It is next to impossible to switch more than 2 billion wood fuels users in the world to other sources of fuel for their cooking needs in near future. Rural cooking contributes significantly to GHG emissions by current cooking practices plus through its role in deforestation by loss of standing biomass. The main objective is to use these zero cost fuels efficiently and wisely.
The wood gas stove will 50% less fuel to do the same cooking. This will reduce the amount of biomass needed for cooking. This conservation of wood indirectly will help in arresting deforestation and prompt forestation.
Will reduce the smoke related diseases in women and children.
Where Dung is used, benefits to health, GHG emissions, and family economic development will be even greater, as the efficiency gains burning dung are even greater than for wood.
The remarkable performance of producer gas occurs with both the high combustion efficiency and the close coupled gasification reaction. This provides a simple and practical approach to GHG emissions. |