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Created on June 11, 2016

EzyStove Wood Cookstove

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Designed by Veryday, the EzyStove is a rocket-type cookstove that is shipped in spare parts and easily assembled locally.

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  • Colorado State University: Engines and Energy Conversion Lab (EECL)
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Product Description

EzyStove is a batch loaded rocket stove designed for household level use. The designers aim to improve health conditions, reduce time requirements and the environmental impacts of traditional cooking methods.

Introduction video to EzyStove is available.

Target SDGs

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Market Suggested Retail Price

$75.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Designed by Veryday and distributed in collaboration with Ezy Life Kenya.

Manufacturing/Building Method

Manufactured in China, the stoves are flat packed which reduces shipping costs for large quantities. EzyStove ships it in an unassembled condition – tightly packed five and five so that any small local workshop can put it together without the need of any advanced tools.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent

User Provision Model

Users can obtain it by purchase online on Amazon (as of August 2018, unavailable) or by contacting Ezy Life.  

Distributions to Date Status

The exact distribution to date is unknown, however, for 2012, 400,000 stove kits were planned to be shipped to Namibia and 500,000 to Uganda. By 2020, 5 million EzyStoves are expected to be distributed.

Fuel type

Biomass, wood

Chimney (yes/no)

No

Forced or passive

Passive

Pot type

Flat and round bottom

Pot capacity (L)

Unknown

Thermal efficiency (%)

28%

PM emissions (g/MJ delivered to pot)

0.62 g/MJ

CO emissions (g/MJ delivered to pot)

5.64 g/MJ

Time to boil (min/L)

27 min per 5 L

Design Specifications

Design specifications include a stainless steel and insulated combustion chamber and fuel shelf, welded steel construction, angled saucepan holders, a replaceable burning chamber with protected edges and steel frame handles. The pot capacity is 10 litres and it is a lightweight and portable design as it weighs 2.8 kgs. Its dimensions are (l/w/h): 330/330/304 mm. It is composed of modular pieces that can easily be assembled by local communities.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Instructional video available about how to use the stove (see references). For further support, contact Ezy Life and Veryday.

Replacement Components

Replaceable fuel chamber.

Lifecycle

This product has a 1-year warranty covering manufacturing defects and an estimated lifecycle of 3 years.  

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Veryday's mission is to tackle environmental, health and usability issues related to 3 stone fire cooking while promoting local entrepreneurship and jobs as it has a modular design that can be easily assembled locally.

Vetted Performance Status

Field and laboratory test proved that 40% less of CO and CO2 was produced with the EzyStove, a total of 70% less harmful gases and from 40% to 50% less wood was consumed. Full results on emissions and performance test protocols can be seen in the Global Alliance Clean Cooking Catalog.  

Safety

Guidelines provided by the manufacturer should be followed to avoid potential burns and spillovers when manipulating the stove.

Complementary Technical Systems

None.

Academic Research and References

Amaeshi, K., Okupe, A., Ismail, T. (2017). Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise, Volume 1: Africa and the Middle East. Chapter II.

Morgan, D., Robinson, A (2013). Cheaper, Faster, Lighter EcoZoom Rocket Stove. ME 493 Final Report.

Veryday. n.d. veeyday.com

Ezylife. n.d. ezylife.com

Clean Cooking Alliance – Clean Cooking Catalog: Results Report – Ezystove. n.d. www.catalag.cleancookstoves.org. Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.

EzyStove® Wood Cookstove. n.d. EzyLife.

Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) United Nations Development Programme. n.d. AAPNAM Lessons Learned and Constraints Experienced. Erc.undp.org. UNDP.

EzyStove – Wood-Fuelled Camp Cooking. Rocket Stove (Maroon) : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors. n.d. www.amazon.ca.

Veryday. 2012. EzyStove -Cooking Made Easy by Veryday. Vimeo. November 29, 2012.

Wilson, Mark. 2012. The EzyStove Improves on Man’s Greatest Invention, Fire. Fast Company, February 22, 2012.

The Industrial Designer’s Society of America. 2012. 2012 Yearbook of Design Excellence. Innovation, 2012.

 

Compliance with regulations

Unknown.

Evaluation methods

Emissions and Performance Test Protocol (EPTP)

Other Information

In 2012, EzyStove won the Design S Award and in 2013, it was finalist in Swedish Grand Design Awards competition.

Comments from the Community

2 Comments

  1. E4C.COMMENTS says:

    Nordica MacCarty says:

    More thorough performance and safety testing are recommended, even a simple WBT without emissions and safety evaluation should be conducted to report important metrics such as thermal efficiency and safety score. The stove design looks unstable and likely has a high surface temperature which should be noted in decision-making and would become apparent through evaluation. Also, please be more specific about the fuel supply and preparation.

  2. E4C.COMMENTS says:

    Craig Fairbaugh says:

    Thank you very much for the feedback. I have included WBT information performed by Approvecho as well as a link in design specifications that throughly discusses the variety of dry biomass appropriate for use in micro gasifier stoves. Regarding safety of the stove and stability, I have not come across any information suggesting this. I have attached a link to a recent 2016 case study in which 11,000 stoves were distributed in Deganga, India (in the snapshot section). This intervention has also seen a successful charcoal buyback program and I have included a sentence about economic opportunity that the stove can provide.

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