Would anyone out there help turn coffee husks into some useful renewable energy source in Karagwe, Tanzania?
Joseph Sekiku, Eden Centre for Appropriate Technology, Tanzania, August 31, 2007

Heap of Husks on Fire

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Greetings. I am called Joseph Sekiku, working with the Eden Centre for Appropriate Technology (www.ecat-fadeco.org). I am confronted by a desire to find solution to waste that could be turned into useful stuff (energy) here.

GTZ Probec Protos Stove Tests Tanzania
Christa Roth, GTZ Probec, September 26, 2006

To give feedback on the Bosch-Siemens PROTOS plant oil stove when using Jatropha oil:

To give feedback on the Bosch-Siemens PROTOS plant oil stove when using Jatropha oil:
The long term test of the Jatropha oil being used in the BSH stove is currently under way in Tanzania in cooperation with GTZ-ProBEC. Preliminary tests are giving very positive results, even though with Jatropha oil being produced on small scale. Purity of the oil seems to play a crucial role, but we will be able to tell more early 2007.
The stove is designed for using straight plant oils, no need to convert them into Biodiesel. However, Biodiesel can also be used.

Tanzania: Jatropha now becomes national project
The Arusha Times, Issue 00414, April 8 - 14, 2006 issn 0856 - 9135