Publications & Reports

Stove Design | Performance and Evaluation | Emissions Testing | Regional Reports

• Assessing Cook Stove Performance: Field and Lab Studies of Three Rocket Stoves Comparing the Open Fire and Traditional Stoves in Tamil Nadu, India on Measures of Time to Cook, Fuel Use, Total Emissions, and Indoor Air Pollution
  Nordica MacCarty, January, 2008

 

• Institutional Barrel Stoves in Northern Uganda: Theory vs. Reality
  Damon Ogle, March, 2007

 

• Darfur Humanitarian Stove Project Assessment Report
  Daniel Wolf and Mathew Langol Aprovecho Research Centre and International Lifeline Fund, January 2006
• El Diseño de Estufas Mejoradas para Calefacción por Dean Still, Centro de Investigación Aprovecho y la Fundación Shell, (Ponencia al ETHOS 2005)
• Development of Tobacco Rocket Barn for Small Holder Farmers in Malawi: A collaboration of ProBEC/GTZ, Limbe Leaf and Aprovecho, Peter Scott January 2006
• Institutional Stoves in Southern Africa: Malawi Report 2005, Peter Scott, Aprovecho for GTZ/Probec North, October 2005
• Improved Stoves Project, Rosso, Mauritania Aprovecho/Sunsmiles Training for EPA/Peace Corps. Slide Show By Dr. Mouhsine Serrar, Sunsmiles, Sept 24- Oct 6, 2005
• New Rocket Stove Design from Uganda: HHRS Quickie, Peter Scott, July 2005
• Uganda, How to Build the Improved Household Stoves: A construction guide for the Rocket - Lorena and Shielded Fire Stoves, Energy Advisory Project, GTZ, Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Peter Scott, July 2005
• Rocket Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa, Peter Scott and Jayme Vineyard, Aprovecho, October 2004 (9 reports)
  
• A Visit to GIRA in Patzcuaro, Mexico, May 2004
  
• Lesotho: Nokoko Household Stove and Bread Oven, Peter Scott, Aprovecho/GTZ, November 2003
  
• Lesotho: Nkokonono StovePeter Scott, Aprovecho/PROBEC, October 2003
• Introduction of Rocket Stove Cooking Devices in Uganda, Peter Scott, Aprovecho, Kampala, September 2003 1.4 MB pdf
  
• New Lorena Stove Design in Mexico, Dean Still, Jeremy Foster March 2003
  
• Guia para construir estufa justa (pdf 1200 kb)
  
• Mantenimiento Ecofogon o Justa (pdf 200 kb)
  
• Prototype Ecuadorian Earthen Stove (June 17, 2002)
  
• South Africa Two Sunken Pot Rocket Stove With Oven, (June 6, 2002)
  
• Rocket Style Uganda Stove (April 27, 2002)
  
• Wood Fired Cacao Dryer in Nicaragua (March 4, 2002)
  
• HELPS International Rocket Stove (March 2002)
  

How to Build an Insitutional Barrel Stove

A multi-part video with step by step instructions for building an institutionally sized rocket stove made from metal barrels. DVD's are availble upon request.

How to Build a VITA Stove

A short video available for viewing or downloading describing the steps for building a small single pot VITA stove. The VITA stove is inexpensive to construct and seems suitable for outdoor cooking in refugee situations.

 

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