Crispin, I dont know to much about the "ingrained" pepole of the United States when it comes to harvest from the forest, but I happend to know that a lot more in Europe than Austria have had the focus for decades to utillize the forest as a source of energy as well. How Austria happend to become the master of Europe or even "World Champion" in small woodburners make me wonder where and from whom you are getting your information. Sweden and Finland has been using pellets for decades and I think the higest procentage of woodbrning stoves you will find in Norway and very efficient ones too. There are certain "advantages" to be born in the snow, you learn by doing and also failing. I dont think the idea to stop using the forest in sub saharan Africa is either a good idea or something even you can stop. The rainforest in Amazonas, yes, but the Miombo forest can be utilized in a proper and sustainable manner, no doubt about it.
To stop an acute shortage of electricity in western part of Africa you can "just" build a nuclar power plant in Niger.................... If the people of the US like to continue using fossil fuels, let it be their "problem", but please dont start to indoctrinate others to do the same mistake. Fortunately there are still people whom are able to use their knowledge and common sense when it comes to these matters a s well................. Have a nice summer! Otto > From: Crispin Pemberton-Pigott [[email protected]] > Sent: 2010-07-26 13:09:06 CEST > To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves' [[email protected]] > Subject: Re: [Stoves] New Rules May Cloud the Outlook for Biomass > > Dear Cornelio > > The 'big future for biomass in the formal sector power generation sector' > was the idea that wood is renewable so it makes sense to plant and harvest > huge areas as a sort of slow farming of energy. > > There are two problems emerging: people object to the entire idea when it > comes to actually planting and harvesting forests in the developed world, > and the energy equation is not perhaps as positive as initially hoped. > > The idea that forests should not be cut at all is pretty ingrained in the US > mental space even though the area covered by forests in the East has > increased enormously in my lifetime. That is why the deer population is so > high (and the number of crashes between them and cars). I think Dan D may > have something say about that. > > The biomass potential in the Eastern US is huge but getting it to happen is > not looking good. > > Austria seems to have achieved the right balance - I think they have two > wood fired generating stations now and they are probably the world leaders > in small wood burners, certainly on the research front. I am impressed > anyway. > > In the rest of the world a lot of people want everyone to move away from > wood for all sorts of obvious reasons and I am left wondering if perhaps > processed wood is a best available option for some time to come. There is > increasing interest in what I can call artificial charcoal from processed > biomass as a cheap and non-wood alternative for peri-urban modernizing > areas. > > What do you think?? > > Best regards > Crispin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of cornelio torrijos > Sent: Sunday, 25 July, 2010 20:50 PM > To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves > Subject: Re: [Stoves] New Rules May Cloud the Outlook for Biomass > > Hi Crispin, > > You said in this stoves forum: "Biomass still has uphills to face as a more > widely adopted fuel." > What perhaps did you mean to say? > > Isn't biomass already the mostly used fuel for cooking? > Has been and will be for decades or centuries to come? > By the poorest families? > > Cornelio > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Friends > > > > > > > > Biomass still has uphills to face as a more widely adopted fuel. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Crispin > > > > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/business/energy-environment/10biomas > > s.html > > ?_r=1 > > > > > > > > "An energy technology that has long been viewed as a clean and > > climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels is facing tough new > > regulatory hurdles that could ultimately hamper its ability to compete > > with renewable power sources like wind and solar." > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Stoves mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_listserv.repp.org > > http://stoves.bioenergylists.org > > http://info.bioenergylists.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_listserv.repp.org > http://stoves.bioenergylists.org > http://info.bioenergylists.org >
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