Contact:Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar ReddyFounder GEO# 3-7-108, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad – 500013

E-mail: saibhaskarnakka@gmail.comPh.No. 09246352018

Website:

www.goodstove.com

An initiative to Mitigate Climate Change

through Adaptation

The GOOD STOVES HAVE THE The GOOD STOVES HAVE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:  FOLLOWING FEATURES:  

• Helps to make hotter and more Helps to make hotter and more efficient fires.efficient fires.

• Insulates around the fire. Insulates around the fire. • A hot fire burns up more of the A hot fire burns up more of the

combustible gases and combustible gases and produces less smoke.produces less smoke.

• Limits the cool air that lowers Limits the cool air that lowers temperatures in the area of temperatures in the area of combustion.combustion.

• Pre-heats the air before it enters Pre-heats the air before it enters the fire.the fire.

• A chimney effect creates draft A chimney effect creates draft assisting combustion.assisting combustion.

• Forces the user to meter the fuel.Forces the user to meter the fuel. • Forms a grate out of the sticks of Forms a grate out of the sticks of

wood.wood. • Escaping smoke passes through Escaping smoke passes through

flame and combusts.flame and combusts.

MAGH – ISMOKE BURNER STOVE

(MAGH SERIES)

GOOD STOVE2 POTS

(AVAN SERIES)

MAGH – II SMOKE BURNER STOVE

(MAGH SERIES)

MAGH – 1 SMOKE BURNER STOVE

(MAGH SERIES)

AVAN STOVE(AVAN SERIES)

This stove has the features of both AVAN AND EARTH SERIES STOVES

PRINCIPLES FOLLOWED IN PRINCIPLES FOLLOWED IN DESIGNIG STOVES FOR RURAL DESIGNIG STOVES FOR RURAL AREASAREAS

It is experienced, that the community It is experienced, that the community would adopt a technology and its would adopt a technology and its sustainability is ensured only if the sustainability is ensured only if the following principles are considered: following principles are considered:

• Stoves design should be according to Stoves design should be according to their aspirations, aesthetics and their aspirations, aesthetics and culture (food habits). culture (food habits).

• Should be able to build on their own, Should be able to build on their own, with little skill and locally available raw with little skill and locally available raw material (low cost)material (low cost)

• Easy to replicate.Easy to replicate.• Durable, rustic and easily Durable, rustic and easily

maintainable.maintainable.• Should be demand based with Should be demand based with

community participation and community participation and contribution.contribution.

• Less smoke, Good flames, Less heat Less smoke, Good flames, Less heat loss, Less biomass (fuel wood) loss, Less biomass (fuel wood) consumption.consumption.

TWISTER STOVE

(MAGH SERIES)

PORTABLEGOOD STOVE

(AVAN SERIES)They are Suitable for relief and

rehabilitation operations during floods, earthquakes, etc.

Result of adopting GOOD STOVES

• Biomass conservation• Health of Women and Children

improved• Time conserved in fetching the

fuelwood and equivalent cost saved on fuelwood.

• Increased cooking efficiency.

The task ahead for

ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

REQUIRES ABOUT 10 MILLION CLEAN STOVES

FOR 10 MILLION HOUSE HOLDS

The approximate The approximate cost for each cost for each stove is stove is @ Rs. 200.00 for @ Rs. 200.00 for Good Stove with Good Stove with 2 pots - Avan 2 pots - Avan SeriesSeries

Total cost of the Total cost of the project is about project is about Rs. 30 croresRs. 30 crores

MAGH SERIES STOVES are based on Top-Lit Up Draft (T-LUD) Principle. They are basically smoke burner stoves, they are also known as Woodgas stoves.There are very few designs existing in the world ‘MAGH – I and II are one of those rare stoves. It is less than $20 model one of the very low cost models, existing in the World.

JUMBO GOOD STOVE

(AVAN SERIES)

Suitable for Schools / Institutions /

Hostels / Hotels

GOOD STOVE(AVAN SERIES)

275 Households in two Villages have adopted under the Vulnerability and

Adaptability to Climate Change Programme

About Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Designer of Avan and Magh Series Stoves.

An Environment and Development Professional, Applied Geology (IIT, Mumbai), Geography and EIA (Ph.D.), Professional experience in Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, NRM, JFM, Earthquake and River Basin Studies, ICT for Development.

Founder of GEO and Campaigner on Open Source Technology.

GEOECOLOGY GEOECOLOGY ENERGY ENERGY

ORGANISATIONORGANISATION(GEO)(GEO)

GOOD STOVEGOOD STOVE