http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2009/07/kirk-r-smith-why-the-rural-poor-need-propane-and-butane/ from the WASHplus Project Sat, 19 Sep 2015 07:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.4 http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2009/07/kirk-r-smith-why-the-rural-poor-need-propane-and-butane/#comment-30 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:10:47 +0000 http://iapnews.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-30 It is the cost of clearing the waterways that proves a barrier in many places to using this kind of fuel on a more than very small scale. You also have to factor in the cost of the associated requisite machinery to the financial calculation.

]]> http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2009/07/kirk-r-smith-why-the-rural-poor-need-propane-and-butane/#comment-29 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:19:26 +0000 http://iapnews.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-29 I think we should do both: Use high quality fuel (butane or propane) and build better device, thats the best way…

]]> http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2009/07/kirk-r-smith-why-the-rural-poor-need-propane-and-butane/#comment-28 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:09:39 +0000 http://iapnews.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-28 Shouldn’t we try to build better (safer) devices and feed them with usual fuel? How do you think?

]]> http://blogs.washplus.org/iaqupdates/2009/07/kirk-r-smith-why-the-rural-poor-need-propane-and-butane/#comment-27 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:08:00 +0000 http://iapnews.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-27 Another source for biofuel for the poor are the aquatic weeds that the poor areas have in their waterways. Typha is a particularly good fuel plant, and can be used many ways. Water hyacinth and lettuce can be pressure briquetted or digested into methane. As you clear the waterways of their weeds, you will improve the local water supplies. These weeds are dessication machines.

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