Representatives from a French NGO called Geres were at the 4th edition of ‘Stove-Plus Workshop’ held at the Knowledge for Development Center, CPU from February 20-24. Guests from India, France and Cambodia also attended the workshop.
The objective of the workshop was to present an economic development with alternative technology to initiate fuel saving and entrepreneurship, particularly for low income communities. Climate change and environmental issues were also discussed.
Local and Foreign Entrepreneurs work on a proposed project at the Stove Plus Workshop
A number of indigenous and innovative stoves were presented. First, the clay model cook stoves which reminded us of our clay projects in the elementary, then the more innovative models with their prescribed fuels – charcoal, wood and blended material briquettes.
One of those stove technologies was designed by a former CPU Agricultural Engineering faculty, entrepreneur, and owner of Approtech Enterprises, Engr. Alexis Daniel Belonio. The popular stove which he currently manufactures by batch is called the Belonio Rice Hull Gasifier Stoves (RHGS).
One of the durable cookstoves on display at the workshop
The workshop also included input sessions and group presentations. Actual technical presentation was done at the CPU Agricultural Engineering Department. Engr. Aries Roda D. Romallosa, Department Coordinator, College of Agriculture, Research and Environmental Science (CARES), led the boiling water demonstration and shared ideas in biomass production and briquettes production as well.
Central Philippine University is a co-sponsor of the Stove Plus project. /Cyrus A. Natividad
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