[Stoves] Where is the Stove Comparison

[Erin Rasmussen]

Hi Stovers,

I've added the data sheets to the web site: 
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/content/goat-droppings-tlud

Theoretically, you can send attachments through the list, as long as they
and the message are under 1MB, but it doesn't seem to be working right now,
and I think the spam filter is the problem, but I haven't found the setting
yet.

In the mean time, please feel free to post attachments to the Stoves web
site:
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en

or email them to Tom Miles or Myself directly: erin at trmiles.com
and we'd happy to help you share the information (provided that we have
permission from the copyright holder to do the sharing). 

Cheers,
Erin Rasmussen
erin at trmiles.com

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[mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Art Donnelly
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 4:31 PM
To: stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Where is the Stove Comparison

Hi Stovers,

This was a great opportunity for me to break out of my two year "lurker"
role and contribute. I have quite a bit of first hand experience with goat
droppings as both a TLUD fuel input and a biochar soil amendment. In late
2009 I was asked by researchers at PATH to evaluate it as a potential fuel
in a possible stove project, which they were planning in northern Senegal.
Although the project did not get funded, I had very good results with this
type of dung.

It, of course, has a lower density than man-made pellets. However, if you
could get those goats to squeeze a bit harder (a stand in one place), it
would be perfect. It burns very cleanly and smells great. I had the
resulting Goat poop charcoal tested for ph, adsorption and adsorption, by Dr
Hugh McLaughlin. As a soil amendment it's high ash content would give it a
significant liming effect, but this was largely neutralized by rinsing.

It worked well in pot tests and I have attached Hugh's data sheets.

We have not had much of a chance to work with this in the field, not a lot
of goats in Central America. However this has become a staple fuel in my
High School stove building workshops. What 15 year old doesn't like to light
poop on fire?

Art Donnelly

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