Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove
Prakti Design Lab
Solution Overview & Benefits
The Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove is an improved cookstove designed to efficiently use wood fuel for cooking while significantly reducing smoke emissions and fuel consumption. Featuring two burners, it allows users to cook multiple dishes simultaneously, making it practical for households in rural or low-resource settings where traditional open-fire cooking is common.
Benefits:
- Fuel Efficiency: Reduces wood consumption by up to 50%, saving time and money for users who would otherwise need to gather or buy fuel.
- Reduced Emissions: Lowers harmful smoke emissions, leading to healthier indoor air quality and reducing respiratory problems for families.
- Dual Burner: Provides two burners, increasing cooking efficiency and convenience for households by allowing multiple dishes to be prepared at once.
- Durable Design: Built with sturdy materials, the stove is designed for long-term use, ensuring it withstands frequent cooking needs.
- Environmentally Friendly: Less fuel consumption contributes to reduced deforestation and a lower carbon footprint.
- Cost Savings: Saves on fuel expenses over time, making it a cost-effective solution for families in low-resource settings.
Overall, the Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove improves cooking efficiency, reduces health risks, and supports environmental sustainability, providing a healthier and more convenient cooking experience for users.
History & Development
The Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove was developed as part of the global push for improved cookstoves aimed at addressing the health, environmental, and economic challenges associated with traditional open-fire cooking. The stove was created by Prakti Design, a social enterprise founded in 2008 with the mission of designing and producing high-efficiency cooking solutions tailored to the needs of low-income households, particularly in rural and developing regions.
The development of the Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove was inspired by the need to create a practical and user-friendly alternative to traditional biomass cooking, which contributes to significant indoor air pollution and requires large amounts of wood, leading to deforestation. The design process involved extensive field research, consultations with communities, and iterative prototyping to ensure the stove met the users' cooking habits, fuel availability, and cultural preferences.
The Prakti stove was designed to achieve fuel efficiency and emission reduction goals without sacrificing cooking performance or ease of use. The double burner feature was introduced to make cooking faster and more convenient for users, allowing them to prepare multiple dishes simultaneously. By incorporating durable materials and an easy-to-use combustion control system, Prakti aimed to produce a stove that could deliver long-term benefits in diverse environments.
Since its introduction, the Prakti Double Burner Wood Stove has been used in numerous countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where it has contributed to reduced health issues from indoor air pollution, decreased deforestation, and overall improved quality of life for families relying on biomass fuel for daily cooking.
Availability
- Publicly available: yes
- Countries where available: India, Nepal
- Price range (USD): 20 to 50
- Offered or can be licensed for local manufacture: unknown
- Countries where spare parts can be purchased: unknown
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