Performance evaluation of improved cook stoves

What Makes People Cook with Improved Biomass Stoves? A Comparative International Review of Stove Programs

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Preferences for improved cook stoves: Evidence from rural villages in north India

a Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke Global Health Institute; Duke University; Durham, NC 27708; United States b Department of Sociology; Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; Delhi 110007; India c Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada d Nicholas School of the Environment; Duke University; Durham...

Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves

Performance of corn stoves

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of using corn burning heating appliances as an alternative to more traditional natural gas or electric heat. Two models of different sizes and outputs were purchased for the test. The appliances were operated through the winter and into the spring to evaluation their performance. The equipment was operated following the manufacture...

Distribution of improved cook stoves: analysis of field experiments using strategic niche management theory I. H. Rehman,

Close to three billion people globally and over 800 million in India are dependent on direct combustion of unprocessed solid biomass fuels in inefficient traditional mud stoves. Current cooking practices, besides causing serious health problems, are also being linked to emissions of climate change and pollution agents such as black carbon and ozone precursors. In India several initiatives have ...