A brief summary of biofuel market activity. (DeWitt & Company, 2008; 316kb) . . . Read article
The original CleanCook stove was tested and found to be slightly underpowered and relatively high in CO emission. These problems were deemed due to the design of the pot supports, which were redesigned. The improved stove was then sent to the Aprovecho laboratory for testing. Results indicated that all these problems had been resolved. (Aprovecho Research Center, 2007; 140kb) . . . Read article
Results of a study of market development of locally-produced ethanol as a domestic cooking fuel and the Dometic CleanCook ethanol stove in Addis Ababa. The goal of the study was to promote ethanol as an efficient, clean, safe, and affordable cooking fuel with substantial health, economic, social, and environmental benefits. (Partners Consultancy and Information Services, 2007; 372kb) . . . Read article
How could the use of one liter of methanol per day per family for cooking two or three meals result in a significant volume of sales? Consider the example of the American family sedan, which may use, on average, a little over four liters of gasoline a day. How could such a small use create real volume use? Because there are so many cars. And in developing nations, there are at least 500 million families who need a better fuel for cooking. If each family used only one liter of methanol per day, it would result in a significant volume of sales. (Stokes & Crocco, 2005; 52kb) . . . Read article
In 1999 Project Gaia first took its pioneering concept to governments and development practitioners in Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The concept involved bringing alcohol-powered appliances to the developing world, powering them with ethanol and also with methanol, an alcohol produced worldwide on a vast scale from natural gas. The response we invariably received from policymakers and consumers was: “We like the stove, but how do we know there will be fuel to run it?” We learned that to prove the stove, we would have to prove the fuel, particularly its availability. In any market where we wished to introduce the stove, we would have to develop a fuel source, fuel packaging and transport, and fuel retailing—in short, a supply chain for an entirely new fuel. (Boiling Point 50, 2005; 916kb) . . . Read article
This project seeks to revolutionize the household energy economy of Nigeria and Africa by leading the way to alcohol fuels derived from currently wasted or under-used resources—both biomass and hydrocarbon resources for daily household use: cooking, refrigeration, heating, lighting, and electrical generation. (Delta State, 2004; 136kb) . . . Read article
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This project seeks to revolutionize the household energy economy of Ethiopia and Africa by leading the way to alcohol fuels derived from currently wasted or under-used resources—both biomass and hydrocarbon resources for daily household use: cooking, refrigeration, heating, lighting, and electrical generation. (Gaia Association, 2004; 96kb) . . . Read article
The best way to avoid the many problems associated with burning wood as a household fuel is to stop burning wood. Instead, wood—and biomass generallly, including waste biomass—may be used to make methanol, which is the simplest alcohol and the ideal clean-burning liquid fuel. This offers a cleaner and more efficient way to use biomass as the primary source for household energy wherever adequate quantities of biomass can be grown on a sustainable basis. (Stokes Consulting Group, 2002; 224kb) . . . Read article
Results of independent testing of the Origo® stove conducted by Chemtaur Technologies (Pty) Ltd. (2002; 12kb) . . . Read article
This report is aimed at establishing specifications for a stove that will be specially manufactured for domestic use by low-income households and determining whether methanol can become a preferred fuel for domestic cooking. (NOVA Institute, 2001; 172kb) . . . Read article
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