[Stoves] brush fires

[Cookswell Jikos]

Hi [again] Kirk,

I happened to read your email on the stoves list as I was reading this
(short exscript below and link)

''Is it worth the challenge to find ways to utilize biomass? Yes, there are
millions of acres of federally managed forests (including shrublands)
containing millions of tons of excess forest fuels that need to be disposed
of in order to achieve our DFC or improve forest health. The easy way out
of this problem is to slash and burn the biomass, wasting perfectly good
energy and adding to smoke emissions to the atmosphere or, the biomass can
be turned into electricity or transportation fuels that will help the
country become less dependent of fossil fuels and foreign oil. It may be
worth the effort to meet the challenge.''

http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/Woody_Biomass/documents/biomass_deskguide.pdf


So not only could it potentially be profitable, but maybe even the United
States Govt. will even subsidize it!
http://lacrossetribune.com/usda-announces-incentives-to-establish-biomass-crops/article_335f31a9-4dfb-5f1a-ba9d-45de7019f4e3.html


But the devil is of course in the details - the arguments on how to define
sustainably produced biomass are hot ;)
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-define-biomass-sustainability-1.18058



Kind regards and I hope these links are of interest,

Teddy



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On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <
crispinpigott at outlook.com> wrote:

> Dear Kirk and All
>
> In most countries where charcoal briquettes are made, there is a
> well-established market for charcoal and charcoal fines, which sell for
> typically 2/3 of the price of lump charcoal, let's say at a 40% discount.
>
> The idea of charring waste on the forest floor is a good one.
>
> In South Africa, trees and debris that remain after a forest fire (only
> trees that will not survive - lots do) are harvested and charcoaled in
> Quonset hut-style 'luggable' kilns. They set up for about a year and are
> then moved.
>
> The charcoaling of 'slash' instead of burning it after tree crop rotations
> is applicable as well.
>
> Regards
> Crispin
>
>
> Anand and All,
>
> This is an impressive idea, processing the material on site and producing a
> usable char.  The char can then be used to make briquettes, perhaps even
> funneled into existing briquette making facilities.  Perhaps the quality
> would be good enough to use for making filters, carbon fibers, or other
> products.  It could also be sequestered on site by spreading it on the
> ground.  Transportation would be easier for the concentrated char than the
> loose or chipped brush.
>
> Thank You Anand,
>
> Kirk
>
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