[Stoves] Briquette Successes in DR Congo

[Richard Stanley]

George,

What we have found is that the tech you refer to is somewhat limited  
to using paper and sawdust. It is next to impossible to make agro- 
residue briquettes with little or no paper (which will be the case  
for most rural areas) in the press described. Added steps are  
necessary for pbiodegrading the ag residues as well but one is  
rewarded with a far mroe stable and flexible resource supply  
situation and a better product, in the long run.
One big problem many have is that they start out with paper and get  
off to an easy start but then run out of paper and get stuck.

It seems to me that its better to train the producer in the real art  
of what make a briquette bind and burn WITHOUT paper first, so that  
they are well equipped to sustian themselves.  The interesting thing  
too is that paper really is not an ideal rduct for combustion. Go for  
organic ag residues, if you really want efficienty and real heat and  
aroma...

pressing on...

Richard Stanley,
Legacy Foundation
www.legacyfound.org
State of Jefferson



On May 6, 2008, at 3:54 AM, George Riegg Gambia wrote:

> hi there
>
> yes there are some fantastic mass production set-ups out there  
> producing thousands of tons per month / year. your only limitations  
> in quantity are raw materials, power availability and start-up  
> capital.
>
> however, looking at virginias blog, she most likely will be looking  
> at some kind of mechanical mass production solution. the only one i  
> found so far - although i haven't seen it - is one from new dawn  
> engineering - crispins company - in swazilandhttp:// 
> www.newdawnengineering.com/website/stove/firecube/
> i'm sure he will be happy to advise.
>
> good luck and great effort.
> george from the gambia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chaney Joel
> To: Richard Stanley ; Chaney Joel ; George Riegg Gambia ; Shuva  
> ((Gmail)) ; Jake Mueller ; Gershon Aheto-Tsegah ;kweku Forson ;  
> Steve Amodio ; scnk at wwlkad.com ; Darul-Sallam ; nichola saunders ;  
> ADETOLA AJALA ;shinaadegoke at intapserve.com ; osain odeiri ;  
> john.brogan at tdh.ch ; robaretoe at hotmail.com ; virginia at soulens.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:25 AM
> Subject: RE: Briquette Successes in DR Congo
>
>
> Hi there, Sounds exciting stuff. Re the high output production have  
> you seen these companies  http://www.biofuelz.com, http:// 
> www.shimada.co.uk/? - might give you some thoughts. Pretty high  
> power option though. What kind of output are you after? Do you want  
> a fully automated mechanised system?
>
> Joel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Stanley [mailto:rstanley at legacyfound.org]
> Sent: Sat 5/3/2008 5:42 PM
> To: Chaney Joel; George Riegg Gambia; Shuva ((Gmail)); Jake  
> Mueller; Gershon Aheto-Tsegah; kweku Forson; Steve  Amodio;  
> scnk at wwlkad.com; Darul-Sallam; nichola saunders; ADETOLA AJALA;  
> shinaadegoke at intapserve.com; osain odeiri; john.brogan at tdh.ch
> Subject: Fwd: Briquette Successes in DR Congo
>
> To all our colleagues and for the just curious about briquetting
> potential particularly in west africa...
> pls check this new start up from the DRC...
>
> Richard Stanley,
> Legacy Foundation
> www.legacyfound.org
>
>
> s
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Robert Williams <robaretoe at hotmail.com>
> > Date: May 1, 2008 10:31:22 AM PDT
> > To: Richard Stanley <rstanley at legacyfound.org>
> > Cc: <virginia at soulens.com>
> > Subject: Briquette Successes in DR Congo
> >
> > Hi Richard,
> > Just wanted to let you know that we've had some great success thus
> > far. My colleague, Virginia, is leading a project in Bukavu DRC and
> > is off to a great start. When you have a moment, have a look at her
> > blog. Make sure to scroll down the page to see all of the great
> > shots. The address is: http://soulens.wordpress.com/
> >
> > On another note, the pressure is really mounting to take this
> > technology to larger scale in Goma, DRC. The Minister of the
> > Environment when out on a limb -- at great risk to her personal
> > safety -- to uphold the ban on illegally produced charcoal coming
> > out of the Virunga NP (home to most of the remaining 700 mountain
> > gorillas). Given that 80% of the charcoal used in Goma is illegal,
> > putting the kabosh on it creates serious problems in the
> > marketplace. We need to give the people alternatives quickly. To
> > the best of your knowledge, has anyone undertaken briquette making
> > on a large scale (ie mechanized production and high output) -- a
> > briquette factory, if you will. The Goma area is ripe for such an
> > effort and I'm trying to determine how we might go about this?
> > Perhaps we could speak on the phone again and explore the
> > possibilities. If you email me your number, I'll be glad to call
> > you. My number is 303.956.3399.
> >
> > Thanks for all of your help!
> >
> > Robert Williams
> > WildlifeDirect
> >
> > Spell a grand slam in this game where word skill meets World
> > Series. Get in the game.
>
>
>
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