[Stoves] "stove-acceptance" of char-making [TLUD] stoves
Art Donnelly
art.donnelly at seachar.org
Mon Dec 3 20:26:36 CST 2012
Hey from the Talamanca,
The Estufa Finca project is 9 months into distribution of our biochar
producing stove here in S.E. Costa Rica. We have coupled the stove
distribution with a training program modeled on USAID's Farmer Field
Training School methodology and a Biochar "buy-back" program.
We have enthusiastic cooks and a waiting list. In the 1st few months of the
"buy-back" program we have already collected 2.5 tons of stove-made
biochar. This char is going into research, demonstration projects and *we
are selling i*t. I hope to have a preliminary report out early in 2013. In
the meantime check out these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/seattlebiochar
Any success with a TLUD in this environment is quite a statement. This is a
tough tropical environment. It just rained for 28 days. I'm very
encouraged. People love their stoves.
We have some significant improvements that need to happen in terms of
durability and an affordable cook-top for multiple pots. Those improvements
are prototyped early in the coming year.
paz
Art D.
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> 2. Re: "stove-acceptance" of char-making [TLUD] stoves.
> (Paul Anderson)
> 3. Re: "stove-acceptance" of char-making [TLUD] stoves.
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> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 21:45:31 +1100
> From: Stephen Joseph <joey.stephen at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Cc: Hugh McLaughlin <wastemin1 at verizon.net>, Emmanuel Bukenya
> <bkanuel at yahoo.com>, "biochar at yahoogroups.com"
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> Hi Guys
>
> Very positive acceptance of the PED biochar stove in Northern Vietnam.
> Initial results to be published next year and a short article soon when I
> manage to get time to write it.
>
> Regards
> Stephen Joseph
>
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
> > Dear Stovers,
> >
> > On 11/30/2012 2:06 PM, rongretlarson at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > * [RWL4b': <snip> I just finished reading the thesis by
> > Robert Pendleton Taylor recommended by Jim Jetter yesterday. He has 6-7
> > different ways to subdivide the stoves universe and none are by char
> > character..
> > However, the issue of how to handle char permeates that thesis -
> and
> > I think appropriately. The char issue raised by Dr. Taylor revolves
> > around "batch" stoves - which is a pretty close match to your "climate
> > change" stoves. I need to emphasize that primary emphasis has to be on
> the
> > "cooking/heating" (not on the char) - or no one will use a char-making
> > stove. I think char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle
> > hands-down - but there is almost no data to prove that.
> > *
> >
> > I agree with Ron on several points:
> > 1. Almost no data.
> > 2. TLUD stoves have acceptance by users.
> > 3. That Ron and I are biased [but correct!!] in our favorable opinions
> > about char-making stoves. But we also have some of the longest times
> > working with them. Ron started in the 1990s and me in 2001, both with
> Tom
> > Reed.
> >
> > The lack of data on stove acceptance of TLUD stoves is largely because of
> > so little offer of them to users. And almost never have they been
> offered
> > side by side with other types of stoves.
> >
> > Four exceptions:
> > A. The Oorja TLUD-FA (fan assisted) did 400,000 units in India with BP
> > funding. And that stove (with some style updates, etc) is still on the
> > market by First Energy. Clearly somebody liked it enough to use it.
> > However, the Oorja is not designed to make char. So set that case aside.
> > B. Philips is getting into the gasifier stove scene. Unlikely that
> they
> > are doing it without some data on acceptance by users. But no data from
> > them.
> > C. Some models of World Stoves by Nat Mulcahy make char, but again data
> > on acceptance is not released.
> >
> > [All three cases above are by for-profit businesses.]
> >
> > D. The recently complete (Sept 2012, with Final Report still in Draft
> > form) Mwoto TLUD-ND (natural draft) by the World Bank BEIA project in
> > Uganda found that acceptance of that TLUD exceeded the ability of the
> > tinsmiths to produce units. That shows some very favorable acceptance.
> > As a result of that project, at least three private companies have been
> > created (Mwoto Factories, Awamu Biomass Energy, and Pamoja - Uganda) and
> > some independent tinsmiths are continuing to make TLUD-ND gasifier stoves
> > in Uganda. These are start-up operations with minimal funding, but they
> > are progressing and certainly have a positive attitude about user
> > acceptance.
