[Stoves] Recommended reading: Up in Smoke

Paul Anderson psanders at ilstu.edu
Sat Dec 10 16:32:49 CST 2016


Stovers,

I took Nikhil's advice:
> For now, please - you and all others - read Up in Smoke 
> <http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/smoke-india-perfect-cookstove>.
that link goes to:
http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/smoke-india-perfect-cookstove


  Up in Smoke


      Why India is still looking for a perfect cookstove

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar 
<http://www.caravanmagazine.in/profile/798> | 1 April 2015

The article is almost 20 months old, but it is really essential reading 
if interested in stoves in India.   Long, but worth reading.   Mentions 
some of the names we all know:   PCIA, GACC, Kirk Smith, the Karves, 
Indian national programs and stove leaders back to the 1970s, EnviroFit, 
Biolite, Oorja (of BP), Philips, LPG, and so much more.  Stories of 
adjustments and compromise.

In some ways, the stories are both energizing and disappointing. But is 
should be read.

Some great quotes can come from it.   And a "Reply Comment" by Crispin 
that correctly takes aim at the misconception that the FUELS cause the 
bad emissions.

A month back I wrote to this Listserv and Kirk Smith about his lumping 
together (as producing poor emissions) all stoves that use dry biomass 
fuels.  Kirk and I exchanged a few personal messages, and he has assured 
me that soon he will have a further comment about this issue.

In case you are wondering, natural draft TLUD micro-gasifiers never got 
mentioned in an article as recent as April 2015.  So, IMO, an update 
article will be needed in 2017, (if this message gets forwarded  to 
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar) <http://www.caravanmagazine.in/profile/798>

For details about an on-going since 2013 success story about TLUD 
cookstoves in India, see the
document at http://drtlud.com/deganga-tlud-project-2016

Paul

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