[Stoves] Fwd: March 2014 Update

[Ronal W. Larson]

List:

	The following could be of interest to some list members.

	Roughly in the middle of the right hand column list below is notice of a new WBT4.2.3 protocol release.   The URL for that is
                    http://www.cleancookstoves.org/blog/release-wbt-protocol-4-2-3.html

and 
             http://www.cleancookstoves.org/our-work/standards-and-testing/learn-about-testing-protocols/

	I have only had time to skim, but it appears that char is still being handled in the old (acceptable) manner.  I am talking about a subtraction in the denominator of entry W-35 for thermal efficiency on the sheets for Test1, Test2 and Test3.

	Many pages of detailed explanation and I think some new outputs.  The description of entry W-35 is on around p 39 of the protocol, found at:
http://www.cleancookstoves.org/our-work/standards-and-testing/learn-about-testing-protocols/protocols/downloads/wbt-protocol.pdf

Ron


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> Date: March 27, 2014 at 3:29:16 PM MDT
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> Dear Friends,
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> There have been a number of very exciting developments for the Alliance and the clean cookstoves and fuels sector over the last few weeks. In the U.S., Senator Susan Collins introduced the "Clean Cookstoves Support Act," with Senator Dick Durbin’s support, which strengthens the U.S. Government’s commitment to the adoption of clean cookstoves around the world and, if passed, would require the Secretary of State to advance the goals of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
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> I was also very pleased to have the opportunity to meet with Minister Xie Zhenhua of China’s National Development and Reform Commission at our offices in Washington, D.C. where we discussed opportunities for further collaboration, growth of the cookstoves and fuels market in China and the the role that clean cookstoves and fuels can play in China’s work on south-south collaboration and climate change mitigation.
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> In addition, the Alliance held a Guatemala Country Action Planning workshop in partnership with the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy, the Guatemalan Cluster of Improved Cookstoves and Clean Fuels, and the World Bank. And in Switzerland, the Alliance helped convene partners at the Gold Standard Conference that are involved in cookstoves carbon products for a discussion of the Alliance’s strategy to stimulate demand for carbon credits and advance our climate finance strategy.
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> IN THE MARCH ISSUE
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> March Newsletter - Radha’s Message
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> WHO Estimates 4.3 Million HAP Deaths Each Year
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> Collins-Durbin Senate Bill Supports Clean Cookstoves
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> Alliance and DFID Win Climate Award for Research
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> Guatemalan Stakeholders Gather to Set Priorities for the Clean Cooking Sector
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> South Asia: New Research on Gender and Livelihood Impacts from Clean Cookstove Adoption
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> Spark Round I: Progress on the Ground in East Africa
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> Alliance Develops Testing Requirement for Future Pilot and Spark Fund Applicants
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> Testing Update: Release of Water Boiling Test Protocol 4.2.3
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> Partner Spotlight: SNV
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> BURN Announces Opening of New Factory in Kenya
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> Zurich: Gold Standard Annual Conference
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> RFA: Study and Guide for Sustainable Fuel Production, Distribution, and Use
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> SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 9: Ghana National Clean Cookstoves Conference
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> Media Highlights
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> New Alliance Partners
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> Upcoming Events
> PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: SNV 
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> SNV, a founding partner of the Alliance, saw this as an opportunity to raise global awareness on the ‘silent killer in the kitchen.’
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> WHO ESTIMATES 4.3M HAP DEATHS
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> New estimates indicate reducing air pollution could save millions of lives; pointing to the need for clean cooking technologies.
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