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Page of James RobinsonHi, having been interested in household energy issues for a number of years I am now working for Eco Ltd in London. Having initially trained as an Aeronautical Engineer (MEng Bristol UK) I worked in the electricity industry for four years on both renewable and fossil fuel power generation. In 2004 I returned to University for an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems (Loughborough UK) and as part of my studies went to Malawi in Southern Africa to assess a new cookstove design. More recently I have been in Sri Lanka on a voluntary basis working on micro-hydro schemes.I'm now working for Eco Ltd where amongst other things I'm the moderator for CarbonSIG [top] [end]Cookstoves in MalawiThe project involved a technical and socio-economic assessment of a prototype ethanol cook stove that utilises a novel design to heat and then vaporise ethanol in a safe and controlled manner. The stove was evaluated against an improved ceramic charcoal stove with both units undergoing field, safety, water boiling and controlled cook tests. As part of this work a Gel Fuel stove also underwent laboratory testing and the results are in the report appendix. During the project I was supervised by Eco Ltd who also part funded the research along with GTZ, Bluwave Ltd and the RAEng. Download the report here (1,056 KB)Bluwave, the stove manufacturer, is currently working on a revised design and alternative manufacturing methods. They have also applied the same technology to an industrial boiler, which is due for installation in a tobacco processing plant in Malawi. They are currently looking for help in progressing the stove project and can be contacted at marko@... [top] [end]Micro Hydro in Sri LankaI spent four months helping in the design, build and installation of two off-grid micro hydro schemes in remote rural villages in the Kegalle district of Sri Lanka. The schemes typically provide a basic electricity supply to each household (150-250Watts) which is used for lighting (5-10 Watt energy efficient bulbs) as well as other equipment such as TV’s, telephones, battery charging, water pumps etc. I was volunteering with HEDO (Human and Environmental Development Organisation), a local small-scale NGO, who were developing these schemes as part of a UNDP small grants programme for Operations to Promote Tropical Rainforests (SGP-PTF)User:James Robinson 17 April 2007 | |
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