Finally - The Prototype is Ready for Testing at the Local Level - AKIBA Stove

[Eva Kagiri]

AKIBA Stove Demonstration – Promoting Fuel Efficiency in Stoves

SHALIN Finland and CED in cooperation with Organics and Sounds warmly
welcomes you to the AKIBA stove introduction and demonstration event
at Innovation HUB at Landless, Thika on Friday 17 February from 10am
to 12pm.

We are inviting you to take part in the development of AKIBA stove
through following
the demonstration of its use and giving your first hand impressions.
In the event, you
will also have the possibility to have a taste of organic, local food
prepared by Chef
Njathi Kabui and his crew from Organics and Sounds, using the AKIBA
stove. The U.S.
based Chef Kabui’s crew will also talk about the possibilities of
organic farming and
food in Kenya.

The event admission is free but kindly register your participation to
the event by
email: lotta.k...@shalinry.org at the latest on Wednesday 15
February. Also, you
are welcome to distribute the invitation to any organisation/
individual who might be
interested.

What is STOVE and AKIBA?

The name AKIBA comes from the Kiswahili word for ‘savings’. The
technology used
has the potential to increase household savings in terms of money,
time, health and
environment. The stove is designed to use any dry biomass material
(including
agricultural waste) as fuel and requires far less fuel than an
ordinary household jiko.

COLLABORATION

The STOVE project is an example of international cooperation that
brings together a
number of students, researchers and organisations; as well as skills
and knowledge.
The prototype AKIBA stove has been designed by Mbeo C. Ogeya and
developed
through a project supported by the Aalto University (Finland), SHALIN
Finland,
Coalition for Environment and Development (CED) and Kenya Industrial
Research and
Development Institute (KIRDI) collaboration amongst others (SACDEP/
KEFRI) and
funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland’s development
cooperation
funds. .

STOVE is a research and development project exploring the
possibilities for a cost
effective, fuel efficient, and less polluting stove for use in
households and institutions.

TECHNOLOGY
As well as other stoves under development in the project, AKIBA
applies the widely
used concept of top lit up-draft (TLUD) gasification principal. It
incorporates physical
principals that enhance its functionality and gasification and gas
combustion efficiency.
AKIBA therefore uses less fuel, produces less smoke, and as an end
result, produces
soil enhancing charcoal.

For more information, please contact Lotta Kinnunen by email
lotta.k...@shalinry.org or by phone 0706 235 176. You can also
find information on the STOVE project on http://shalinry.org/?lang=en
and on Organics and Sounds on http://organicsandsound.com/.

How to reach the HUB:

The Shalin/CED Innovation HUB is located in Landless, Thika; off
Garissa road. From Thika, take Garissa road past Makongeni towards
Kilimambogo until you see a sign for PakJel Supermarket where you
should turn right. Follow the road until you reach PakJel Supermarket.
Turn left after the supermarket (and Equity Bank) on Empire Street and
follow the road until the very end where you will find the HUB behind
a blue gate.