Improved Energy Technologies for Rural Cambodia

More than 90 percent of total household energy used in rural Cambodia comes from wood and charcoal, which will continue to be the primary energy source for many more years, especially for poorer people. Faced with this reality, it is clear that simple and affordable solutions to the problems associated with burning wood and charcoal should be addressed. One obvious solution is the production and wide dissemination of more efficient stoves, which can cut fuel consumption in half. The new, improved cook stoves are based on traditional stove models, but both are more efficient due to three main improvements in design: 1) the space between the pot and the pot-rest is reduced, 2) the grate has smaller holes, and 3) the combustion chamber is smaller. The effect is better combustion with less heat loss, a more complete burning of wood, and also less smoke. There are two models of improved cook stoves: the Neang Kongrey stove and the New Lao stove. The Neang Kongrey is a simple ceramic cook stove that sells for about $1.25 and lasts for 1-2 years. The New Lao Stove has metal cladding and insulation that adds at least two years to the stove's lifetime and increases its cost to about $4.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Rural Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO ENERGY, ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES, AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM, ANIMAL DUNG, ARSENIC, BATTERY CHARGING, BATTERY CHARGING STATIONS, BIOGAS, CAR BATTERIES, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CHARCOAL, CHARCOAL PRODUCTION, CLEANER ENERGY, CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO2, COMBUSTION, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS, COOK STOVE, COOK STOVES, COOKING, COST OF ELECTRICITY, DEFORESTATION, DIESEL, DIESEL GENERATORS, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, EFFICIENT STOVES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GRID, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, END-USERS, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FOREST, FORESTRY, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL WOOD, GASES, GENERATION, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GRID SOLUTIONS, HEAT, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, INCANDESCENT BULBS, INCOME, KEROSENE, KEROSENE LAMPS, LAKES, LIGHTING, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, METHANE, METHANE GAS, NITRATE, ORGANIC WASTE, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, RICE HUSKS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL LIGHTING, RURAL VILLAGES, SILVER, SMOKE, SOLAR PANEL, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE FINANCING, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION, TONS OF CARBON, TRADITIONAL STOVE, URBAN POPULATION, WATER QUALITY, WOOD, WOOD BURNING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/16366764/improved-energy-technologies-rural-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12917
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