Laboratory protocols for testing of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICSs): A review of state-of-the-art and further developments

Lombardi, Francesco; Riva, Fabio; Bonamini, Giorgio; Barbieri, Jacopo; Colombo, Emanuela

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.02.005

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“…However, in both types of chulha, there is an increasing trend of higher thermal efficiency and lower consumption of wood during the three phases of WTB (cold < hot < simmering). The specific fuelwood consumption is a preferable parameter to evaluate simmering performance (Lombardi et al 2017). Five trails of WBT were carried out in the present investigation for both IMC and TMC and showed that the thermal performance of IMC was recorded higher than TMC.…”

Section: Thermal Efficiency Using Water Boiling Test (Wbt)mentioning

confidence: 69%

“…The thermal efficiency of IMC over TMC was evaluated by following the well-defined water boiling test protocol (WBT protocol version 4.1.2) (Lombardi et al 2017). While there are many other methods for testing cooking stoves used by governments and organizations around the world, the water boiling test was chosen because it has been written and continually revised by the cooperation of international experts in the field.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessment of an energy-efficient metal chulha for solid biomass fuel and evaluation of its performance

Baqir

Bharti

Kothari

et al. 2018

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The present study evaluates the performance of a newly developed improved metal chulha (IMC) over available traditional mud chulha (TMC) as an energy-efficient nonsmoking cooking appliance for the rural households. An extensive survey of 90 respondents revealed that majority of the households use firewood for cooking in energy-inefficient TMCs. The TMC emitted considerable amount of toxic component, which can adversely affect the human health on direct exposure. To overcome this problem, we have developed an IMC, which significantly reduces energy loss and cooking time compared to TMC. In this study, we have measured the level of airborne pollutants emitted from fuelwood used for cooking purpose. In addition to this, we have also studied the thermal efficiency of IMC over TMC. A major reduction in indoor pollutants viz. PM 10 (45%), PM 2.5 (73%), CO (51%), SO X (22%), NO X (36%) was recorded for IMC over the TMC. The water boiling test also indicates higher thermal efficiency during all the three phases: cold start (37%), hot start (41%) and simmering test (46%) for IMC over TMC. The fuel consumption rate (g min −1 ) was recorded 23, 16.6, 14 and 32.2, 25.1 and 20.6 for IMC and TMC, respectively. Compared with TMC, the IMC reduced specific fuelwood consumption, increased efficiencies and lower emissions of pollutants including PM 10 , PM 2.5 , NO X , SO X and CO. A social survey in the form of a questionnaire revealed that majority of households realized that IMC will be better than the TMC in terms of handling, reduced emissions, easier cooking and efficiency.

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Section: Thermal Efficiency Using Water Boiling Test (Wbt)mentioning

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Section: Thermal Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of an energy-efficient metal chulha for solid biomass fuel and evaluation of its performance

Baqir

Bharti

Kothari

et al. 2018

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…First, cleaner cookstoves are intended to reduce the amount of fuel used, requiring both baseline and post-intervention usage data. As previously stated, metrics obtained from lab testing on cleaner cookstoves historically vary significantly from actual field performance (Lombardi 2017). As such, obtaining accurate field data is important to validate the assertion that the new stove saves fuel.…”

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Weighing Decisions in Monitoring and Evaluation of Clean Cookstoves

Peiffer

Zhang

MacCarty

2019

Ethnographic Praxis

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This case study examines agency within monitoring and evaluation (M&E) schemes for international development projects. Specifically, it evaluates a sensor to measure fuel consumption of clean cookstoves as a method of maintaining accountability and soliciting data on stove performance. Despite trends of increasingly automated M&E, the decisions of choosing, analyzing, and translating outcomes and indicators are influenced by stakeholder input. Through various rapid ethnographic methods including surveys and interviews with government agencies, non-profits, and clean stove users, in addition to participant observation and focal follow of stove users in Central America and Uganda, the interactions and inputs of various agents throughout the project lifetime are assessed. Further, it is discussed that while not all actors were equitably engaged throughout the entirety of the project, sometimes as a result of misaligned goals, M&E can be leveraged as a communication mechanism between stakeholders to enable increased engagement and goal alignment.

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“…It is also interesting to underline that both ICS performed in a similar way in the field, even if the commercial model was supposed to be more efficient, based on laboratory tests. This fact gives evidence on the fact that users' behavior and practices influence the real performances of stoves in the field, thus results from laboratory tests should not be used as the only and most important parameter to select the best ICS model (Lombardi et al 2017). …”

Section: Comparison Of Improved Cookstoves (Car)mentioning

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Towards an holistic approach to energy access in humanitarian settings: the SET4food project from technology transfer to knowledge sharing

Barbieri

Leonforte

Colombo

2018

Int J Humanitarian Action

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The increasing number of displaced people in the world not only requires rapid humanitarian actions, but also attention to host communities and a holistic and long-term vision. Energy has not been really considered a major topic in people displacement, yet, resulting in negative impacts on several aspects, including food security. New solutions are required, in terms of energy planning, technology development, and adaptation, as well as decision making, sensitization, training, and support to humanitarian actors. The Sustainable Energy Technologies for food security (SET4food) project phase 1 (2014-2015) developed a number of tools to support identification, adaptation, and introduction of appropriate solutions, tested some pilot innovations in critical areas, and promoted the enhancement of humanitarian response capability in the energy sector via an extensive capacity building program. In addition, a second phase of the project (2015-2018) fostered networking and collaboration between the main actors by developing an e-sharing platform, called ENERGYCoP, including a global not-for-profit community of practices for humanitarian professionals working in the energy sector. The platform may enable the shift from traditional "technological transfer" to a more participative approach on co-design and technological cooperation activated by a knowledge sharing mechanism. This paper outlines the main challenges and the achieved results of SET4food, providing recommendations for researchers and practitioners on the way forward.

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Laboratory protocols for testing of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICSs): A review of state-of-the-art and further developments

Cited by 50 publications

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Assessment of an energy-efficient metal chulha for solid biomass fuel and evaluation of its performance

Assessment of an energy-efficient metal chulha for solid biomass fuel and evaluation of its performance

Weighing Decisions in Monitoring and Evaluation of Clean Cookstoves

Towards an holistic approach to energy access in humanitarian settings: the SET4food project from technology transfer to knowledge sharing

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