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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Hi Jeremie and Li,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>In answer to your
questions:</FONT></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>
<DIV><BR></STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doug, <BR>Can you tell me where you
experienced gasification in Madagascar?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>I stated that I provided assistance to
these engineers, not actually work in Madagascar. They knew nothing about
gasification, wanted to build locally, and wanted cheap.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>We discussed known and potential
applications, the local level of technology, current transport systems and
energy use, weather, environmental issues, and the indigenous population. The
discussions stopped when they said the fuel was going to be grass, because it
was available every where. I referred them to very practical DIY briquetting
technologies, with advise on how these might be produced in a thermally bonded
format, the most appropriate way for these types of fuels to be gasified in some
sort of reliable way. This would then allow a place to start for any testing to
begin. I never heard from them again, which was about six years ago, and
their file has long gone, along with the contact details. I do have to have a
big clean out at least every three years, as there is little need for me to keep
tag of these endless type of enquiries. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Who were the French engineers?</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>They must have been in a large town with water supplies, and were
responsible for supplying and running the water works.</STRONG></DIV><STRONG>
<DIV><BR></STRONG>Do you know if it is still running?</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Based from experience from other enquiries, it is very
unlikely they went any further with their ideas and built anything at all. It's
not that you cannot do things, but severely limited by your own ability and
knowledge to make it happen. The choice of fuel being grass, straight away took
them into a place with no know commercial history of proven application. Wood
and charcoal was not an option if I remember correctly.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Sorry there is not more to add, but this is typical of how many
working in areas of need, can make big mistakes.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Doug Williams,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Fluidyne Gasification.</STRONG></DIV>
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