[Stoves] Celebrate! First-ever international standard for laboratory testing of cookstoves published.

[Nikhil Desai]

I can remember the joy when my writing was first published.

Whether or not it did any good to anybody, the feeling is relief,
excitement, bubbling head.

" A key learning was the need to better reflect local context and
practices, and the newly published document allows for customization in
reporting, while still maintaining harmonization in testing to compare
products. "

I wonder if experts are finally woke.

Mucho moolahs dangling on the trees.

Nikhil


http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/06-21-2018-first-ever-international-standard-for-laboratory-testing-of-cookstoves-published.html

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the
first international standard for laboratory testing
<https://www.iso.org/standard/66519.html> of cookstoves. Developed and
approved by international experts from 45 countries, the new standard
includes protocols to test and report the emissions, efficiency, safety and
durability of cookstoves in a lab setting.

"Standards play a critical role in virtually every industry, delivering
transformative impact on safety and performance," said Sally Seitz,
co-Secretariat of ISO Technical Committee 285 (ISO TC 285) and senior
program manager at the American National Standards Institute. "With the
publication of this standard, the clean cooking sector is poised to make
significant strides toward better products and ultimately, toward improved
outcomes for consumers who use them.”

The standard, which replaces an ISO International Workshop Agreement from
2012, is expected to serve as the basis for national policies and programs
on cookstoves, while also incentivizing manufacturers and developers to
improve stove quality and performance. An accompanying ISO technical report
<https://www.iso.org/standard/73935.html> that benchmarks performance to
voluntary performance targets, or tiers, and provides guidance on how to
understand and interpret lab test results was also approved by member
countries of the ISO Committee and will soon be published.

Development of the standard, which was supported by the Alliance, was
informed by learnings about the advantages and limitations of previous
protocols, as well as the latest sector research. A key learning was the
need to better reflect local context and practices, and the newly published
document allows for customization in reporting, while still maintaining
harmonization in testing to compare products.

“The cooperation and dedication of experts from around the world has
yielded the standard,” said Richard Ebong, convener of the ISO TC 285 lab
testing working group and manager of legal metrology at the Ugandan
National Bureau of Standards. “The responsibility is now with national
standards organizations and other stakeholders to carry this forward in our
countries. I shall do all that's within my powers to promote the standard.”

This voluntary document provides a framework for organizations, countries
and regions to adapt and implement the protocols, metrics, and targets
based on their priorities over the coming months and years. ISO standards
are reviewed and updated regularly, so these standards can be updated based
on future research and on the progress in the cookstove and fuel market.

ISO TC 285 also published a technical report
<https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:tr:21276:ed-1:v1:en> in May that
provides harmonized definitions to key terms and concepts used within the
sector. In addition, the ISO TC 285 has also been developing guidance on
field testing, and it is currently open for ballot at the draft
international standard phase. If approved, it is expected to reach the
final phase of development in late 2018 or early 2019.

For additional information about the lab standard and voluntary performance
targets technical report, and how they might impact your organization and
work, please review FAQs here
<http://cleancookstoves.org/resources/556.html>.



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Nikhil Desai
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*Skype: nikhildesai888*
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