A lack of access to clean energy and use of traditional cooking systems have severe
negative effects on health, especially among women and children, and on the environment …

The global increase in population coupled with poor access to clean energy has set
pressure on solid fuel use. Through this, about one-third of the world's population currently …

In recent years, the urgent necessity and tremendous opportunity to accelerate the transition
to a low-carbon competitive economy has resulted in growth of long-term targets for …

Ever since humans learned to harness power from sources other than what their own
muscles could provide, several important changes have occurred in the way in which …

Gasification of waste biomass can offer a cleaner and renewable alternative to wood and
fossil fuel-based cooking systems. However, field evaluations of biomass gasifiers for …

This paper presents a holistic approach to promote bioenergy in India by designing a
conceptual framework that combines resource, technology and market. The proposed …

A novel design of a hybrid draft biomass cook stove was proposed, constructed and tested
for 54 combinations of five important parameters viz. Inlet area ratio, Fuel surface to volume …

The importance of renewable energy technologies was presented with focus on biomass
energy as the favorable renewable energy option for rural communities. Agricultural and …

Cookstove researchers are paying more attention to the improvement in the combustion
performance of a biomass cookstove, which requires an understanding of the effects of …

The paper presents results of a study conducted to identify and modify the prevalent
traditional multipot cookstoves in rural areas of Maharashtra, India. The flaws in the existing …