Those who are lucky enough to enjoy a central heating system in their home most likely find it hard to imagine how people stay warm in developing countries; it isn't safe, that's for sure, but the Greenway Smart Stove hopes to provide an accessible solution. The Greenway Smart Stove addresses the common use of mud stoves and indoor open fires that causes millions of deaths each year.
Created by Greenway Grameen Infra, an India-based startup founded by student entrepreneurs, the Greenway Smart Stove is a single-burner cooker that generates 80% less smoke and uses 65% less fuel. It also performs better than an electric fan stove due to an air-flow generator that provides clean combustion. Affordable and safer, it recently received the $50,000 grand prize in the annual Intel Global Challenge at UC Berkeley.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Safer Cookstoves for Developing Countries
- Greenway's Smart Stove addresses a common issue that causes millions of deaths each year by providing a safer, accessible solution.
- Cleaner Combustion Technology
- Greenway's Smart Stove incorporates an air-flow generator to provide clean combustion, which is a trend in developing technologies.
- Affordable Energy Solutions
- Affordability is a trend that is driving innovation in many industries, including the development of Greenway's Smart Stove.
Where This Applies
- Renewable Energy
- The Greenway Smart Stove's use of less fuel and cleaner combustion makes it a disruptive innovation in renewable energy.
- Cookware and Dining Ware
- Greenway's Smart Stove is an opportunity for cookware and dining ware companies to create an affordable, safer option for developing countries.
- Healthcare
- The Greenway Smart Stove is a health-focused innovation, which creates an opportunity for companies in the healthcare industry to invest in, support, and promote its use.
