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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Samantha</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I found this article on "Cocina Mejorada, or "Improved
Cook Stove":</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://theadventuresofbenjaminandlibby.blogspot.ca/2007/06/day-272-cocina-mejorada-what.html"><FONT
face=Arial>http://theadventuresofbenjaminandlibby.blogspot.ca/2007/06/day-272-cocina-mejorada-what.html</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I don't think that a TLUD stove would work there, for the
simple reason that the existing stove seems to be BOTH a cook stove AND a
heating stove. Additionally, the TLUD may not be able to perform the
cooking tasks that the people want done. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>However, some other, or "More Improved Cook Stove" may be
able to do both jobs better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As an alternative, perhaps they should have 2 stoves...
their standard "cooking and heating stove", and a TLUD stove, that they use for
some specific tasks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is one thing to come up with a stove that looks better
on paper and in the lab, but a "truly improved stove system" does a better job
of doing what the Customer wants done.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Kevin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:SAYoung@sandiegozoo.org"><FONT
face=Arial>SAYoung@sandiegozoo.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org"><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:11 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: [Stoves] Improved Stoves</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> Hello sirs!
<BR>> <BR>> My name is Samantha and I work for the San Diego Zoo Institute
for<BR>> Conservation Research, in Conservation Education. For about 2.5
years, I've<BR>> been working on a community-based conservation project in
rural northwestern<BR>> Peru (Lambayeque region, specifically out of the town
of Batan Grande), in<BR>> support of an Andean bear conservation project. I
heard about your Improved<BR>> Stoves project from the article in
Conservation Magazine. <BR>> <BR>> One of our interests lies in reducing
the amount of firewood used by locals<BR>> for cooking. We are exploring a
fuel efficient stove popular in Peru, called<BR>> a Cocina Mejorada. It is
somewhat easy to make and from locally available<BR>> materials. However, as
I understand it, it only reduces the amount of<BR>> firewood by about half,
but still requires wood. I am definitely interested<BR>> in exploring TLUD
stoves and the like that use different types of biomass<BR>> (lots of corn
and cows in the area), but I have zero experience in<BR>> engineering or
stove design. <BR>> <BR>> I'd love to learn more about what you've
done, especially Stove Camp. Are<BR>> you at all interested (or do you know
someone who is interested) in training<BR>> locals in Peru to build and use
these types of stoves? <BR>> <BR>> Thanks for your insight! <BR>>
<BR>> Cheers,<BR>> Samantha<BR>> ---<BR>> Samantha Young, MS<BR>>
Conservation Education<BR>> San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation
Research<BR>> 760-747-8702 ext. 5758<BR>> </FONT><A
href="mailto:SAYoung@sandiegozoo.org"><FONT
face=Arial>SAYoung@sandiegozoo.org</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>> <BR>>
"I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they
liked<BR>> it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we
do." --John<BR>> Muir<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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