New technology for smokeless stoves

Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity Project of the University of Nottingham

Researchers from the University of Nottingham visited a remote village in Nepal to explore how a revolutionary new stove could change the lives of those living without electricity.

The £2m SCORE - Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity - project brings together researchers from across the world to develop a wood-powered generator capable of both cooking and cooling food.

Led by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Nottingham, the project team will use thermoacoustic technology for the first time to convert biomass fuels into energy, powering the stove, fridge and generator.

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