LeRoy,
Seems like you want to send your request to BEST?
FYI,
BEST-L mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
BEST,
______________________________________
Crockett, Leroy - Lake Wales, FL wrote:
> Does anyone know a way to get a copy of the design for the system used
> in Nepal?
> Thanks
>
> LeRoy Crockett
>
> RC&D Coordinator
> 343 West Central Ave. #1
> Lake Wales, FL 33853
>
> Ph: (863)678-0523 Of
> Ph: (863)538-4568 mb
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bioenergy and Sustainable Technology Society
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr. Ann C. Wilkie
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:48 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: NEPAL: Biogas technology beginning to make its mark
>
> NEPAL: Biogas technology beginning to make its mark.
> The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), UN Office for the
> Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 6 December 2007.
>
> "KATHMANDU, 6 December 2007 (IRIN) - Over six million tonnes of carbon
> emissions could be avoided in the next five years by Nepal through
> large-scale use of biogas, according to climate change experts.
>
> In Nepal, biogas systems are circular pits filled with cow dung.
> Constructed near to people's homes, the gas they produce is piped to
> where the cooking is done.
>
> Biogas systems were first introduced in Nepal in the late 1950s and
> thousands of families now use them.
>
> The carbon emissions thus saved in Nepal may be small in comparison to
> global emissions, but this is an example of how poor countries like
> Nepal can help combat global warming.
>
> Every biogas system in Nepal avoids nearly 7.5 tonnes of carbon
> emissions per year. Poor Nepalese farmers and low-income rural families
> use the systems most. Today, Nepal has the world's highest number of
> biogas systems per capita, outnumbering China and India."
>
> http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75719
>
> --
> **********************************************************************
> Dr. Ann C. Wilkie Tel: (352)392-8699
> Soil and Water Science Department Fax: (352)392-7008
> University of Florida-IFAS
> P.O. Box 110960 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Gainesville, FL 32611-0960
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Campus location: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (Bldg. 246).
> http://campusmap.ufl.edu/
> ______________________________________________________________________
> BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Society
> http://grove.ufl.edu/~bests/
>
> **********************************************************************
>
--
**********************************************************************
Dr. Ann C. Wilkie Tel: (352)392-8699
Soil and Water Science Department Fax: (352)392-7008
University of Florida-IFAS
P.O. Box 110960 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Gainesville, FL 32611-0960
______________________________________________________________________
Campus location: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (Bldg. 246).
http://campusmap.ufl.edu/
______________________________________________________________________
BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Society
http://grove.ufl.edu/~bests/
**********************************************************************
|