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A stove to burn alcohol fuels can be very simple. It can be made relatively cheaply in countries with industries producing articles such as aluminium pots, etc.
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The main components of the burner are shown here<ref>http://www.hedon.info/BP33_EthanolStovesForMauritius?bl=y</ref>:
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Stoves fueled with alcohol (ethanol and methanol) are not widely used in households. They are mainly used in areas where such stoves and fuels have been fostered and promoted by studies and projects.
  
 
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A stove to burn alcohol fuels can be very simple. It can be made relatively cheaply in countries with industries producing articles such as aluminium pots, etc.
  
 
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The main components of the burner are shown here<ref>http://www.hedon.info/BP33_EthanolStovesForMauritius?bl=y</ref>:
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Alcohol stoves have a very clean combustion, emit no soot and negligible emissions. Cooking is very fast as heat is available instantly after ignition of the fuel.
  
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At present, ethanol stoves and fuel are consumed for household energy use in areas where they have been fostered and promoted by studies and commercial projects. The most documented ethanol stove model is the [http://stoves.projectgaia.com/page.php?page=stoverview CleanCook Stove] by CleanCook Sweden AB, which is produced in South Africa and promoted mainly by Project Gaia.
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For further advantages and disadvantes of alcohol as a fuel see also the article on<span style="color:#FF0000">[[Cooking with Ethanol and Methanol|Cooking with Ethanol and Methanol.]]</span>
  
 
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The most documented ethanol stove model is the [http://stoves.projectgaia.com/page.php?page=stoverview CleanCook Stove] by [http://cleancook.com/about-us/ CleanCook Sweden AB,] which is produced in South Africa and promoted mainly by Project Gaia.<br/>
  
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The "CleanCook" Stove is available as a single or double-burner model for households and institutions. It is made from aluminium or stainless steel. The CleanCook is a non-pressurized alcohol stove with a refillable fuel canister of a capacity of 1,2 liters.<ref name="http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/">http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/</ref> The canister contains a porous fiber that adsorbs alcohol and retains it in a manner that prevents spills, leaks, fires and explosions.<ref name="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gaia#The_CleanCook_Stove">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gaia#The_CleanCook_Stove</ref> The power output per burner is rated at 1.8 kW at maximum heat, allowing for a cooking time of 4-5 hours. It can burn ethanol and methanol.<ref name="http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/">http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/</ref>
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The "CleanCook" Stove is available as a single or double-burner model for households and institutions. It is made from aluminium or stainless steel. The CleanCook is a non-pressurized alcohol stove with a refillable fuel canister of a capacity of 1,2 liters.<ref name="http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/">http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/</ref> The canister contains a porous fiber that adsorbs alcohol and retains it in a manner that prevents spills, leaks, fires and explosions.<ref name="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gaia#The_CleanCook_Stove">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gaia#The_CleanCook_Stove</ref> The power output per burner is rated at 1.8 kW at maximum heat, allowing for a cooking time of 4-5 hours. It can burn ethanol and methanol.<ref name="http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/">http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/</ref><br/>
  
 
Up to now, 55,000 cleancook stoves have been provided, mainly in Africa.<ref name="http://cleancook.com/about-us/">http://cleancook.com/about-us/</ref>
 
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Project Gaia and Gaia Associations have achieved an excellent history of safety by employing stringent training protocols for staff and end users. The cost of the CleanCook stove models range from $57-110 USD<ref>http://www.projectgaia.com/index.php</ref>. Project Gaia employs various financing schemes including sustainable loan programs and carbon finance to deliver affordable alcohol stoves and fuel to energy poor households.<ref>http://www.hedon.info/View+Stove?itemId=8969 </ref>
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Project Gaia and its Ethiopian sister organization, Gaia Association, have lab and field tested alcohol stoves since 2005. To date, alcohol stoves have been used by households in Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Vietnam, Brazil and Haiti. Click [http://www.projectgaia.com/page.php?page=resources here] to access country study/project reports. The largest number of households using alcohol stoves is in the UNHCR refugee camps near Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia where more than 4,000<span style="color:#FF0000"></span> households rely on the CleanCook stove and ethanol fuel as their main source of energy. The UNHCR now aims to scale up to provide ethanol cookstoves and fuel to up to 27,678 households by 2017.<ref name="http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=541b5acf6da7c1b89cf4193b7&id=849ff674b0&e=da11811f02">http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=541b5acf6da7c1b89cf4193b7&id=849ff674b0&e=da11811f02</ref>
 
Project Gaia and its Ethiopian sister organization, Gaia Association, have lab and field tested alcohol stoves since 2005. To date, alcohol stoves have been used by households in Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Vietnam, Brazil and Haiti. Click [http://www.projectgaia.com/page.php?page=resources here] to access country study/project reports. The largest number of households using alcohol stoves is in the UNHCR refugee camps near Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia where more than 4,000<span style="color:#FF0000"></span> households rely on the CleanCook stove and ethanol fuel as their main source of energy. The UNHCR now aims to scale up to provide ethanol cookstoves and fuel to up to 27,678 households by 2017.<ref name="http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=541b5acf6da7c1b89cf4193b7&id=849ff674b0&e=da11811f02">http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=541b5acf6da7c1b89cf4193b7&id=849ff674b0&e=da11811f02</ref>
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Project Gaia currently leads four community-based, small-scale ethanol distillation projects in Ethiopia. Also in Brazil and Haiti microdistillery projects are being implemented. These projects aim to allow communities to produce clean cooking fuel using local feedstocks, simultaneously adding value to agricultural markets by taking advantage of co-products of the distillation process<ref>http://www.projectgaia.com/index.php</ref>.
 