> >
> > In summary, Ron's statement of his belief that :
> >
> > *char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle hands-down *
> >
> > remains to be proven or dis-proven.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
> > Email: psanders at ilstu.edu Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
> > Website: www.drtlud.com
> >
> >
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> From: Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu>
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Cc: "biochar at yahoogroups.com" <biochar at yahoogroups.com>, Emmanuel
> Bukenya <bkanuel at yahoo.com>, Hugh McLaughlin <
> wastemin1 at verizon.net>,
> Bob Fairchild <solarbobky at yahoo.com>
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> Stephen,
>
> Excellent. Please note: There is a major GACC stove meeting in
> Cambodia in March 2013. Not much there about biochar, so it is
> unlikely that you will attend. But I will be there and I (and others)
> would like to have your data / results about acceptance of "stoves that
> make biochar" (probably aka TLUDs ). Please make every effort to make
> the results available in time.
>
> If you need a person for discussions without using list serves (such as
> for commenting on drafts on a confidential basis), I volunteer or could
> help you find others.
>
> Paul
>
> Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
> Email: psanders at ilstu.edu Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
> Website: www.drtlud.com
>
> On 12/3/2012 4:45 AM, Stephen Joseph wrote:
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > Very positive acceptance of the PED biochar stove in Northern Vietnam.
> > Initial results to be published next year and a short article soon
> > when I manage to get time to write it.
> >
> > Regards
> > Stephen Joseph
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu
> > <mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu>> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Stovers,
> >
> > On 11/30/2012 2:06 PM, rongretlarson at comcast.net
> > <mailto:rongretlarson at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> *[RWL4b': <snip> I just finished reading the thesis by
> >> Robert Pendleton Taylor recommended by Jim Jetter yesterday. He
> >> has 6-7 different ways to subdivide the stoves universe and none
> >> are by char character..
> >> However, the issue of how to handle char permeates that
> >> thesis - and I think appropriately. The char issue raised by Dr.
> >> Taylor revolves around "batch" stoves - which is a pretty close
> >> match to your "climate change" stoves. I need to emphasize that
> >> primary emphasis has to be on the "cooking/heating" (not on the
> >> char) - or no one will use a char-making stove. I think
> >> char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle hands-down -
> >> but there is almost no data to prove that.
> >> *
> > I agree with Ron on several points:
> > 1. Almost no data.
> > 2. TLUD stoves have acceptance by users.
> > 3. That Ron and I are biased [but correct!!] in our favorable
> > opinions about char-making stoves. But we also have some of the
> > longest times working with them. Ron started in the 1990s and me
> > in 2001, both with Tom Reed.
> >
> > The lack of data on stove acceptance of TLUD stoves is largely
> > because of so little offer of them to users. And almost never
> > have they been offered side by side with other types of stoves.
> >
> > Four exceptions:
> > A. The Oorja TLUD-FA (fan assisted) did 400,000 units in India
> > with BP funding. And that stove (with some style updates, etc)
> > is still on the market by First Energy. Clearly somebody liked it
> > enough to use it. However, the Oorja is not designed to make
> > char. So set that case aside.
> > B. Philips is getting into the gasifier stove scene. Unlikely
> > that they are doing it without some data on acceptance by users.
> > But no data from them.
> > C. Some models of World Stoves by Nat Mulcahy make char, but
> > again data on acceptance is not released.
> >
> > [All three cases above are by for-profit businesses.]
> >
> > D. The recently complete (Sept 2012, with Final Report still in
> > Draft form) Mwoto TLUD-ND (natural draft) by the World Bank BEIA
> > project in Uganda found that acceptance of that TLUD exceeded the
> > ability of the tinsmiths to produce units. That shows some very
> > favorable acceptance. As a result of that project, at least
> > three private companies have been created (Mwoto Factories, Awamu
> > Biomass Energy, and Pamoja - Uganda) and some independent
> > tinsmiths are continuing to make TLUD-ND gasifier stoves in
> > Uganda. These are start-up operations with minimal funding, but
> > they are progressing and certainly have a positive attitude about
> > user acceptance.
> >
> > In summary, Ron's statement of his belief that :
> >> *char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle hands-down *
> > remains to be proven or dis-proven.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
> > Email:psanders at ilstu.edu <mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu> Skype:
> paultlud Phone:+1-309-452-7072 <tel:%2B1-309-452-7072>
> > Website:www.drtlud.com <http://www.drtlud.com>
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:33:48 +0000
> From: Leslie Cordes <LCordes at unfoundation.org>
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> Cc: Emmanuel Bukenya <bkanuel at yahoo.com>, Hugh McLaughlin
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> Colleagues - the abstract submission process is currently open for the
> Alliance Clean Cooking Forum in Cambodia. We have not finalized the agenda
> by any means so please feel free to submit an application on that the
> biochar subject where it will be considered with the other submissions. We
> will also have open sessions each morning from 7-9 am for groups to meet on
> whatever subject they choose as well as many informal opportunities to
> share information on topics like biochar and so I invite you to join us.
