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Page of Priyadarshini Karve[top] [end]Project Co-ordinator, Commercialisation of Improved Biomass Fuels and Cooking Devices in IndiaAppropriate Rural Technology Institute ARTI C/o Samuchit Enviro Tech Pvt Ltd, Flat No.6, Ekta Park Co-op Hsg Soc, Behind Nirmitee Showroom, Law College Road, Pune 411004. Phone: 91 20 25460138 Fax: 91 20 25460138, E-mail: pkarve@... Website: www.arti-india.org [top] [end]Household energy experienceI developed a technique for converting agrowaste into char briquettes using an environment friendly process. My colleagues and I scaled up the technique to convert it into a technoeconomically feasible rural technology. We also developed a cooker for using the charcoal briquettes in a clean and efficient manner for domestic cooking. Currently, I am peripherally involved in various R&D activities aimed at developing cleaner wood burning stoves and developing other energy appliances for rural households. I co-ordinated the project entitled 'Commercialisation of Improved Biomass Fuels and Cooking Devices in India - Pilot Project', funded by Household Energy and Health Programme of the Shell Foundation. The project was implemented in the state of Maharashtra with the help of ten local NGOs. Under the 3-year project (Jan 2003- Dec 2005), we created 120 rural microenterprises engaged in production and marketing of improved biomass fuels and cooking devices. Through these enterprises, 75,000 rural households were sold these fuels and devices. These families are using the devices on a daily basis and enjoying the benefit of cleaner indoor air. Encouraged by this success, a project has been undertaken entitled 'Commercialisation of Improved Biomass Fuels and Cooking Devices in India - Scale Up Project' from January 2006. I am co-ordinating this project. As a part of the scale up activity, a commercial entity named 'Samuchit Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd.' has been established. I am also one of the founder directors of this company. The project is aimed at reaching clean biomass energy devices to 1 million households in Maharashtra and Gujarat states on the West Coast of India, by the end of 2010. User:Priyadarshini Karve 13 July 2007 User:Dr Karabi Dutta 04 November 2003 | |
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