[Stoves] ***SPAM*** Question about Kenyan stove maker Mukuru that won the million dollar Earth Shot Prize

[K McLean]

Pat,
Please let us know what you find.  I tried researching them and found very
little.  Peter Scott should know, they are in his backyard.
Kevin

On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 1:59 PM Patricia Mcardle <solarwind1 at icloud.com>
wrote:

> This week on CNN I watched the Prince William Earth Shot awards. One of
> the winners (receiving one million UK pounds) was a company in Kenya that
> I've never heard of. It's called Mukuru clean cookstoves of Kenya.  It was
> founded in 2017 by Charlot Magayiand, who was 25 years old at the time.
> It's main donor has been billionaire Nigerian oil producer Tony Elumelu.
> Mukuru has also received a grant from Ikea.  I have tried to find
> information about the design and manufacture of the stove and any
> testing/certification that has been done, but there is nothing on the
> internet--just that Mukuru  manufacturers and sells a 'clean cookstove',
> which costs $10 and which burns pellets.
> This is from their website:  Rather than burning dangerous solid fuels,
> Mukuru Clean Stoves use processed biomass made from charcoal, wood and
> sugarcane. This burns cleaner, creating 90 percent less pollution than an
> open fire and 70 percent less than a traditional cookstove. They are
> cheaper too, costing just $10 and halving ongoing fuel costs.
> I have asked Dean Still but he’s never heard of it.  I also checked in
> with Peter Scott, He said they’re marketing a 20 year old stove design.
> Does anyone on this list serve know anything more about this very
> well-funded company?
> Thanks,
> Pat McArdle
>
>
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