[Stoves] Fwd: [stove] 30 years went by quickly

[Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seifert]

Dear Roger Samson and all participants,

Thank you for your statements. Working for more than 30 years, together 
with my wife, for “appropriate solutions for the diverse household 
cooking needs” I have compiled some remarks on stove technologies for 
discussion. They are published at the website of Solar Cookers 
International: 
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/8/8f/Remarks_on_Stove_Technologies_-_Seifert_February_2016.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20160519171524

Ihope that our contributions (see also 
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Dieter_Seifert) may be helpful.

With kind regards,

Dieter



Am 18.05.2016 um 22:03 schrieb Roger Samson:
> Hi Crispin, Paul and all
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> Its unfortunate but the reality is the household cookstove movement is being driven by the "clean indoor air" agenda. Whatever happened to bottom up development, working with people to determine what their household cooking  needs are? When our agency installs a low cost, locally built, cleaner burning REAP clay brick BIOMASS stove in West Africa even the men' face light up because they see the benefit of the technology for their families.  Our clay brick stove uses less fuelwood, more fuel types, burns cleaner and is faster to cook. Its a major household energy system upgrade for that family.  The sad part is that the stove doesn't meet the standard of the clean indoor air folks who are disconnected from the reality of poverty.
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> Its just painful to watch the stove sector obsess over indoor air quality and put the lions share of the resources available on that issue.  I think there should be push back. Biomass is going to remain the main fuel source (especially  in rural areas) until all all other more important development priorities are met like hunger, health care, housing, schooling and clothing. In the LDC's its just complete  nonsense to think they are moving to liquid biofuels, gas or electricity any time soon in rural areas.
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> All those stove policy makers should spend a week in a rural household to understand  how disconnected they are from the problem. We need appropriate solutions for the diverse household cooking needs and to make incremental progress. The great leap forward is just not going to happen. It didn't work very well for Chairman Mao and its not working for the stoves community.
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> regards
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> Roger Samson
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