Dear Ron > Anything more on wood prices in town would be helpful. And for anything in large quantities. > Any data on the main cooking fuels if not char? Propane, electricity, etc. Much wood?
The study just finished is being compiled. Early indications are that a rough split of 40% cooking primarily with wood, 40% cooking primarily with (subsidised) LPG, 20% with kerosene and electricity. Of the 40% using LPG, 70% are using wood to heat water. Of the 40% using wood, over 70% are using LPG to some extent, even in places quite far from a supply. It means about 70 of the whole population is using wood for heating water, with a smaller fraction using it more and more as income decreases. Cecil says kitchens are becoming divided into a clean portion with wood and dirty pots, and a clean side with LPG and clean pots. There is an opportunity in the market for water-heating-only devices which are highly suited to TLUD powering because the task is fixed and predictable, plus it operates at full power all the time. Think of it as a biomass-powered kettle. Regards Crispin _______________________________________________ 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://stoves.bioenergylists.org/
