[Stoves] Charcoal in Chad | Modern fuel

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Friends

I was looking at the website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_charcoal_in_
chad and came across this picture:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_charcoal_in_
chad/html/8.stm

which is of a small brick clamp-kiln being fired with charcoal.  This has to
be the least efficient use of biomass energy I have ever seen.

Perhaps the caption is incorrect and the wood in the foreground is actually
the fuel.

Are there really charcoal fired brick kilns??

Regards
Crispin


-----Original Message-----
From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Hank
Sent: February 14, 2006 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] BBC NEWS | In pictures | Charcoal in Chad | Modern
fuel

Very interesting pictures, Richard.  Looks like they use a conical grate in
the charcoal cooker to heat their tea water.  See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_charcoal_in_
chad/html/10.stm

Hank in the high desert