Thanks for that Crispin: Actually, we are trying to stay under the radar to see first if it takes and how it will take and whom it will be take up by. Then can we happily tell others how it was taken up or not, and if so, that there is an equipment and training resource in Guatemala for them.
Indications are very good thus far. After only one day demonstration visit to Sacapulas (about 7 hrs north of Guatemala çity) with our counterpart organization, we returned to Obamland to receive photos of three different types of presses being constructed and briquettes of so e sort being banged out. The manuals are being translated into Espanol as we write and all this is happening about two weeks before actual training begins. We can thank our counterpart organization for this. There are some really amazing fellow citisens of or shared planet down there! Sure there are lots of technical and procedural fine points to be made but the energy going into it is really positive. The trick will not be a technical hurdle or even a resource source hurdle there: Its going to be all about defining real need /cultural acceptance and empowerment of groups whom are not used to being empowered --and how that all will work within the culture--long after the donor cameras have left the scene. I wanted to also mention that technically one of the big challenges it to devise a simple grinder chopper device that will work for their resources. We have developed a thresher masher chopper in Uganda and it works there and in Tanzania but it is tricky to make and abit finicky to operate. Lee Hite of Engineers without Borders (professional chapter) in Cincinatti developed a bio chop and bio grind device (see http://home.fuse.net/engineering/) which gets pretty close . I have managed to combine both the chopping and grinding into one device for trials in Guatemala and am hauling it down for their own test and adaptation. Will revert results to you all again once we have all assessed it, in practice. Adios, amigos. Hasta en el proxima mez. Richard Stanley On Mar 29, 2012, at 10:52 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote: Dear Friends Richard Stanley’s Legacy Foundation gets a mention by Chad Lipton in a recent announcement about the Global Energy Challenge. Chad runs a section of National Geographic that has about 6 prizes per year relating to energy. He is based in Washington. I included his email address below as he invites responses. You can see more on the first link below but I was unable to find a specific reference to the Legacy Foundation there. Congratulations on your recognition, Richard! Regards Crispin ++++++ EnergyInitiative, NG [email protected] (Chad Lipton) We’re pleased to share this update on National Geographic’s Energy Initiative, The Great Energy Challenge (GEC). Our online hub highlights the progress we have made to educate and engage the larger community on today’s energy challenges. http://greatenergychallenge.com/ The GEC has funded its next three grant agreements. Frontier Markets is bringing clean energy products and services to rural households in India by creating solar mobile charging kiosks placed in key areas to engage thousands of rural households. The kiosks offer access to viable products for households to save money, earn income, and improve their standard of living. http://www.frontiermkts.com/ EGG-energy packages electricity in a set of small, rechargeable and fully recyclable batteries that are rented to customers for an annual membership fee. Each battery meets customers' needs for approximately 5 nights, saves them over 50% on yearly non-heat energy expenditures, and eliminates the need to use kerosene for lighting. EGG-Energy provides clients in Tanzania with basic appliances, and the installation of their home electric system. http://egg-energy.com/ Legacy Foundation is combatting deforestation in Guatemala by helping to substitute fuel wood and charcoal consumption with hollow core biomass briquettes. The project will establish a self-sustaining, income-generating network of biomass briquette producers, trainers and equipment suppliers in Guatemala. Due to technical simplicity and economic viability, fuel briquettes are likely to outcompete existing fuel wood supply, which accounts for more than half of Guatemala’s deforestation burden. http://www.legacyfound.org/ _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] 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/
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