Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves

HEDON newsletter (15/03/2007)
Donna Skordili Household Energy Network HEDON

Manufacture and supply an innovative earthenware cooling system to preserve perishable foods in developing countries with arid climates.
Mohammed Bah Aba, Rolex Award 2006

IMPROVED COOK- STOVES ; YET TO BE A SUCCESS STORY.
C.V.Krishna, March 11, 2007

Review of China's National Improved Stoves Programs
Jonathan Sinton, LBL, January2005

Adam + Partner Biocoal: Improved Charcoal Production System (ICPS) and Continuous carbonization system (CCS)

The Introduction of Low-Cost Polyethylene Tube Biodigesters on Small-Scale Farms in Vietnam
Bui Xuan An* Thomas R. Preston** Frands Dolberg*** 1997, 1998

Summary
In order to evaluate polyethylene tubular digester development in Vietnam, interviews were carried out in Thuan An district and at two extension centers. Data of design parameters, gas production, economic aspects, farmers' participation, technical problems and methodologies of biogas development were collected. The technology was appealing to the rural people because of its low costs, fast payback, simplicity and positive effect on pollution. The finding pointed to the importance of farmers’ participation for technical feedback, plant maintenance, plant repair and teaching of other farmers. The dissemination of the technology needs the selection of real farmers with high fuel demands as demonstrators, the support of a credit system for the poor farmers and strengthening farmer-extension-scientist relations. Follow-up research should be focused on on-farm studies, particularly the use of the slurry.

From Richard Stanley Legacy Foundation to Steve Amodio in Burkina Faso on Presses December 14, 2006
Subject: response to your report on Burkina Faso...

Richard:Steve,
This is in response to your email sent earlier, below in which several issues are presented.

Steve: We set out to build three pressed I had designed during our initial month of talks. We were grossly inefficient in 
spending, but we produced three presses to try out in three villages.

Richard:The press you designed is clever. Thought I'd share a few other designs with you too.

1) A hinged base with a miniature ladder arrangement, the rungs of which provide a multi position pivot for the lever, from Mozambique Keith and Alberto of the SPARK association outside Maputo: Shown is Alberto with bqs in hand lever leaning against cylinder. with mini ladder welded on ot top end of cylinder. I think it hinges at base to open for briquette release.
Contact: ketoooo@fastmail.fm

The Poor one press
©Legacy Foundation Sept., 2003

Poor One Press

Is single 12 ft (3.5 meter) long lever and special eject stand. It uses the same mold set as with the mini and maxi
Bryants and like those production presses, the Poor one involved a simple batch fed operation. Unlike the production presses, the Poor One is far easier and cheaper to build. However, the Poor Man is limited to certain blends which are easy dewatered and readily release fibers to form a tight bond under relatively low pressures.

WOODGAS STOVE – A MODIFIED KEROSENE (WICK) STOVE FRAME
Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, February 19, 2007
GEO GEOECOLOGY ENERGY ORGANISATION

Method for Manufacturing Moulds for the Maputo Ceramic Stove
Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, New DawnEngineering/ProBEC, February 18, 2007

Inner Form

This method is used to make the master mould, from which other sets of outer moulds can be made to create additional moulds at a high rate.