Three billion people worldwide cook on open fires contributing to more than 1.5 million premature deaths each year from smoke inhalation. The low-cost, cleaner cooking stove by BioLite provides a simple solution and doubles as a charging station for cell phones and LED lights.
The HomeStove uses a chip called a thermoelectric generator that converts heat to electricity, which in turn powers an internal fan that oxygenates the fire for secondary combustion. That fan creates the smokeless fire to generate electricity from the heat of the fire. This electricity is used to cool down the fire and to power a USB enabled charging device, called the Power Module, so electronic devices can also be charged.
The cooking utensil goes on top of the metal stove, while the thermoelectric generator is found in the orange contraption that also contains the USB charger.
No batteries or fuel is required to power the stove, just some spare wood, branches or leaves and a lighter.
The fire lights at the bottom of the stove. The stove uses 50 percent less fuel than traditional stoves, saving people many hours each week collecting fuel.
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