Boiling Point 53: Technologies that really work - May 2007

Boiling Point
Issue 53 (2007) Technologies that really work

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The theme of this edition is "Technologies that really work" and we are pleased to welcome Crispin Pemberton-Pigott as theme editor. Crispin is well known to many Boiling Point readers and has worked in the fi eld of stoves for over 25 years. His editorial discusses changes that have happened within the household energy sector over the years and looks at what the future challenges could be.

This edition covers a range of energy technologies and looks at what has made them successful and used by people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. There is also a discussion around the issues needed to make a technology successful including the social, economic, marketing, environmental and political factors.

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Taking science to hearth Theme Editorial: Taking Science to Hearth by Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
Good technologies - but do they really work? Good technologies - but do they really work? by Elzabeth Bates
Rocket mud stoves in Kenya Rocket mud stoves in Kenya by Anna Ingwe
Green Power - Lighting up Rural India Green Power - Lighting up Rural India by Devyani Hari
The Biogas Programme in Vietnam The Biogas Programme in Vietnam Amazing results in poverty reduction and economic development by Bastiaan Teune
Pico hydro for cost-effective lighting Pico hydro for cost-effective lighting by Arthur Williams
Biomass Gasifier Systems for Thermal Applications Biomass Gasifier Systems for Thermal Applications in Rural Areas by Debajit Palit and Sanjay Mande
GTZ News BP53 GTZ News edited by Agnes Klingshirn
Energy News from Practical Action BP53 Pracitical Action News by Lucy Stevens
What's cooking on the solar cooker front? What's cooking on the solar cooker front? by Marlett Balmer
Getting Technologies to the market Getting Technologies to the market - the case of the Rocket Stove in Malawi by Christa Roth, Andreas Michel and Dr. Christoph Messinger
SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection: Water Quality Improvement at Household Level with Solar Energy by Christina Aristanti
A story of improving cooking stoves in a Dogon village A story of improving cooking stoves in a Dogon village, Mali, West Africa by Peeyush Sekhsaria
Micro-Gasification What it is and why it works Micro-Gasification: What it is and why it works Paul S. Anderson, Thomas B. Reed and Paul W. Wever
What's happening in household energy BP 53? HEDON news - What's happening in household energy? by HEDON