by Russell Collins | Oct 31, 2016 | Progress, Related News |
Wow… October was a big month for the project. The production side was a bit slow in some ways, but in terms of overall progress, I’m really please with what we’re achieving here. I’ll itemise some of the highlights: I held a one week workshop...
by Russell Collins | Oct 14, 2016 | Progress, Related News, Uncategorized |
Himalayan Rocket Stove (HRS) Project Update – October 2016 September has been an incredibly productive month for the project, with a lot of progress on multiple fronts. I’ll step through the various aspects in bullet point: Having decided to change the plan for...
by Russell Collins | Sep 29, 2016 | Conceptual, Progress, Related News |
Burning Plastic in the Himalayas – A consideration of the options Initially when I think about burning plastic… I think of stinky black toxic smoke belching out polluting the otherwise pristine air of the Himalayas. It’s is not the image I want to have when...
by Russell Collins | Sep 18, 2016 | Conceptual, Progress |
Since clay is a readily available resource in Ladakh, and perlite is not, I’ve been exploring ways to make cost effective burn tubes using local clay mixed with various other local ingredients to make stable, long lasting insulative burn tubes. Testing at the...
by Russell Collins | Sep 11, 2016 | Conceptual, Related News |
Traditional clay stoves are a work of art, a centerpiece to a home and a feature in many old Ladakhi houses. Unfortunately they are now rarely found and even more rarely used. There is a thought experiment being conducted by Sonam Wangchuk to explore the option of...
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