SAN SALVADOR, Jan 11, 2012 (Tierramérica) - In his quest to make the most efficient possible use of energy generated through wood combustion, Salvadoran René Núñez developed a simple but highly efficient wood stove that produces no smoke and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 95 percent.
A whole meal can be cooked on a Turbococina or "Turbostove", as he dubbed the device, using just five small pieces of wood around 13 cm long, which can be easily obtained from tree pruning.
The Turbococina is not a new invention. Núñez developed a prototype 16 years ago, and since then, the professor, electrical engineer and inventor has continued to work on perfecting it. In 2010 he achieved a thermal efficiency rate of 93 percent and a 95 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Prior to that, he had already managed to eliminate nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emissions.
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By Edgardo Ayala
Not fancy, but very high tech in a simple way.
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But it requires electricity and if a person has electricity in their home they probably won't be buying it.
Anonymous, that presupposes being hooked into a modern grid, something that is not the case in the Third World. They have electricity but in very limited access.
The calorific input for the cooking is coming from the wood burning, and not from the electric fan. A connection to the grid should not be required. A 12V car battery connected to solar cells on one side, and to the fan on the other side should be sufficient. It does add a bit to the cost though.
Even in the outback of the Third World they have solar cell, bicycle generators for charging their cell phones.
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Wooden stoves are used by many people to decrease their improving warming expenditures. These ranges are super simple to set up and use and come at a relatively low price.
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