[Stoves] Story about a successful TLUD in Indonesia

[Dean Still]

Hi Ron,

We have also gotten positive feedback about using TLUDs. In my opinion,
folks seem to like the batch fed stoves, like coal, charcoal, liquid, and
gas that don't need constant tending. They may not like a TLUD if it burns
the rice, etc. with inadequate turn down. Propane stoves, and other stoves,
can have too low high power for making good tortillas.

Best,

Dean

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Ronal W. Larson <rongretlarson at comcast.net>
wrote:

> List:  cc Prof. Nurhuda and Camilla Fulland
>
> 1.  This is to encourage all stovers to read the nice story about the
> Indonesian firm “Kopernik”, with much about Prof. Nurhuda and his TLUD
> stove, and the firm “Prime Stoves”.   I get the (free) print copy of
> “Boiling Point” (BP), but think you can get there through:
> http://www.hedon.info/BP:Latest%20Issue
> Then you have to download - but maybe first sign up.
>
> 2.  One quote (emphasis added about being the *most popular* stove - the
> first time I have seen this for a TLUD):
> * "In their search for an appropriate cookstove, Wojkowska and Nakamura
> were introduced to Professor Muhammad Nurhuda, a lecturer in theoretical
> physics at Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java. Professor Nurhuda had
> been working on the development of a top-lit uplift gasifier stove, named
> the UB.03-01 stove. This stove used up to 80% less wood than a three-stone
> cookfire and produced no smoke when burning dry fuel. Made from sheet
> metal, the stove was lightweight and easy to transport - a valuable feature
> in order to expand distribution to remote islands. The factory price of the
> stove, less than US$ 13, was far lower than imported cookstoves (in the
> range of US$ 30-50) and there was no risk of shipments being delayed in
> customs. This confluence of innovative design, fuel-efficiency, portability
> and affordability made the stove extremely attractive from a technical and
> economical viewpoint.*
>
> *The UB.03-1 stove was regularly selected as the most popular clean
> cookstove at these events. In Bojonegoro, East Java, it was voted the most
> popular product of all technologies including solar lights, water filters
> and agricultural technologies. *
>
> *A further key supply chain development came in late 2013 when Norwegian
> investment group Differ became the majority investor and distributor of
> Professor Nurhuda’s UB.03-1 cookstove.”*
>
> 3.  Most of the story was about the distribution system set up by
> Kopernik, which company can be found at:   http://www.kopernik.ngo/
>
> 4.  There is a good  bit about a firm called Prime stoves  (
> http://www.primestoves.com/team/), headed by Ms Fulland
>
> 5.   Dr.  Nurhuda and Ms. Fulland:
> Can you add anything on why the stove purchasers liked your TLUD stove
> better than others?  (time saving?  using the char?, smoke reduction?,
>  able to use small branches?, making money?, saving money?, etc?
>
> I would have liked to included an address for the founders of Kopernik (*Wojkowska
> and Nakamura) *, so hope you will see if they also wish to comment.
>
> Congratulations to all involved,  especially the Hedon publishers of BP,
> who I presume read this list some.
>
> Ron
>
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Dean Still
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Aprovecho Research Center
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