New! SUMMER 2000 UPDATE ON APRO'S STOVE PROJECTS
For a brief introduction to two of our stove designs look at these 2 pages:

THE ROCKET STOVE AND THE ROCKET ELBOW
THE ESTUFA JUSTA/ ECOSTOVE

If you are interested in our stove research look at  these 3 pages:

FROM LA LORENA TO LA ESTUFA DE DONA JUSTA(1999)
by Dean Still  A comparison of stove designs for Latin America.
A COMPARISON OF HIGH MASS STOVES, LOW MASS STOVES (THE ROCKET STOVE) AND THE THREE STONE FIRE(1996)
HAYBOX RESEARCH 1998

To read about our stove projects in Latin America:

SUMMER 99 UPDATE OF OUR WORK IN HONDURAS
WINTER 99 UPDATE OF OUR WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA
 

CONNECT TO OUR STOVE PARTNERS:TREES WATER & PEOPLE
 

Order from the capturing heat series:
CAPTURING HEAT:  PLANS FOR 5 FUEL-EFFICIENT COOKERS

A quick glance at our stove work

Since designing the first Lorena stove we have developed new stove ideas that have been used in over 40 countries.

In the mid-1980s an Aprovecho team, working under Dr Larry Winiarski, invented the  Rocket Stove design. This was an easy to build chimney-less stove that produced almost no smoke because it achieved near complete combustion. This stove has proven to be effective in African refugee camps and in university laboratories.

Since the creation of the rocket stove, we have made a number of important discoveries. We found that complete combustion is only part of the equation and heat transfer and heat capture are just as important for fuel efficient cooking. We have tried to apply these scientific principles to stove designs that are smoke free, fuel-efficient and accepted by people who cook.

One of our latest designs, the  Estufa Justa , is an example of a Rocket stove design using a chimney. Working in concert with the people of Honduras, Aprovecho stove technicians have created a stove that uses considerably less wood than either an open fire or a Lorena while still meeting the goal of removing smoke from the kitchen. Through funds donated by Rotary International, 500 Estufa Justas will be built around the capital, Tegucigalpa.

In Choluteca we are providing technical support for the construction of over 800 stoves with funds made possible by the Portland-based Northwest Medical Teams International.  In the next 9 months, stoves will be built in Colonia La Paz, a community that is being constructed by victims of Hurricane Mitch and the Spanish NGO  Movimiento de La Paz. We are also in the process of co-publishing a book on our stove designs with Zamarano University.
 

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