Date: May 03, 2007 at 16:09:31
From: BSH Protos Team, [149.226.255.200]
Subject: Re: Pflanzenölkocher

Rhanie, Haben Sie was dagegen wenn ich ihre Fragen auf Englisch beantworte? Deutsch lesen geht viel schneller für mich als schreiben. Hast du eine Kontaktadresse auf den Phils. für mich? Our partners in the Philipines are Leyte State University www.lsu-visca.edu.ph Wie wird der Kocher von der Bevölkerung angenommen? For both of our current tests in the Philippines and Tanzania we are having generally overall quite positive results. A few complain about the cleaning or the noise - but the vast majority are quite pleased with the cooker. We are working hard to make progress on those areas where we have been told improvement is a must - specifically the noise level and the pre-heating. Progress is being made on both fronts. Wie ich hörte waren letztes Jahr die Leute noch nicht so richtig begeistert davon, Hauptgrund war wohl die Zuverlässigkeit und die Treibstoffkosten. At the end of the day, if plant oil is not cheaper than the alternatives than our product is not competitive. If a government is subsidizing kerosene, plant oils will need a subsidy to compete. This may be possible because ultimately it is more logical to subsdize locally produced oil that also creates jobs than to spend Foreign exchange to import and then distort the market (massively increase demand) for kerosene. Wird der Kocher immer noch mit Alkohol gestartet? In theory the stove can be started with anything that allows it to achieve the inital starting temperature above 250 degrees. We are working on a method to use the plant-oil itself with some tissue paper or cotton. Initial tests indicate this is possible and naturally this will dramatically improve the operating costs of the stove. However, at present, the cleanest source for pre-heating is alcohol. Regards, Sam