Agriculture
December 31, 2023
Berkeley-Darfur Stove V.14
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Potential Energy
Updated on January 10, 2024
·Created on August 27, 2015
Designed and distributed by Greenway, the Smart Stove is a rocket-type single burner that is ideal for small families of 4 to 6 people.
Greenway Smart Stove is a rocket-type, single-burner, highly efficient cookstove that burns all solid biomass fuels such as, wood, dry dung, crop waste, coconut waste, bamboo and more without any fuel processing or cutting process. Video available about the performance of the stove.
Greenway’s main offices are located in Mumbai and Bangalore, in India.
Target SDGs
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Market Suggested Retail Price
$50.00
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Greenway has a distribution network across rural India, and Gramalaya Microfinance Foundation. Also distributed via direct sales by Pollinate Energy.
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include Eco Rocket Stove, IES 60 L Cookstove, Kuniokoa Stove, Zama Zama, Gogle Energy Saving Stove, Turbococina, Prakti Single Burner Wood Stove, InStove 60-L Cookstove, HoPE LVB Energy Efficient Stoves, EzyStove Wood Cookstove, Envirofit M-5000, EcoZoom Jet, BioLite HomeStove, Berkeley-Darfur Stove V.14, and EcoZoom Dura.
Manufacturing/Building Method
Mass produced in India.
Intellectural Property Type
Patent
User Provision Model
This product can be purchased on Greenway's website by sending a request, or through direct sales in rural and semi-urban India through their distribution network. Greenway provides a Payment Plan that combines mobile technology and field presence to provide its stoves on easy to pay, interest-free instalments. Users can also buy the product on Amazon.
Distributions to Date Status
Unknown.
Fuel type
Biomass, wood, agricultural bi-products
Chimney (yes/no)
No
Forced or passive
Passive
Pot type
Flat and round bottom
Pot capacity (L)
Unknown
Thermal efficiency (%)
Unknown
PM emissions (g/MJ delivered to pot)
Unknown
CO emissions (g/MJ delivered to pot)
Unknown
Time to boil (min/L)
Unknown
Design Specifications
Design specifications include steel and aluminium body with bakelite handles and a front-feeding combustion chamber at the bottom. Its loading capacity is 25 kg and fuel opening dimensions are (h x w) 12 x 7.6 cm. It is a lightweight and portable design as it weighs 4 kgs and its dimensions are (LxWxH) 25 x 19 x 30 cm. Further details can be found on the manufacturer's website.
Technical Support
Greenway offers a customer hotline in their contact information on their website. A user guide video is also available (see references).
Replacement Components
Unknown.
Lifecycle
Lifecycle is unknown, however, this product has a 1-year manufacturer warranty.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Reductions compared to traditional mud cookstoves: Smoke production 70%; Fuel consumed: 65% 4 point top support that adjusts to different shapes and sizes. 25 kg loading capacity designed for everyday use; compatible with all solid biomass; 74% satisfaction rate among intended customers.
Vetted Performance Status
Greenway Smart Stove has been tested by Winrock International with the following results: Specific consumption (fuel): 197.0 g fuel/kg food (min); 197.0 g fuel/kg food (max) Specific consumption savings from baseline: 40.0 % Time to cook food: 55.0 min.
Safety
Guidelines provided by Greenway should be followed to avoid burns and spillovers when manipulating the product.
Complementary Technical Systems
Greenway also commercializes the Jumbo stove with a larger load capacity.
Academic Research and References
Tewari, V., Malhotra, S (2014). Outlook of women entrepreneurs running small business: How skills as a major factor affecting performance and growth of women entrepreneurs in India?. International Journal of Advance Research in Computer Science and Management Studies. Volume 2, Issue 12. ISSN: 2321-7782 (Online)
2015). Understanding Consumer Preference and Willingness to Pay for Improved Cookstoves in Bangladesh. Journal of Health Communication, 20:sup1, 20-27.
Muralidharan, V., et al (2015). Field Testing of Alternative Cookstove Performance in a Rural Setting of Western India. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 12(2), 1773-1787.
Further academic research here.
Greenway Smart Stove. n.d. Greenway.
What We Do. n.d. Pollinate Group.
Dalela, Shreya. 2015. Greenway Appliances Home Energy Appliances for Rural Consumers. Penstring. March 6, 2015.
Greenway Smart Stove (Multicolour) : Amazon.in: Home & Kitchen. n.d. www.amazon.in.
Greenway Smart Stove User Guide. 2014. Vimeo.com.
Greenway Jumbo Stove. n.d. Greenway.
Clean Cooking Alliance – Clean Cooking Catalog: Results Report – Greenway Smart Stove. n.d. www.catalag.cleancookstoves.org. Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
Greenway Smart Stove: Brochure. n.d. Greenway.
Compliance with regulations
The Greenway Smart Stove has been tested and certified by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and complies with BIS 13152. Emissions of noxious emissions well within nationally and internationally prescribed norms.
Evaluation methods
Baseline technology was a three stone fire. Eight cooks tested five stoves, with a total of 28 tests per stoves.
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