Introducing the Mayon Turbo Stove

The Mayon Turbo Stove

“The Poor Man’s Gas Stove”

The Mayon Turbo Stove (MTS) is a breakthrough in clean combustion technologies that provides rural families with low-cost, convenient, pollution-free cooking from the use of rice hulls as fuel.

Designed and developed by Resource Efficient Agriculture Production (REAP) Canada, a partner of SRE, the MTS reduces (a) the use of firewood, charcoal, and LPG; (b) expenditures on cooking, especially with escalating costs of traditional fuels; (c) greenhouse gas emissions and household air pollution; (d) deforestation, and (e) the burden of firewood-gathering on women.

Features of MTS include: (a) high efficiency and clean combustion; (b) economical; (c) fast boiling point; (d) convenience in fabrication and use; (e) low fuel consumption; (f) portable and lightweight; (g) safety, and (h) holistic use of fuel source, i.e., carbonized rice hulls are used as soil enhancer, household cleanser, insect repellent, etc.

In early 2005, SRE conducted a survey of cooking practices in rural households. Results of the survey showed an urgent need for a cleaner, safer, and cheaper cooking method. SRE is currently in the process of initiating commercial production of the MTS, an undertaking that is consistent with its commitment to productive uses of renewable energy.

Amid rising costs of firewood, charcoal and LPG, along with increasing incidences of respiratory ailments among rural families, the MTS couldn’t have come at a better time. Indeed, as we in SRE love to say, “The Mayon Turbo Stove is one hulluva stove!”