EzyStove Wood Cookstove

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$75.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Designed by Veryday and distributed in collaboration with Ezy Life Kenya.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Eco Rocket Stove, IES 60 L Cookstove, Kuniokoa Stove, Zama Zama, Gogle Energy Saving Stove, Turbococina, Prakti Single Burner Wood Stove, InStove 60-L Cookstove, HoPE LVB Energy Efficient Stoves, Greenway Smart Stove, Envirofit M-5000, EcoZoom Jet, BioLite HomeStove, Berkeley-Darfur Stove V.14, EcoZoom Dura, and Envirofit G-3300.

Manufacturing/Building Method

Manufactured in China, the stoves are flat packed which reduces shipping costs for large quantities. EzyStove ships it in an unassembled condition – tightly packed five and five so that any small local workshop can put it together without the need of any advanced tools.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent

User Provision Model

Users can obtain it by purchase online on Amazon (as of August 2018, unavailable) or by contacting Ezy Life.  

Distributions to Date Status

The exact distribution to date is unknown, however, for 2012, 400,000 stove kits were planned to be shipped to Namibia and 500,000 to Uganda. By 2020, 5 million EzyStoves are expected to be distributed.

Design Specifications

Design specifications include a stainless steel and insulated combustion chamber and fuel shelf, welded steel construction, angled saucepan holders, a replaceable burning chamber with protected edges and steel frame handles. The pot capacity is 10 litres and it is a lightweight and portable design as it weighs 2.8 kgs. Its dimensions are (l/w/h): 330/330/304 mm. It is composed of modular pieces that can easily be assembled by local communities.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Instructional video available about how to use the stove (see references). For further support, contact Ezy Life and Veryday.

Replacement Components

Replaceable fuel chamber.

Lifecycle

This product has a 1-year warranty covering manufacturing defects and an estimated lifecycle of 3 years.  

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Veryday's mission is to tackle environmental, health and usability issues related to 3 stone fire cooking while promoting local entrepreneurship and jobs as it has a modular design that can be easily assembled locally.

Vetted Performance Status

Field and laboratory test proved that 40% less of CO and CO2 was produced with the EzyStove, a total of 70% less harmful gases and from 40% to 50% less wood was consumed. Full results on emissions and performance test protocols can be seen in the Global Alliance Clean Cooking Catalog.  

Safety

Guidelines provided by the manufacturer should be followed to avoid potential burns and spillovers when manipulating the stove.

Complementary Technical Systems

None.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown.

Evaluation methods

Emissions and Performance Test Protocol (EPTP)

Other Information

In 2012, EzyStove won the Design S Award and in 2013, it was finalist in Swedish Grand Design Awards competition.