Project Gaia currently leads four community-based, small-scale ethanol distillation projects in Ethiopia. Also in Brazil and Haiti microdistillery projects are being implemented. These projects aim to allow communities to produce clean cooking fuel using local feedstocks, simultaneously adding value to agricultural markets by taking advantage of co-products of the distillation process<ref>http://www.projectgaia.com/index.php</ref>.
  
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One of the pioneering efforts in use of low concentration ethanol for cooking and lighting <ref>[http://nariphaltan.org/ruralethanol.pdf Ethano fuel for rural households]</ref><ref>[http://www.nariphaltan.org/ethstove.pdf Development of low concentration ethanol stove]</ref> was done in early 2000s by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute<ref>[http://nariphaltan.org Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]</ref> in India.
  
 
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Methanol-use for cooking is still in its infancy. This is partially due to the fear of the potentially damaging health effects should the fuel be accidentally ingested. Project Gaia had a pilot study in Nigeria with Methanol (made from fossil flare gases): people were mainly satisfied with the stove, but complained that the fuel was not regularly available.<ref name="Project Gaia Nigeria Pilot Study Final Report (2008): http://www.projectgaia.com/files/NigeriaFinalPilotStudyReport.pdf">Project Gaia Nigeria Pilot Study Final Report (2008): http://www.projectgaia.com/files/NigeriaFinalPilotStudyReport.pdf</ref>
 
  
 
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*[[Cooking with Ethanol and Methanol|Cooking with Ethanol and Methanol]], article on energypedia
 
*[http://hedon.info/ HEDON Household Energy Network]: This network provides information on all aspect of ethanol as a household fuel
 
*[http://hedon.info/ HEDON Household Energy Network]: This network provides information on all aspect of ethanol as a household fuel
 
*The [http://cleancookstoves.org/technology-and-fuels/fuels/ ‘Cookstove Fuels’] section of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
 
*The [http://cleancookstoves.org/technology-and-fuels/fuels/ ‘Cookstove Fuels’] section of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
 
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Introduction

Stoves fueled with alcohol (ethanol and methanol) are not widely used in households. They are mainly used in areas where such stoves and fuels have been fostered and promoted by studies and projects.


Cooking with Alcohol Stoves

A stove to burn alcohol fuels can be very simple. It can be made relatively cheaply in countries with industries producing articles such as aluminium pots, etc.


The main components of the burner are shown here[1]:

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Alcohol stoves have a very clean combustion, emit no soot and negligible emissions. Cooking is very fast as heat is available instantly after ignition of the fuel.

For further advantages and disadvantes of alcohol as a fuel see also the article onCooking with Ethanol and Methanol.



Experiences of Cooking with Ethanol Stoves

The most documented ethanol stove model is the CleanCook Stove by CleanCook Sweden AB, which is produced in South Africa and promoted mainly by Project Gaia.

The "CleanCook" Stove is available as a single or double-burner model for households and institutions. It is made from aluminium or stainless steel. The CleanCook is a non-pressurized alcohol stove with a refillable fuel canister of a capacity of 1,2 liters.[2] The canister contains a porous fiber that adsorbs alcohol and retains it in a manner that prevents spills, leaks, fires and explosions.[3] The power output per burner is rated at 1.8 kW at maximum heat, allowing for a cooking time of 4-5 hours. It can burn ethanol and methanol.[2]

Up to now, 55,000 cleancook stoves have been provided, mainly in Africa.[4]

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Project Gaia and its Ethiopian sister organization, Gaia Association, have lab and field tested alcohol stoves since 2005. To date, alcohol stoves have been used by households in Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Vietnam, Brazil and Haiti. Click here to access country study/project reports. The largest number of households using alcohol stoves is in the UNHCR refugee camps near Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia where more than 4,000 households rely on the CleanCook stove and ethanol fuel as their main source of energy. The UNHCR now aims to scale up to provide ethanol cookstoves and fuel to up to 27,678 households by 2017.[5]

Project Gaia currently leads four community-based, small-scale ethanol distillation projects in Ethiopia. Also in Brazil and Haiti microdistillery projects are being implemented. These projects aim to allow communities to produce clean cooking fuel using local feedstocks, simultaneously adding value to agricultural markets by taking advantage of co-products of the distillation process[6].

One of the pioneering efforts in use of low concentration ethanol for cooking and lighting [7][8] was done in early 2000s by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute[9] in India.



Further Information


References

This article was originally published by GIZ HERA. It is basically based on experiences, lessons learned and information gathered by GIZ cook stove projects. You can find more information about the authors and experts of the original “Cooking Energy Compendium” in the Imprint.

  1. ↑ http://www.hedon.info/BP33_EthanolStovesForMauritius?bl=y
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://cleancook.com/productsstove-sales/
  3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gaia#The_CleanCook_Stove
  4. ↑ http://cleancook.com/about-us/
  5. ↑ http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=541b5acf6da7c1b89cf4193b7&id=849ff674b0&e=da11811f02
  6. ↑ http://www.projectgaia.com/index.php
  7. ↑ Ethano fuel for rural households
  8. ↑ Development of low concentration ethanol stove
  9. ↑ Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute



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