stove wins the 2005 Kirk Smith Cat Pee Award for clean combustion by a natural draft stove. 2017 2017 DR. PAUL ANDERSON ASSUMES STEWARDSHIP OF THE ORIGINAL WOODGAS WEBSITEDr. Tom Reed entrusts his website and all of its digital resources to the care of Dr. Paul Anderson. 2020 2020 DR. PAUL ANDERSON INTRODUCES THE ROCC KILNDr. Paul Anderson introduces the RoCC kiln. 2024 2024 DR. PAUL ANDERSON INTRODUCES THE PANEL KILNDr. Paul Anderson introduces the Panel kiln.
