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HRS Blog

A collection of updates, news and related information about the Himalayan Rocket Stove project

Carbon Trading for better Himalayan outcomes

Carbon Trading for better Himalayan outcomes

The Eco Rocket Stove range of space heaters were recently approved by Gold Standard (after an extensive and rigorous assessment process) of abating between 3.3 tons of CO2 (or equivalent) tCO2e per unit per year for ten years. That means for every stove we get into...

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Clean Biomass Combustion in the Himalayas

Clean Biomass Combustion in the Himalayas

The Himalayan region is home to many of the world’s most fragile ecosystems and is facing an ever-increasing environmental challenge. Climate change, deforestation, air pollution, and other environmental impacts are all taking their toll on the region’s fragile...

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Clean Biomass Combustion

Clean Biomass Combustion

The transition from traditional fire-based cooking to cleaner, more high-tech solutions is essential for improving global health and environmental conditions. Clean biomass combustion is key to making this happen. Biomass is any organic material derived from plant or...

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HRS Update JAN 2021

HRS Update JAN 2021

Himalayan Rocket Stove Update – Dec 2020 Including Rocket Man Designs End of Year Wrap Up and a Peek Down the Road   “May you live in interesting times” is said to be an old Chinese curse.     As interesting as 2020 was, I suspect the coming years will also...

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HRS Update OCT 2020

HRS Update OCT 2020

I was just looking to see when I last wrote an update, and was surprised to see it was back in June. Wow… that went fast! So here’s a quick snapshot update on progress in India since then. The Virus Firstly… COVID-19 hasn’t exactly gone away, but life in India is...

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HRS Update June 2020

HRS Update June 2020

If the last update in March was the "Pre-Covid" edition, this one could be the "Mid-Covid" edition. I say 'could', with a mixture of trepidation and optimism. The number of cases in India are going up fast now, and health care systems are highly strained. If things...

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HRS Update NOV 2019

HRS Update NOV 2019

Himalayan Rocket Stove Update – NOV 2019 It’s been a while, so there is a lot of ground to cover and I’ll stick to the highlights, as there are plenty of those. Since moving to Parwanoo earlier in the year, we have focussed on getting our production systems in place...

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HRS Update JUNE 2019

HRS Update JUNE 2019

Progress Report  I've just arrived back in Australia after an incredibly full 3 months working on the HRS project. The threads that began weaving 3-4 years ago have started to meld and merge with immaculate timing. Lots has happened in the last month, so I’ll move...

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HRS Update April 2019

HRS Update April 2019

Team Meeting (March 2019) Almost as soon as I arrived back to India mid March we held our first (of many) annual team meetings with the core team in attendance in Baddi. It was a great opportunity to recap on the year past, and to plan for the year ahead. The essence...

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HRS Update Jan 2019

HRS Update Jan 2019

So… with our sales data in for the last few months we are able to compare the actual sales on the ground with last season and get a sense of the growth. It doesn’t tell the whole story, but it’s an empirical bit of data that tells us something. So far we have sold...

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Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Kits

Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Kits

Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Kits Early version of the SCR Kit In order to help scale the amazing work being done by the Smokeless Cookstove Foundation (SCF) out to more regions, Himalayan Rocket Stove (HRS) is currently working together with the Foundation to make...

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HRS Update Nov 2018

HRS Update Nov 2018

Update Himalayan Rocket Stove Update Nov 2018 As I fly back from India to Australia, I have a few moments to reflect on the journey so far with HRS. It’s been an intense 2 years since the prototyping came to the Himalayas in 2016, with more than a few obstacles along...

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What is the Himalayan Rocket Stove?

What is the Himalayan Rocket Stove?

What is the Himalayan Rocket Stove? Clean efficient biomass combustion for Himalayan households (and beyond) What's in a name? At Himalayan Rocket Stove, we use design that is known around the world as a "rocket stove". There are both metallic and non-metallic...

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Numbers

Numbers

For those who like numbers...   The Eco1 Rocket Stove we make has approx 1630 MJ of energy embedded (embodied) in the steel. Add a bit for the manufacturing and transportation we can round that up to about 1800MJ.   The expected lifespan is around 10 years, so we can...

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From Flying Bullets to Himalayan Rockets

From Flying Bullets to Himalayan Rockets

From Flying 'Bullets' to Himalayan Rockets A story of how two landslides lead to an ecological heater for the Himalayas and beyond It seems like the journey of a lifetime, this rocket stove thing. Various threads from over 25 years of travel in India and the Himalayas...

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HRS Update Jan 2018

HRS Update Jan 2018

So… here we are in the middle of the Himalayan winter and it’s time for an update. After 4 months of intensive on the ground work last year (mid-June through to mid-October) Chetana and I came back to Australia quite exhausted, but feeling we had done everything we...

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HRS Update October 2017

HRS Update October 2017

Himalayan Rocket Stove Update October 2017 Wow... what an amazing challenge! Setting up a manufacturing business in India is one of the hardest things I've ever tried to do! I’ve been so busy haven’t managed to get out the usual monthly updates. Chetana and I have...

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