[Stoves] Stoves Digest, Vol 31, Issue 34

Mon Jan 26 15:04:09 CST 2009

For those interested in small scale digesters, I would highly recommend the revised version of
David House's The Complete Biogas Handbook which has been around in the original since the 60's
http://www.completebiogas.com/
The GTZ Spanish version which Tom Miles lists in his posting is good for Latin America if one has David's since the 
"devil" is in the details with respect to digesters and the use of biogas.

tom 
tom abeles
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:33:53 -0800
> From: "Tom Miles" <tmiles at trmiles.com>
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Report from stoves conference
> To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"
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> See the anaerobic digestion list.
> http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_listserv.repp.org
> List archives are
> http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/digestion_listserv.repp.org/
> 
> List moderator is professor Paul Harris, University of Adelaide. See his
> Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/
> and Beginner's Guide to Biogas http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ Paul is
> particularly good at small scale digestion. 
> 
> There has been considerable discussion about small scale digesters in recent
> years. We have hosted the list since abut 1998.  
> 
> On the stoves website (www.bioenergylists.org) go to "Stoves" and select
> "biogas" You can find a recent manual for small scale rural biogas in
> Spanish at http://www.bioenergylists.org/taxonomy/term/175/all You will also
> find the ARTI Compact Biogas digester that has been popular in many places
> now around the world. 
>  
> Tom Miles
> www.bioenergylists.org
> www.info.bioenergylists.org
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Doug Seiler
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:48 AM
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Report from stoves conference
> 
> 
> Hi Ron, or whomever else this message is sent to,
> 
> I'm an Architect outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who has been
> developing a small-scale, easily installed biogas digester system.  I
> anticipate applicability in developed and developing countries.  I
> logged onto the Stoves-list a month or so ago, and have found it very
> interesting, as I'm looking for output devices that could burn biogas,
> or wood, based on availability.
> 
> My question is that I'd like to find a list, or group, associated with
> small scale biogas plants, similar to the stoves group.  Similarly, does
> ETHOS have any conferences, or other events, centered around digesters?
> I was a Buckminster Fuller Challenge Grant finalist (not winner) and am
> looking to get the concept into detailed development.  I'd like to base
> the system's details on real world experience.
> 
> Any ideas, or contacts, would be appreciated.
> 
> Doug Seiler 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Ron Larson
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:07 AM
> To: biochar at yahoogroups.com; stoves at listserv.repp.org
> Subject: [Stoves] Report from stoves conference
> 
> Hi all (2 lists)
> 
>     There are perhaps100 persons at the ETHOS conference.  My impression
> is that all are pleased to be here - a well managed conference..  I was
> last here about 5 years ago and have see a lot of progress in the stoves
> area.  Probably 80-90% of the attendees know about the stoves list.  Tom
> Miles has received a lot of deserved credit for his part in helping
> stoves (and biochar) progress.
> 
>     Biochar has been fairly prominent - even in the very first session
> yesterday.  But it is not the main topic of course and lots of attendees
> not up to speed on the topic yet.   My guess is that there are about 10
> persons here who are biochar list members.  Thee will be some
> demonstrations later today - and expecting charcoal-making stove demos
> by Paul Anderson and Nat Mulcahey (possibly another 6-8 demos of
> ordinary stoves??)  
> 
>     More later.  Any questions?      Ron
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> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:18:44 -0800
> From: "Tom Miles" <tmiles at trmiles.com>
> Subject: [Stoves] PCIA Bulletin #18 Available Now!
> To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"
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