[Stoves] Terms of Reference for R&D and innovation consultant - DEADLINE EXTENDED

[Bibhu Prasad Mohanty]

It would be nice capture or collect maximum possible information on different models and analyse
Regards
Bibhu


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On Sat 4 Apr, 2015 3:25 AM IST Ranyee Chiang wrote:

>Dear all,
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>We have extended the deadline for the Terms of Reference below from April 4 to April 13.  I hope this will provide more time for you to help spread the word about this opportunity and to develop your proposals if you are interested.
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>Best regards,
>Ranyee
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>From: Ranyee Chiang
>Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 10:01 AM
>Subject: Terms of Reference for R&D and innovation consultant
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>Dear colleague,
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>The Global Alliance has released a Terms of reference for a research and development (R&D) and innovation consultant.  Please help us to share this information with organizations that you think would be interested in this opportunity.
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>Best regards,
>Ranyee
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>Terms of Reference:
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>Many organizations have worked for decades on stove design, however it has been an ongoing challenge to develop high-performing products that satisfy user preferences and that are available at an affordable price.  This can be attributed to several factors:
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>  *   Lessons from research and development (R&D) groups have not been well disseminated to enterprises producing stoves, and R&D groups don't always have user-centered design expertise.
>  *   Design organizations who run workshops or work with stove enterprises are not building off the full R&D knowledge base, which limits what can be achieved in the design process, especially with a challenging engineering problem like burning solid fuels.
>  *   Enterprises have expressed interest in improving their technologies, but have limited expertise and resources to devote to R&D.
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>The Alliance's goal is to help our partners innovate to improve the performance of their technologies by bringing R&D groups, design organizations and enterprises together, with users at the center, to leverage their individual strengths and expertise.  This Terms of Reference (TOR) is for a consultant or firm to integrate results from ongoing R&D projects, work one-on-one with three (3) enterprises to innovate on their product lines, and lead two (2) regional workshops where multiple entrepreneurs can benefit.
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>Submit proposals to Ranyee Chiang, Director of Standards, Technology and Fuels (rchiang at cleancookstoves.or<mailto:rchiang at cleancookstoves.or>g) by April 13, 2015.
>Full information and instructions:
>http://cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/96.html
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>[Global_Aliance_Clean_Cookstoves_blue_v23]<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/>
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>Ranyee Chiang, Ph.D.
>Director of Standards, Technology and Fuels
>www.cleancookstoves.org<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/>
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