Dear Ron
Thanks for your very interesting report to date on "The Big Event."
I think that one thing that could be very helpful is a Graph showing " Stove
Price" versus "Potential Customers." Clearly, if a person is earning say $1 per
day, and the stove cost $70, this would be equivalent to 70 days income. Here
in Canada, where the minimum wage is $10 per hour, or $80 per day, a stove
costing 70 days income would cost $5,600.
Or, to look at it from the other direction, "What price would a stove have to
sell for, so that 90% of the World's Population could afford to buy it"
Thanks!
Kevin
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Subject: [biochar] First report from Phnom Penh
Hi to two lists (with 6 ccs)
1. This written at end of "first" day of conference. Actually the
official first GACC day is tomorrow, but today was also the second day of
pre-conference activities.. List members active on these two lists, here (and
shown on the "to" list), who I hope will add more are Priya Karve, Paul
Anderson and Crispin Pemberton-Piggott. I missed the first day - Sunday -
returning from Siem Reap - home of Angkor Wat. This is definitely the most
impressive world heritage site I have seen or could imagine. Uniformly
impressed by the Cambodian people.
2. My overall impression is that very few attendees know much about
biochar nor char-making stoves. Of course most everyone knows something about
stoves - although I would guess that fewer than half have been involved for
more than a year or t wo Heard tonight that there are 650 registrants. Great
conference facilities; no conference registration fee and fair number of
freebie meals, coffee-break treats etc.
3. My first surprise char-making stove encounter was with Sonta Kauti, a
Zambian with "Emerging Cooking Solutions" - whose stove can be seen at
www.emerging.se. I have not yet seen the actual stove, nor yet know its
pricing - but plan more talks with Sonta
4. Next was a short encounter with Ruben Walker of "African Clean Energy"
(see http://www.ace.co.ls/), now manufacturing in Lesotho the "Philips" fan
stove developed by Paul van der Sluis (PvdS). This has been identified as
having the best performance characteristics so far tested. This was my first
chance to hold one - and it looks exceptionally well made. A surprise was the
set of 10 or 12 (?) flat ceramic liner pieces for the interior (maybe 1 cm
thick??).&nb sp; Presumably long life time - being non-metal. Ruben said one
could hold the outside of the stove after an hour of cooking -possible because
there are four concentric metal cylinders (three concentric air gaps). This
stove is not char making - but I remember hearing that PvdS regularly operates
it as a charcoal-maker. Cost in neighborhood of $70.
5. Later, at this evening's reception, Mr. Adrian Padt of "Rocket Works"
introduced himself (see http://www.rocketworks.org/ - including photo of
Adrian). This is the stove with the interesting heavy wire mesh exterior that
we discussed a few months ago - also can be held. This also looked
exceptionally well made and rugged. Cost in the neighborhood of $50. In
addition to the version seen at the site, they are now adding a door to better
control excess air.
6. I attended a day-long session put on by the World B ank and the Asian
Development Bank.- the emphasis was on country organizations in this region.
Crispin was on what I thought the best panel - on testing, etc. This is to hope
that Priya, Paul, and Crispin (and anyone else from these lists here in Phnom
Penh) will also add their early summary thoughts.
Any questions I/we can try to answer?
Ron
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