[Stoves] ... towards embedding same

[Ronal W. Larson]

Richard   

Thanks.

    I am sure all the following are important and probably some others.  Is the briquette market driven more by costs than anything else?

    I am asking about prices to see if producing char can lower annual household costs.  Since char can be readily made from briquettes, have you seen any cases where annual cooking costs might be reduced if the briquette supply were doubled with the char going off to another market?  

   For instance:  We heard $.50/kg for char in one market.  If you could get 25% char by weight and $0.25/kg (50%), would some briquette users find that attractive?  Or too much hassle?

   What range of prices do you see (per kg) in large and small weights for briquettes?   Do you ever hear of a 40 or 50 kg bag price?    Typical sales volumes of what size?

Ron

On Oct 4, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Richard Stanley <rstanley at legacyfound.org> wrote:

> Crispin, Ron et al,
> In noticing the recent com about charcoal prices in different areas, I just wanted to add that we do same for briquette project enquiries but have found that its also necessary to add these other non economic questions, to get a  sense of the larger setting in which one wants to embed their project. 
> EG;
> •  What are local policies regulations which are conducive or unsupportive of your planned project; 
> •  Who else is in the area with like (complimentary or competitive) technologies;
> •  What (at the risk if getting int Cecils area of expertise) are the local perceptions about your product/ process ( cultural as well 
>      as functional )  
> •  What programs or projects are projected for the area, which will either help or hinder your efforts and,
> •  What is your strategy for working either with, around, under or for these activities. 
> 
> best,
> Richard Stanley
> 
> 
> On Oct 4, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Ronal W. Larson wrote:
> 
> Crispin, adding "stoves"
> 
>  Thanks.  
> 
>  Anything more on wood prices in town would be helpful.  And for anything in large quantities.
> 
>  Any data on the main cooking fuels if not char?  Propane, electricity, etc.  Much wood?
> 
>  Looking to see the potential for making money while cooking.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 4, 2013, at 7:38 AM, "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dear Ron
>> 
>> In Yogyakarta wood is cheap. Not far from town it is free and sold to town.
>> Charcoal consumption is extremely low - mostly used by roadside cooks.
>> 
>> Pellets are not available retail though there is a plan to introduce them.
>> Pellets are made (elsewhere in the province) from sawdust only and exported.
>> 
>> 
>> There is a great deal of alternative biomass - people can afford to be
>> choosy about what species they burn and indeed certain meals are prepared
>> with certain woods.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Crispin
>> 
>> 
> 
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