"Woodgas Pyroneers" (left to right) Paal B. Wendelbo, Dr. Thomas B. Reed, and Dr. Paul S. Anderson. Wendelbo and Reed are credited with independently creating the first TLUD devices in our modern period. They met only once when they were honored at the 2011 Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) Forum in Lima, Peru for their “significant contributions to the development of top-lit updraft gasifier stove technology.” Anderson is the developer of the award-winning Champion TLUD cookstove.

Daniel Velasquez (L) and Reny Colmerares (R) at a conference/workshop in Venezuela. In this photograph, they are holding a FabStove (biomass pellet cookstove), a jar of pellet charcoal, and a bag of biomass pellets (fuel for the cookstove).

Champion TLUD Cookstove

Cooking in India with a Champion TLUD Cookstove

FabStove (biomass pellet cookstove) from Ekasi Energy

RoCC Kiln (4-foot diameter), fabricated and utilized in California, USA

RoCC Kiln (standard barrel size), fabricated and utilized in Kenya

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