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<p class="MsoNormal">Several interesting articles in this issue of Green Heat News.   A main topics is 

<b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F604F">4th Wood Stove Design Challenge  

</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F604F">This is about</span><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F604F"> heating stoves, and with some electricity generation.  

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<p class="MsoNormal">       One item mentions ASAT (Aprovecho people as a separate entity).   And a Chinese stove, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Enjoy.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Paul<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Doc / Dr TLUD / Paul S. Anderson, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Exec. Dir. of Juntos Energy Solutions NFP<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Email:  <a href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">psanders@ilstu.edu</span></a>       Skype:   paultlud<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Website:   <a href="http://www.drtlud.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.drtlud.com</span></a>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Alliance for Green Heat <jackerly@forgreenheat.org>

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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 6, 2018 10:54 AM<br>

<b>To:</b> Anderson, Paul <psanders@ilstu.edu><br>

<b>Subject:</b> September wood & pellet heating news<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F604F">4th Wood Stove Design Challenge</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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 the Teams!</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">

</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These are the last three blogs in a series of 12 about each team competing in the November stove challenge.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA">

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 the teams: Wittus and German team bring the E-Stove to America</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">This German downdraft stove strives to “produce 100 watts of electricity as a mean value a day.” The stove heats water to distribute heat to other rooms and also

 comes with a large battery that is designed as a backup electricity for the home, or to augment a solar PV system.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">China has tens of millions of old stoves that need changing out with newer cleaner ones. This Chinese entrepreneur will demonstrate how a $300 dollar stove can

 help clean up rural Chinese air sheds and provide some electricity to rural homes that often experience brownouts.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 some of the heat off wood stoves. And, they are donating products like these to be given away in November at the Challenge. Thank you!</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 Safety Institute of America, Myren Labs, Schott Robax Glass, the Catalytic Hearth Coalition, the National Fireplace Institute and Testo. We could not host this event without their generous support.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 proposal</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">, on Aug. 7 appears to have a broader focus, bluntly stating that</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E"> they

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">S. 1857 was introduced in 2017 and would give an additional 3 years for manufacturers to make and sell Step 1 stoves, which are typically twice as polluting as

 Step 2 stoves. This could result in about an additional half million Step 1 stoves to be installed in airsheds and communities. Introduced in 2017, it only has one new co-sponsor in 2018. It may go to committee mark-up this month, but getting passed into law

 this year is very unlikely.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 for the stricter 2020 emission standards. But there are some laggards. Are they taking the deadline seriously or just assuming the Trump Administration will delay or water down the standards?</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">

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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">it will “leave many Alabamians without affordable options to stay warm in winters ahead.” He says the EPA gave manufacturers 5 years to complete a process than normally takes

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 billion for a stove change out fund is a good compromise between industry, air agencies and other stakeholders. This would provide a massive economic boost to the stove industry, give retailers the next three winters to sell their existing stock and get Step

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 Energy and Innovations Program in the Farm Bill. The program provides grants to start buildings on modern pellet heating systems.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 been shared with the EPA. This month we highlight the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Kb0FDno2zepi1R-AYvH6zwpLZCN2qy028VDkUMGaqKZd1KbQfnntsWyzSuNVr1bOU1e-PdRrz_5MLTr--mVnVT5N5cRkMr_ET-cFeU4G5SUUbnUg450qZdWBnsK_K4ivOEVTmHdQC_6B1mC718NR7M_VE-h_f4aCa7PM-SqfYcik3XLC9BoknDRexLuSIbFztmlPQLYziRoq4FDlYO8lujKRseBaDBC9&c=yh_JGYlzi7LFAVjVCHO6l3WbU14aFkhHLUZ-blETbRu0Pyh_bHdqzA==&ch=YSGl_nGCzP_i3BKpTbWp6WReSfBmDyNvQad51_QL8Sx59S6p0aOdQA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Vogelzang

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