Just watched Art's video. Brilliantly done and well thought out project. I know Art and his team do not have as much time to get the word out about what he is doing as he would like, too busy walking the walk, thanks Tom for posting this video so we can all pass it along and get the word out for him.. Honored to know Art. Excellent use of video to help people really understand the importance of all you all are doing.
Nat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Dec 18, 2010 3:00 pm Subject: Stoves Digest, Vol 4, Issue 28 Send Stoves mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Stoves digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Art's stove project in Costa Rica (Tom Miles) 2. Re: [biochar] Woodstove Biochar Fuel Cell ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:54:44 -0800 From: "Tom Miles" <[email protected]> To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'" <[email protected]> Subject: [Stoves] Art's stove project in Costa Rica Message-ID: <002e01cb9edc$aa7aa830$ff6ff8...@com> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="us-ascii" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGIVh-zMWgY ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:56:15 +0000 (UTC) From: [email protected] To: [email protected], karnask <[email protected]>, Biochar-production <[email protected]> Cc: Discussion biomass <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Woodstove Biochar Fuel Cell Message-ID: <1700873513.10886.1292694975726.javamail.r...@sz0133a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Jim: Thanks for this report. The basic idea of an upended can has appeared a few times on various lists, but I recall no one reporting the regular use as much as you below. The beauty of this approach to making char - is that every bit of the valuable pyrolysis gases are being used productively - to heat your home. I am pleased to hear that the ammo cans are holding up. They seem like a good size. Can you describe their cost and where you have found them? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "karnask" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 8:48:43 AM Subject: [biochar] Woodstove Biochar Fuel Cell I have been reading the site for a couple years now and have learned quite a bit, but I have not yet heard of anybody making biochar in their woodstoves. I fill an ammo can, 6"x12"x6", with dry wood and fill in the cracks with wood pellets. The can is placed upsidedown in a hot bed of coals and I burn it hot until it is degassed and the temperature has cooled. With thick leather gloves, the can is removed from the fire and placed on the brick hearth to cool. If it smokes at this stage it has not been degassed and still has lignocellulosic material to carbonize. I burn 1-3 of these cans in my woodstove daily producing a uniform two pounds of biochar which I post treat in my compost pile. The steel in an ammo can is of high quality because it is going strong after more than 40 burns. I cycle 3 cans. I have made hundreds of pounds of biochar with outside methods and have spent a couple thousand dollars on materials and fabrication, but with this method (stealing others' promotion): iCan HEAT MY HOME WITH FUEL FROM HEAVEN iCan IMPROVE MY SOIL iCan FEED MY FAMILY WITH THE BEST VEGETABLES iCan IMPROVE THE ATMOSPHERE AND BE CARBON NEGATIVE iCan MAKE A DIFFERENCE. This is a simple and functional way to produce biochar for the home. Try it, you'll be amazed. Remember, two pounds is two pounds times a thousand years. It adds up quickly. Jim Karnofski Ilwaco, WA [email protected] __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic ( 1 ) Recent Activity: ? New Members 1 Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups Switch to: Text-Only , Daily Digest ? Unsubscribe ? Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.bioenergylists.org/pipermail/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org/attachments/20101218/97c4071a/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address Stoves mailing list to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/ [email protected] http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org End of Stoves Digest, Vol 4, Issue 28 *************************************
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