What is Powerstove?
Powerstove is a smokeless, clean cook stove that’s changing the game by burning 70% less biomass. But it’s not just about cooking—it saves lives, generates electricity, improves livelihoods, empowers women, and helps preserve the environment. This medium-scale energy conversion company produces micro off-grid electricity and biomass pellets, making it a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions. What sets Powerstove apart? It’s the first clean cookstove equipped with self-powered cloud-based monitoring technology, using significantly less biomass pellets to generate off-grid electricity. Pretty impressive, right?
Main Benefits of Powerstove
Here’s a quick snapshot of what Powerstove brings to the table:
- Burns 70% less biomass compared to traditional stoves
- Generates micro off-grid electricity for rural communities
- Reduces harmful smoke exposure, improving health outcomes
- Empowers women by providing income-generation opportunities
- Uses proprietary IoT technology to track and monetize carbon offsets in real time
- Supports sustainable livelihoods and environmental preservation
The Mission Behind Powerstove
The mission is clear and ambitious: develop affordable, sustainable renewable energy solutions that meet the energy demands of every community and household in developing countries. But it doesn’t stop there. Powerstove is committed to freely sharing knowledge in the most affordable and convenient ways possible. This approach ensures that the benefits of clean energy reach those who need it most, without barriers or hefty price tags.
Why Women and Girls Matter in This Story
Every day, millions of women and girls breathe in harmful smoke while cooking. And it’s not just the smoke—they spend hours walking long distances to gather cooking fuel. In many rural Nigerian communities, the risks are even more severe: 1 in 4 women and girls have faced rape, assault, or beatings while searching for firewood. The reliance on polluting open fires and inefficient fuels leads to serious health problems like emphysema, cataracts, cancer, and heart disease. Plus, it creates economic burdens that hit women and girls the hardest. By reducing the time spent collecting fuel and cooking, Powerstove helps women reclaim their time to spend with their children and focus on other important responsibilities.
Empowering Women Through Clean Energy
Powerstove doesn’t just provide cleaner, more efficient cookstoves and bio-fuels—it puts women at the center of the clean cookstoves value chain. Women become business owners and entrepreneurs, gaining income-generation opportunities that can transform their lives. With increased access to Powerstove’s technology, health and safety risks caused by household air pollution drop significantly. Plus, the time saved from fuel collection can be redirected toward education, income activities, or simply some well-deserved leisure. And thanks to the built-in IoT technology, the carbon offsets generated are tracked, quantified, and monetized in real time, with funds reinvested directly back into the community. It’s a cycle of empowerment and sustainability.
Powerstove’s Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being – by reducing indoor air pollution and related diseases
- SDG 5: Gender Equality – empowering women through entrepreneurship and safety
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy – providing sustainable energy solutions
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – creating income opportunities
- SDG 13: Climate Action – reducing carbon emissions through efficient biomass use
- SDG 15: Life on Land – preserving forests by cutting down on firewood collection
Looking Ahead: The Future of Clean Cooking and Energy
Powerstove is more than just a stove—it’s a movement toward a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable world. By combining innovative technology with a deep commitment to social impact, it’s setting a new standard for renewable energy in developing countries. The journey is ongoing, but with every cookstove installed and every woman empowered, the future looks a little brighter… and a lot cleaner.