>
> Regards,
>
> Leslie
>
> p.s. the travel scholarship application process is also open right now.
> Please note you must be a member of the Alliance to apply.
>
> From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf
> Of Paul Anderson
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 9:07 AM
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> Cc: biochar at yahoogroups.com; Emmanuel Bukenya; Hugh McLaughlin; Bob
> Fairchild
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] "stove-acceptance" of char-making [TLUD] stoves.
>
> Stephen,
>
> Excellent. Please note: There is a major GACC stove meeting in
> Cambodia in March 2013. Not much there about biochar, so it is unlikely
> that you will attend. But I will be there and I (and others) would like
> to have your data / results about acceptance of "stoves that make biochar"
> (probably aka TLUDs ). Please make every effort to make the results
> available in time.
>
> If you need a person for discussions without using list serves (such as
> for commenting on drafts on a confidential basis), I volunteer or could
> help you find others.
>
> Paul
>
>
> Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
>
> Email: psanders at ilstu.edu<mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu> Skype: paultlud
> Phone: +1-309-452-7072
>
> Website: www.drtlud.com<http://www.drtlud.com>
> On 12/3/2012 4:45 AM, Stephen Joseph wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Very positive acceptance of the PED biochar stove in Northern Vietnam.
> Initial results to be published next year and a short article soon when I
> manage to get time to write it.
>
> Regards
> Stephen Joseph
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu<mailto:
> psanders at ilstu.edu>> wrote:
> Dear Stovers,
>
> On 11/30/2012 2:06 PM, rongretlarson at comcast.net<mailto:
> rongretlarson at comcast.net> wrote:
> [RWL4b': <snip> I just finished reading the thesis by Robert
> Pendleton Taylor recommended by Jim Jetter yesterday. He has 6-7 different
> ways to subdivide the stoves universe and none are by char character..
> However, the issue of how to handle char permeates that thesis - and
> I think appropriately. The char issue raised by Dr. Taylor revolves
> around "batch" stoves - which is a pretty close match to your "climate
> change" stoves. I need to emphasize that primary emphasis has to be on the
> "cooking/heating" (not on the char) - or no one will use a char-making
> stove. I think char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle
> hands-down - but there is almost no data to prove that.
> I agree with Ron on several points:
> 1. Almost no data.
> 2. TLUD stoves have acceptance by users.
> 3. That Ron and I are biased [but correct!!] in our favorable opinions
> about char-making stoves. But we also have some of the longest times
> working with them. Ron started in the 1990s and me in 2001, both with Tom
> Reed.
>
> The lack of data on stove acceptance of TLUD stoves is largely because of
> so little offer of them to users. And almost never have they been offered
> side by side with other types of stoves.
>
> Four exceptions:
> A. The Oorja TLUD-FA (fan assisted) did 400,000 units in India with BP
> funding. And that stove (with some style updates, etc) is still on the
> market by First Energy. Clearly somebody liked it enough to use it.
> However, the Oorja is not designed to make char. So set that case aside.
> B. Philips is getting into the gasifier stove scene. Unlikely that they
> are doing it without some data on acceptance by users. But no data from
> them.
> C. Some models of World Stoves by Nat Mulcahy make char, but again data
> on acceptance is not released.
>
> [All three cases above are by for-profit businesses.]
>
> D. The recently complete (Sept 2012, with Final Report still in Draft
> form) Mwoto TLUD-ND (natural draft) by the World Bank BEIA project in
> Uganda found that acceptance of that TLUD exceeded the ability of the
> tinsmiths to produce units. That shows some very favorable acceptance.
> As a result of that project, at least three private companies have been
> created (Mwoto Factories, Awamu Biomass Energy, and Pamoja - Uganda) and
> some independent tinsmiths are continuing to make TLUD-ND gasifier stoves
> in Uganda. These are start-up operations with minimal funding, but they
> are progressing and certainly have a positive attitude about user
> acceptance.
>
> In summary, Ron's statement of his belief that :
> char-making stoves win the stove-acceptance battle hands-down
> remains to be proven or dis-proven.
>
> Paul
>
>
> Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
>
> Email: psanders at ilstu.edu<mailto:psanders at ilstu.edu> Skype: paultlud
> Phone: +1-309-452-7072<tel:%2B1-309-452-7072>
>
> Website: www.drtlud.com<http://www.drtlud.com>
>
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