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Biolite Products: Homestove

The HomeStove reduces fuel needs by 50% and toxic smoke by 95% by using the heat from a fire to power a fan. This also reduces carbon monoxide emissions by 91%. It can charge portable devices through a USB port with leftover energy. Additionally, it lessens deforestation and frees up time for women and children by reducing the need to gather wood for open fires. The CampStove, designed for outdoor enthusiasts, can boil water in five minutes using renewable biomass fuels. It also has the ability to charge devices with excess heat like the larger HomeStove. The Portable Grill works with the CampStove and provides a compact grill with different temperature zones for cooking outdoors.

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Biolite Products: Homestove

The HomeStove reduces fuel needs by 50% and toxic smoke by 95% by using the heat from a fire to power a fan. This also reduces carbon monoxide emissions by 91%. It can charge portable devices through a USB port with leftover energy. Additionally, it lessens deforestation and frees up time for women and children by reducing the need to gather wood for open fires. The CampStove, designed for outdoor enthusiasts, can boil water in five minutes using renewable biomass fuels. It also has the ability to charge devices with excess heat like the larger HomeStove. The Portable Grill works with the CampStove and provides a compact grill with different temperature zones for cooking outdoors.

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Biolite Products

HomeStove
The HomeStove’s design converts the heat of fire into usable electricity to power a fan, which then
reduces fuel needs by 50%, toxic smoke by about 95%, and Carbon Monoxide emissions by 91%.
Additionally, the amount of CO2 saved per year by one stove equals the amount that’s saved by
buying a hybrid car.] The remaining off-grid energy that does not power the fan can then be used to
charge portable devices through a USB port, such as cell phones and LED lights. [6][7]Moreover, the
effects of deforestation are lessened and time is regained by women and children who spend hours
gathering wood for open fires. Manufacturing costs are low and this efficient wood-burning stove
pays for itself within six to seven months.[8]

The BioLite HomeStove in use

BioLite focuses on sustainable market development by using a market-based approach, as opposed


to donations or a “one for one” model. This allows for local entrepreneurship and stimulates local
markets.[9] The HomeStove is currently in large-scale pilot testing across India, Ghana, and Uganda.
Recently, thanks to a Spark Fund grant, BioLite will be kicking off a project in Uganda with partners
at Impact Carbon.[10] The Spark Fund grant is part of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an
organization that provides clean cook stoves to people in areas with high poverty rates. Its mission is
to reduce the number of deaths caused by open cooking fires each year (approximately four million),
and is endorsed by people such as Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton (who referred to BioLite in her
announcement of the UN Clean Cookstove Alliance). [4][11][12]

CampStove[edit]
The CampStove shown connected to a smartphone (left) and being demonstrated outdoors (right)

The CampStove was launched in 2012 and is predominantly used by outdoor enthusiasts.
Renewablebiomass fuels – such as sticks, pinecones, and brush – power the stove, replacing
resources like charcoal or petroleum. The CampStove can boil water in five minutes.[13] Smaller than
the HomeStove, the CampStove is 8.25” tall and weighs 33 oz, but like the larger model, excess
heat is converted into energy. BioLite sells stoves in over seventy countries. The CampStove has
also been used as an emergency preparedness tool. For example, in the aftermath of Hurricane
Sandy, tables were set up in New York City, offering those without power hot drinks and a chance to
charge their cell phones.[14]

Portable Grill[edit]
The BioLite Portable Grill, released in 2013, is designed to work with the CampStove. Features
include a fuel intake lid for fire maintenance, compact design with foldable legs and a travel cover for
transportation. The travel cover can additionally function as a serving dish or cutting board.
The steel grill grate has three temperature zones for searing, cooking, and toasting. The grill weighs
in at just under 2 lbs (0.9 kg).[15]

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