[Stoves] New paper on atmospheric Black Carbon

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Kevin’n’All

 

A short message from Cecil about the price of charcoal in Indonesia and Cambodia (very low income countries).

 

This does not help tilt the equation towards doings something other than selling it as fuel (if it will burn).

 

I hold out hope however that water purification with small amounts of char from stoves will produce a health benefit that is appreciated by rural and urban families alike. Not much is needed and filtering is cheaper than boiling (if it can be shown to work just as well).

 

Regards

Crispin

 

Firewood sells in the villages of Yagyakarta Province for 400 R per kg.  In town it sells for about 1000 per kg.  Charcoal sells for about 2,500 R per kg or +/- 25 cents up to 2,500,000 R/ 10 000 R per $ = $250 per ton 

In Battambang [Cambodia] charcoal sells for 800 to 1200 Riels per kg -  say 1000 Riels  which comes to +/- 25 cents per kg or $250 per ton.  In Phnom Penh charcoal sells for up to 1,400 Riels per kg in 1 kg bags or 1,400,000 Reils per ton / 4,000 Reils per $ = $350.  

[Cecil]

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