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Dear Friends,
Stuart Conway is directing a Trees, Water, and People funded
before and after wood use study. The study is a preliminary trial run conducted
by Patrick Flynn, Aprovecho graduate, in El Coco, El Salvador. Wood use will be
measured before and after the introduction of the Justa griddle stove with
chimney hopefully shedding light on a accurate method for in field determination
of potential fuel savings with this particular stove.
I hope that every Rocket stove project will include a good
follow up study. In my opinion, funders should insist on follow up studies. Our
field is absolutely littered with contradictory anecdotal reports but little
hard data. Let's all agree to set a scientifically valid standard for the new
wave of AT stove projects by reversing this unfortunate characteristic! THANKS
TWP!!
Best,
Dean
Patrick Flynn writes:
"Hi all,
The test has begun!!!!! Last Sunday we gave out over 6,200 pounds of
wood to 18 different families. We did not have enough wood for the last
two houses. I think that some people took advantage of us, or 'Nos
aprovecharon'. One family took away over 500 pounds of wood for two
weeks!!!! However, I am content knowing that no one should run out of wood
before the two weeks test is up. I am going to stop by unannounced one or
two times throughout the test to make sure they are not using other wood or
giving wood away to neighbors. Other than that i am going to stay clear of
the test homes until I return to weigh the wood in two weeks."
THE FAMILIES WILL THEN BE RECEIVING JUSTA STOVES
AND WHEN SETTLED IN, THE WOOD USE TEST WILL BE REDONE. RESULTS OF THIS
PRELIMINARY STUDY WILL BE FORTHCOMING TO BOTH ETHOS AND CREST.
DEAN
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