Anand... So true, to bad they have also fallen into the same trap and my post on this thread (just after yours).
Greg Manning On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Anand Karve <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear stovers, > one of the reasons for biomass burning stoves not being accepted by the > rural people in India is the fact that these devices are not used by > households in the urban areas. The urban way of life serves the rural > people as the role model. It is not the cost of the device but the fact > that biomass burning stoves are considered to be rustic, old fashioned and > a step back into the middle ages. The same is true of houses made of > bamboo, a biogas plant, or a school curriculum designed specifically to > suit the needs of the rural schools, The rural people would spend any > amount of money for things which they consider prestigeous, such as mobile > phones, motor cycles, lavish marriage ceremonies, but not on a biomass > burning improved stove. > Things may perhaps change after all the petroleum in the world is finished > and even the urban people are forced to use biomass as cooking fuel. > Yours > A.D.Karve > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 8:10 AM, David Coote <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Tom. >> >> A very useful study would be identifying at good resolution the reasons >> why small-scale CHP gasifiers fail technically and/or struggle >> commercially. Once that's clearly established suitable focus can be brought >> to bear on what is going wrong between pilot/demonstration and commercial >> phases with a view to fixing the issues. I think the same could apply to >> 2nd generation biofuels. >> >> Regards >> >> David >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>> Fra: >>> gasification-bounces@lists.**bioenergylists.org<[email protected]>[mailto: >>> gasification-bounces@**lists.bioenergylists.org<[email protected]>] >>> P? vegne af Tom Miles >>> Sendt: 28. juni 2012 03:14 >>> Til: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification' >>> Emne: Re: [Gasification] Which of the gasifiers Tom listed are meeting >>> Knoef's commercial criteria >>> >>> David, >>> >>> It looks like you have the makings of a survey. :-/ >>> >>> Harrie's criteria are good and would be difficult for most suppliers to >>> meet. We want gasifiers to be as readily installed and operated as boilers. >>> >>> We should determine what needs to be done to get more suppliers over all >>> of these hurdles. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Gasification mailing list >> >> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >> Gasification@bioenergylists.**org <[email protected]> >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >> http://lists.bioenergylists.**org/mailman/listinfo/**gasification_lists.* >> *bioenergylists.org<http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org> >> >> for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: >> http://gasifiers.**bioenergylists.org/<http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/> >> > > > > -- > *** > Dr. A.D. Karve > Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification 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/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > >
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