HRS Blog
A collection of updates, news and related information about the Himalayan Rocket Stove project
HRS Update – Oct 2016
Himalayan Rocket Stove (HRS) Project Update - October 2016 September has been an incredibly productive month for the project, with a lot of progress on multiple fronts. I’ll step through the various aspects in bullet point: Having decided to change the plan for...
Burning Plastic In Rocket Stoves – Update
Burning Plastic in the Himalayas - A consideration of the options Initially when I think about burning plastic… I think of stinky black toxic smoke belching out polluting the otherwise pristine air of the Himalayas. It’s is not the image I want to have when thinking...
Clay Burn Tubes in Rocket Stoves
Since clay is a readily available resource in Ladakh, and perlite is not, I've been exploring ways to make cost effective burn tubes using local clay mixed with various other local ingredients to make stable, long lasting insulative burn tubes. Testing at the workshop...
Traditional Stoves (Thap)
Traditional clay stoves are a work of art, a centerpiece to a home and a feature in many old Ladakhi houses. Unfortunately they are now rarely found and even more rarely used. There is a thought experiment being conducted by Sonam Wangchuk to explore the option of...
Burning Plastic in a Rocket Stove
I have lately been exploring the possibility of designing a rocket stove to burn plastic safely. This is potentially one of the most exciting new projects on the drawing board. I’ve been researching the temperature requirements of plastic combustion, and am currently...
Barrel Rocket Stoves
I've recently had the opportunity to experiment with an alternative rocket stove concept using local clay and an old metal barrel. Local clay of high quality is also widely available for negligible cost. I found that it is quite easy to make a barrel rocket stove...
HRS Update Sept 2016
Himalayan Rocket Stove Update – September 2016 Ok… so lots has happened since arriving in India and settling into Leh after the Heartsongs in the Himalayas retreat which kept me busy through most of August. HRS in Ladakh I’ve had quite a few meetings with various...
Funding
What we need to proceed The development process is made up of 4 main parts: Prototyping (currently well underway in Australia) Testing (build and install several units in India for winter season testing) Production (design and establish mass production process in...