Biomass Rocket Stoves
Maker Faire Bay Area 2017
MAKER
Fred Colgan
Fred Colgan retired to Oregon where, at 63 he became the landlord to Aprovecho Research Center, the inventors of the Rocket Stove. He has spent the last 10 years becoming one of the world's leading experts on biomass rocket stoves.
InStove designs institutional biomass rocket stoves and allied technologies for use where fossil fuels or electricity are insufficient or unavailable. Come learn about how biomass can be used to sustainably meet energy needs, at home and abroad!
What inspired you to make this project?:
InStove was the inspiration of a retired engineer and a retired carpenter who thought that by focusing on a solvable engineering problem--how to cook sustainably for large numbers of people at once--they could make a meaningful difference in their lifetimes.
