[Stoves] Fw: Gasifier Coal stove

[John Davies]

Due to a glitch this message has reached Crispin before the stoves list, to 
which Crispin has already answered.
John.


 Dear Crispin,

 Thank you for the offer.   All avenues to share the detailed plan and
 operation of the stove will be welcome.

 Unfortunately, my experiences with NGO's and GO's to date have been
 negative. All seem to only be interested in biomass or other renewable
 energy sources.
 or supplying electricity and LPG of which there is already a shortage, and/
 or which the poor cannot afford.

 The stark reality is that millions of urban poor in South Africa are 
reliant
 on burning coal, which is virtually mined from under their feet, and 
remains
 the cheapest and most readily available heating fuel.  Proper combustion of
 this fuel will not only reduce the usage by up to 50%, but can eliminate 
the
 smoke pollution and carbon monoxide poisoning associated with the most
 common burning method, the use of a brazier or Mbaula as it is commonly,
 known in the townships here .( these fires in a tin are used inside the
 house for cooking and space heating ) The few that have stoves with 
chimneys
 are slightly better off, but unfortunately still produce much smoke from
 stoves that are no better than the standard stove in Mongolia.
 I am sure that the same problem exists in many other parts of the world.

 I am currently producing 6 stoves for a mini pilot project, with sponsored
 labour. this means that 2 people are learning to manufacture and operate 
the
 stove, and additional 4 will be instructed on how to operate it. But this 
is
 only a drop in a massive dam. Thousands of such projects would be needed,
 which could only be realised by sharing the details far and wide.

 As the stove can be produced using simple sheet metal techniques the
 potential of "back yard"  job creation is enormous. And if somebody is
 prepared to go into industrial production, so much the better. The stove 
has
 a duel purpose of cooking and space heating. It uses natural draft from 
it's
 chimney and any leakage will be into the stove, not out of it.

 My aim is to share the plan with as many people as possible, that many will
 benefit from it.

 Thanking you,
 John Davies




> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Crispin Pemberton-Pigott" <crispinpigott at gmail.com>
>
> Dear John
>
> I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind offer to humanity. I
> know that what you have developed has great potential to be turned into a
> commercial product, if someone would take it and run with it. 
> .................
> If it will assist, I am offering to take your idea/product (a packed bed
> gasifier) to ProBEC and see if some publicity can be given, .............