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Boiling Point 56: Liquid Fuels - February 2009


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Boiling Point
Front cover of Boiling Point issue 56
Issue 56 (2009) Liquid Fuels

[top] [end]Overview

In recent years there has been an increasing focus on liquid fuels for domestic use as they offer the potential of reduced indoor air pollution and a more modern, user-friendly experience. Fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene (paraffin) are already extensively used in many developing countries but barriers to their wider dissemination exist, with the recent oil price fluctuations making them increasingly unaffordable to many, together with ongoing safety concerns.

Lately, other types of liquid fuels have risen up the agenda – namely biofuels. Headlines and policies have been dominated by their use as a transport fuel in the North, with the option of domestic consumption in developing countries rarely being mentioned. Potentially offering lower greenhouse gas emissions and greater benefits to local economies, much more information is needed on the measured impacts of fuel alcohols and plant oils - both positive and negative.

This edition of Boiling Point focuses on Liquid Fuels in the household and seeks to draw on both new and existing knowledge in the sector to help create viable markets for these fuels. By exploring the themes common to all liquid fuels some key lessons can be learned: from the creation of sustainable supply chains; to identifying real socioeconomic impacts; through to overcoming barriers to the adoption and use of liquid fuel appliances.

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pdf file link Theme Editorial: Liquid Fuels (88 KB)
pdf file link Household energy poverty and paraffin consumption in South Africa by Glenn Truran (620 KB)
pdf file link Developing safe paraffin appliances in South Africa by Philip Lloyd (149 KB)
pdf file link Viewpoints - An interview with Professor Kirk R. Smith (156 KB)
pdf file link Options for small-scale biodiesel production to self-supply the energy needs of isolated communities in Amazonia by Javier Coello, Fernando Acosta and Jean Velásquez (295 KB)
pdf file link The Shakapopela Association - Women using biofuels for locally generated power in Zambia by Wendy Annecke (315 KB)
pdf file link Successful utilisation of indigenous bio energy resources for economic advancement in rural Maharashtra, India by Kavita Rai and Jayant Sarnaik (215 KB)
pdf file link Women and household energy in Sahelian countries - A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT from PREDAS (666 KB)
pdf file link A breath of fresh air - Protos the plant oil stove by Samuel N. Shiroff (782 KB)
pdf file link Tapping the potential of Brazil’s Proalcool movement for the household energy sector by Regina Couto and James Murren (919 KB)
pdf file link Viewpoints - An interview with Benard Muok (81 KB)
pdf file link GTZ News edited by Lisa Feldmann and Agnes Klingshirn (325 KB)
pdf file link GVEP International News edited by Georgia Berry (112 KB)
pdf file link Practical Action News edited by Lucy Stevens (383 KB)
pdf file link Toolkit: Fact finding for your business by Philip LaRocco (E+Co) and UNEP (231 KB)
pdf file link HEDON News: What’s happening in household energy? (119 KB)

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We would like to extend our thanks to Practical Action and GTZ for financial and editorial support toward this edition of Boiling Point. This issue is also kindly supported by GVEP International and CILSS/PREDAS.



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