March 2, 2008

Guatemala #4: ONIL Stove

The ONIL Stove is one of the fabulous designs which addresses the alarming WHO estimation that over 3 billion people are exposed to poor indoor air quality as a result of dependence on biomass as a fuel source. From their website, the ONIL Stove:

* Reduced smoke emission's from within the dwelling by 99%,
* Increased the cooking surface height - eliminating burns and/or uncontrolled fires,
* Created a 60-70% savings in fuel consumption - allowing for a reduction in deforestation.

Photo courtesy of Mayaan Katz, Flickr.com

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