[Stoves] GEC

[B.C. Romero Orellana]

Thank for helping my people, actually I`m in Mexico but until last year I
was working in a project with Kirk Smith and I was interested in the
briquetts to try them with the Turbococina, and I also try to get some
jathropa cakes to make my own recipe but not answer.

Please do not give up, we are afraid to make big changes in our traditions.

Be fine

El 30 de marzo de 2012 12:39, Richard Stanley
<rstanley at legacyfound.org>escribió:

> Thanks for that Crispin:
>
> Actually, we are trying to stay under the radar to see first if it takes
> and how it will take and whom it will be take up by. Then can we happily
> tell others how it was taken up or not,  and if so, that there is an
> equipment and training resource in Guatemala for them.
>
> Indications are very good thus far.  After only one day demonstration
> visit to Sacapulas (about 7 hrs north of Guatemala çity) with our
> counterpart organization, we returned to Obamland to receive photos of
> three different types of presses being constructed and briquettes of so e
> sort being banged out. The manuals are being translated into Espanol as we
> write and all this is happening about two weeks before actual training
> begins. We can thank our counterpart organization for this. There are some
> really amazing fellow citisens of or shared planet down there!
> Sure there are lots of  technical and procedural fine points to be made
> but the energy going into it is really positive.
>
> The trick will not be a technical hurdle or even a resource source hurdle
> there: Its going to be all about defining real need /cultural acceptance
> and empowerment of groups whom are not used to being empowered --and how
> that all will work within the culture--long after the donor cameras have
> left the scene.
>
> I wanted to also mention that technically one of the big challenges it to
> devise a simple grinder chopper device that will work for their resources.
> We have developed a thresher masher chopper in Uganda and it works there
> and in Tanzania but it is tricky to make and abit finicky to operate.   Lee
> Hite  of Engineers without Borders (professional chapter) in Cincinatti
> developed a bio chop and bio grind device (see
> http://home.fuse.net/engineering/) which gets pretty close . I have
> managed to combine both the chopping and grinding into one device for
> trials in Guatemala and am hauling it down for their own test and
> adaptation. Will revert results to you all again once we have all assessed
> it, in practice.
>
>  Adios, amigos.
> Hasta en el proxima mez.
>
> Richard Stanley
>
> On Mar 29, 2012, at 10:52 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
>
> Dear Friends****
> ** **
> Richard Stanley’s Legacy Foundation gets a mention by Chad Lipton in a
> recent announcement about the Global Energy Challenge. Chad runs a section
> of National Geographic that has about 6 prizes per year relating to energy.
> He is based in Washington. I included his email address below as he invites
> responses.****
> ** **
> You can see more on the first link below but I was unable to find a
> specific reference to the Legacy Foundation there.****
> ** **
> Congratulations on your recognition, Richard!****
> ** **
> Regards****
> Crispin****
> ** **
> ++++++****
> ** **
> EnergyInitiative, NG energyinitiative at ngs.org (Chad Lipton)****
> We’re pleased to share this update on National Geographic’s Energy
> Initiative, The Great Energy Challenge (GEC). Our online hub highlights the
> progress we have made to educate and engage the larger community on today’s
> energy challenges. http://greatenergychallenge.com/****
> The GEC has funded its next three grant agreements.****
> *Frontier Markets* is bringing clean energy products and services to
> rural households in India by creating solar mobile charging kiosks placed
> in key areas to engage thousands of rural households. The kiosks offer
> access to viable products for households to save money, earn income, and
> improve their standard of living.****
> http://www.frontiermkts.com/****
> *EGG-energy* packages electricity in a set of small, rechargeable and
> fully recyclable batteries that are rented to customers for an annual
> membership fee. Each battery meets customers' needs for approximately 5
> nights, saves them over 50% on yearly non-heat energy expenditures, and
> eliminates the need to use kerosene for lighting. EGG-Energy provides
> clients in Tanzania with basic appliances, and the installation of their
> home electric system.****
> http://egg-energy.com/****
> *Legacy Foundation* is combatting deforestation in Guatemala by helping
> to substitute fuel wood and charcoal consumption with hollow core biomass
> briquettes. The project will establish a self-sustaining, income-generating
> network of biomass briquette producers, trainers and equipment suppliers in
> Guatemala. Due to technical simplicity and economic viability, fuel
> briquettes are likely to outcompete existing fuel wood supply, which
> accounts for more than half of Guatemala’s deforestation burden.****
> http://www.legacyfound.org/****
> ** **
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