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Richard,<br>
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Well, now we are actively seeking out avenues of funding for these
types of projects. <br>
Our partner in Germany, who also works with a foundation, is ready
to undertake a stove project in Lesotho, but the hurdle is, as
always, the same problem that always seems to crop up, which is:
guess what?<br>
: Financing. :<br>
The announcement by Clinton about the "Global Alliance" was
exciting to learn and we have contacted them (no reply yet). Our aim
is to demonstrate that by integrating Biochar-to-soils into the
"Clean Cookstoves" paradigm that we can achieve an ROI that is
"greater than the sum of the parts".<br>
I.e. in terms of <i><b>total "biomass (i.e. carbon) savings"</b></i>
-- we are looking at it from the perspective of not only "<b>fuel
use</b>" but also "<b>fuel re-growth</b>". Let's say that even if
a gasifier (i.e. "biochar-producing") stove does require 20% more
fuel, if it produces a Biochar product that, if integrated into a
composting and bio-waste recycling system, ultimately produces 30%
more biomass from the surrounding environment because of the
regeneration of soils and improved agriculture and forest
regeneration, then this stove type [biochar-producing gasifier]<i><b>
can be justified</b></i>.<br>
This is 'big picture' thinking that we are trying to apply, but we
do want to prove that it will work (or not) in a real-world setting.<br>
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Lloyd Helferty, Engineering Technologist<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"> Principal, Biochar Consulting (Canada)
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President, Co-founder & CBI Liaison, Biochar-Ontario
Advisory Committee Member, IBI
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<div>Thanks for the contacts...
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<div>Will look into them. </div>
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<div>Lloyd, we have never funded such parties, unless by funded
you mean offered ideas or consulted with but that was as
mutual an exchange as is experienced on this list serve..</div>
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<div>Aluta continua,</div>
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