Micro-gasification: Cooking with gas from biomass - Amper
Micro-gasification: Cooking with gas from biomass - Amper
Micro-gasification: Cooking with gas from biomass - Amper
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<strong>Micro</strong>-<strong><strong>gas</strong>ification</strong>: <strong>Cooking</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>gas</strong> <strong>from</strong> dry <strong>biomass</strong><br />
A word of thanks<br />
This manual was initiated and supported by Dr. Marlis Kees, the manager of the sector<br />
programme for poverty-oriented basic energy services HERA, implemented by the<br />
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Without her and<br />
the entire HERA-team this resource on micro-<strong>gas</strong>ifiers would not exist.<br />
All text unless otherwise marked or quoted was written by Christa Roth, <strong>with</strong> contributions<br />
and technical review by Paul Anderson, PhD and Hugh McLaughlin, PhD, PE, who<br />
kindly allowed me to quote <strong>from</strong> their texts <strong>with</strong>out marking a passage as a quote. In that<br />
sense they can be seen as co-authors of Module 1.<br />
Kelpie Wilson (International Biochar Initiative) contributed the ‗bonus-track‘ on Biochar,<br />
found in the Annex.<br />
For the assistance in reviewing and giving helpful suggestions for improvements thanks<br />
go to Dr. Agnes Klingshirn, Gregor Kraft (BauerPauer), Kevin Mortimer, Nathaniel Mulcahy<br />
(WorldStove), Crispin Pemberton-Piggott (Newdawnengineering), Dr. André Seidel<br />
and Paal Wendelbo.<br />
Dr. Christoph Messinger and Stefanie Röder assisted me <strong>with</strong> their abilities to structure<br />
content and make text readable. They did a lot of work that would otherwise be the job of<br />
an editor.<br />
Thanks also go to Johanna Hartmann and Sabrina Cali for the efforts on sorting out<br />
some formatting issues, especially of the countless tables of Module 2.<br />
Unless another source is stated, all photos were taken by Christa Roth.<br />
Christa Roth, Eschborn in January 2011<br />
Please note:<br />
This manual was made possible by the tax-payers of the Federal Republic of Germany,<br />
administered by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).<br />
As such this information is not copy-righted and resides in the public domain. Text may<br />
be quoted <strong>from</strong> this manual, as long as credit is given to the source.<br />
All links were checked at the time of research for this handbook. Please note that links<br />
might change. The authors are not responsible for links becoming inactive or outdated.<br />
This handbook does not intend to favour any company or specific product. Examples are<br />
given that prove the existence and the source of a certain technology as a reference<br />
point. Any links to commercial websites are not-for-profit of the authors and by no means<br />
exhaustive. This handbook should grow and become more complete over time.<br />
So please send any useful references and links that you would recommend to be included<br />
in future updates to christa-roth@foodandfuel.info.<br />
Other suggestions for improvements are also welcome. This first edition should still be<br />
considered as ‗work-in-progress‘. Regular updates are envisaged to incorporate the<br />
changes in this dynamic field of micro-<strong><strong>gas</strong>ification</strong>.<br />
HERA – GIZ Manual <strong>Micro</strong>-<strong><strong>gas</strong>ification</strong> Version 1.01 January 2011<br />
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