Charcoal

CHARCOAL (how to make charcoal in a drum)

26 January 2008 - 10:24pm

The author, Gary Gilmore, explains how he designed a charcoal retort from 55 gallon drums. This is a smoke free design also the flare could be put to use.

Charcoal

Charcoal Production

Retort

AIDUGANDA: Why are these Women Carrying Stoves on their Heads? and Other Images from Uganda and Darfur

12 October 2007 - 12:12pm

Goyer

AIDUGANDA: Why are these Women Carrying Stoves on their Heads? and Other Images from Uganda and Darfur
Ken Goyer, AidUganda, October 2007

Aiduganda has been installing stoves in Uganda and Darfur. The following are links to images and videos from those activities courtesy of Ken Goyer.

Why are these Women Carrying Stoves on their Heads?

Cooking with the standard pot in Darfur

SixBricks Rocket stoves in Lira Refugee Camps

Charcoal and Fuel Videos

12 July 2007 - 5:01pm

Charcoal and Fuel Videos
YouTube July 2007

Eco-Charcoal Income-Producing Project July 17, 2006

China: Charcoal/Biomass Briquette Press

5 March 2007 - 8:31pm

China: Charcoal/Biomass Briquette Plant for Agroforestry Wastes
Anyang General, International, Anyang,Henan,P.R.C
Buty, koszulki, spodnie Dziecięce

China

Charcoal

Water Heater Tank - Charcoal Retort

10 December 2006 - 7:58pm

Gallmeier

Water Heater to Prototype Small Charcoal Retort.
Mark A. Gallmeier December 10, 2006

Water Heater Tank - Charcoal Retort

Charcoal Production: Hydrothermal carbonization at Max Planck Institute

27 September 2006 - 9:17am

Charcoal Production: Hydrothermal carbonization at Max Planck Institute
A Stroke of Genius? A New Recipe for Coal
in D-W World.DE September 2006 (See Video Link)

Hydrothermal Carbonization

Charcoal

TED Talks: Amy Smith Discusses Charcoal From Bagasse in Haiti and Corncobs in Ghana (Video or Podcast)

10 September 2006 - 12:16pm

Smith, Amy

TEDTALK: AMY SMITH
TED Technology Entertainment Design, BMW, 2006

"MIT engineer Amy Smith designs ingenious low-cost devices to tackle tough problems in developing countries. She received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2004, and was the first woman to win MIT's famed Lemelson Prize. In this talk, she explains the vision behind her inventions, which include eco-friendly charcoal and a laboratory incubator that doesn't require electricity. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 15:48)"

Initial Development of a Charcoal-Burning Rocket Stove

5 May 2006 - 4:19pm

Still

Dean Still, June, 2005

download the Insulated Rocket Stove for Charcoal pdf
Preliminary Fuel Use and Emissions Test Results:

		Wood Stove Benchmark	Charcoal Rocket (Without Skirt)	Ghana Charcoal Stove	WFP Wood Rocket (with Skirt)
Time to Boil	min	-	22	29	22
Fuel to Cook	g	850	604	675	733
Energy to Cook	kJ	15,000	23,983	26,089	12,579
CO to Cook	g	20	12	74	15
PM to Cook	mg	1500	81	85	1289