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ASSIST: Tracking Cookstove Sales in Ghana with RapidSMS

Submitted by Erin Rasmussen on 15 December 2009 - 2:32pm

Michael Benedict, December, 2009

Toyola Energy Limited has been making efficient charcoal burning stoves, and selling theme in markets and door-to-door by Toyola “evangelists”, individuals who record each sale in a notebook and then are paid on commission. With 50,000 stoves projected to be sold this year and double that possible in 2010, the paper records are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Over the past six months Michael has been working with Toyola and E+Co, a US-based non-profit investment company investing in Toyola, to develop an SMS-based recordkeeping system for their stove sales.

Read the full article at http://thebenedict.wordpress.com

TED Talks: Amy Smith Discusses Charcoal From Bagasse in Haiti and Corncobs in Ghana (Video or Podcast)

Submitted by Tom Miles on 10 September 2006 - 12:16pm

TEDTALK: AMY SMITH
TED Technology Entertainment Design, BMW, 2006

"MIT engineer Amy Smith designs ingenious low-cost devices to tackle tough problems in developing countries. She received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2004, and was the first woman to win MIT's famed Lemelson Prize. In this talk, she explains the vision behind her inventions, which include eco-friendly charcoal and a laboratory incubator that doesn't require electricity. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 15:48)"

Gyapa Stove in Ghana

Submitted by Erin Rasmussen on 25 September 2005 - 5:31pm

EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV)

The Gyapa stove is a stove that EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) brought to Ghana with the help of the Shell Foundation and USAID.

Wood or Charcoal, which is better?

Submitted by Tom Miles on 21 December 2006 - 11:05am

Wood or charcoal - which is better?
J.D. Keita is Regional Forestry Officer at the FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana.
FAO (Unasylva 157-158)

CO/CO2 Ratio in the Charcoal Stoves Tested at Aprovecho

Submitted by Tom Miles on 24 June 2006 - 9:17am

CO/CO2 Ratio in the Charcoal Stoves Tested at Aprovecho (pdf)
Dean Still, Aprovecho Research Center, June 23, 2006

The following graph plots the levels of CO and CO2 during one test each of the charcoal burning rocket stove and Jiko-type charcoal stove from Ghana. A higher level of CO2 suggests a higher burn rate of fuel.

It can be seen that even though the CO level for the rocket drops below 10 ppm, the CO2 level remains high suggesting a high firepower continues. The Ghana charcoal stove has a lower level of CO2 with a considerably higher level of CO.

Comparing the Charcoal Burning Rocket and Jiko Stoves

Submitted by Tom Miles on 22 June 2006 - 6:04pm

Comparing the Charcoal Burning Rocket and Jiko Stoves (pdf)
Dean Still and Nordica MacCarty, Aprovecho Research Center, June 22nd, 2006

The charcoal Rocket Stove was compared to the Jiko-type charcoal stove sent from Ghana. 600 grams of Kingsford charcoal was placed in the stoves under the Aprovecho emissions hood. One test was performed on each stove for preliminary studies. The stoves are compared in the following graph for carbon monoxide emissions during a cooking task (to boil 5L of water and simmer 30 minutes).

Ghana Household Energy Project

Submitted by Tom Miles on 17 April 2006 - 8:25pm

Ghana Household Energy Project
Enterprise Works/VITA 2002-2005

Ten top tips for successful scaling up

Submitted by Tom Miles on 16 April 2006 - 12:14pm

Ten top tips for successful scaling up
Alan Brewis, Enterprise Works 2005

Practical Action Boilng Point Issue 50 2005

Field Validation of the UCB Particle Monitor

Submitted by Tom Miles on 15 April 2006 - 2:30pm

Field Validation of the UCB Particle Monitor

Zohir Chowdhury*1,2, Eduardo Castro*3, Jessica Higashiyama*1,2,

Five Stove Projects 2004

Submitted by Tom Miles on 2 April 2006 - 4:37pm

Five Stove Projects 2004, Ken Goyer, Aprovecho, October 2004

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ASSIST: Tracking Cookstove Sales in Ghana with RapidSMS

TED Talks: Amy Smith Discusses Charcoal From Bagasse in Haiti and Corncobs in Ghana (Video or Podcast)

Gyapa Stove in Ghana

Wood or Charcoal, which is better?

CO/CO2 Ratio in the Charcoal Stoves Tested at Aprovecho

Comparing the Charcoal Burning Rocket and Jiko Stoves

Ghana Household Energy Project

Ten top tips for successful scaling up

Field Validation of the UCB Particle Monitor

Five Stove Projects 2004

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