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Regional Cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre (RTKC), Nepal

Presenter:Basudev Upadhyay Project/Lab [email protected]

Regional cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre (RTKC)Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N)

Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N)

Supported by:

Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

www.cleancookstoves.org

Hosted by:

Centre for Rural Technology, Nepalwww.crtnepal.org

Presentation Outline

Introduction Objectives Activities Accomplished Activities in Line RTKC Services

Testing ProtocolsWay Forward


Introduction Realizing the need to upgrade the

existing testing services and facilities and capacitate its human resources, RTKC has been set up at CRT/N with support from Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC) led by United Nations Foundation (UNF)

Vision: Self sustaining Regional Cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre (RTKC), Nepal with fully equipped and trained staffs to provide most reliable service to clients

Mission: Improve Technology, communicate performance and promote sales and adoption of clean cooking devices


Objectives Enhance Testing Capacity mapping to the International

Standard Organization (ISO), International Workshop Agreement (IWA) Tiers of Performance

Modify / upgrade stove designs and develop clean cookstoves technology

Establish effective knowledge dissemination and networking with other Stove Testing and Knowledge Centers at the national and regional level

Support to Government of Nepal’s ambitious mission on "Clean Cooking Solutions for All by 2017” implemented by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)

Offer testing and monitoring services to organizations at national and regional level


Accomplished activities

Laboratory Set up WBT Training Networking Initiatives Stove Development and Testing

Services Capacity Building on general Issues

of testing


Services

Stove Testing ServicesLab/Field Test•Efficiency•Emissions (CO, CO2, PM2.5)•Safety•ISO IWA Tier Reporting

Other Services•Training and Capacity Building•Stoves Research and Development•Knowledge and Information Sharing


Testing Protocol ISO IWA Protocol

4.2.2Testing is done in

compliance with ISO IWA matrices where

It Is done in three stages

WBT is conducted using Protocol 4.2.2

1. Hot Start

2. Cold Start

3. Simmering

Repeated three times to get the closest values needed for Tier

reporting

EMISSIONS

High Power CO

(g/MJ)

Tier 0 >16

Tier 1 ≤16

Tier 2 ≤11

Tier 3 ≤9

Tier 4 ≤8

EFFICIENCY

High Power

Thermal Power (%)

Tier 0 <15

Tier 1 >15

Tier 2 >25

Tier 3 >35

Tier 4 >45


Activities Inline Enhancement of Testing Capacity

a) Lab Up gradation b) Training and Capacity Building Workshopsc) Fuel Test

Organize Regional ICS Testing and Network Building Workshops Conduct laboratory and field tests to measure emissions and

efficiency of designed cooking and heating stoves Test Conduct Kitchen Performance Test (KPT) and Control Cooking Test

(CCT) Student Support Programme


Way Forward…

5 year Road map has been under development with component such as : Improved Testing Service Knowledge development and Sharing Enhanced Research and Development on Cookstoves Promoting cooking/heating solution



For more Information:Regional Cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre, NepalCentre for Rural Technology, Nepalwww.crtnepal.org [email protected]