This byproduct is known as bio-char, which is the environment-friendly alternative to the regular char (charcoal) produced by stoves in rural Bangladesh. These stoves are called top-lit updraft ...

Nolbert Muhumuza is making it possible to use clean cooking stoves in Uganda. He tells Amos Ngwomoya how his enterprise, Awamu Biomass Energy Ltd, is replacing traditional cook stoves that use ...

“When the hurricane hit, I wanted to do something,” says Todd Albi, proprietor of SilverFire Disaster and Recreation Stoves in Eugene. “FEMA was sending generators to Puerto Rico, but no fuel.” Albi ...

If you're looking for a cheap, efficient stove you can take camping, William Abernathy at Make can show you how to make one out of an aluminum can. Abernathy uses a never-filled, 1-quart paint can for ...