BioLite

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BioLite , a New York City-based pilot company, develops and manufactures off-grid energy products for the outdoor recreation industry and emerging markets. The company is well known for its flagship wood burning stoves that utilize thermoelectric technology to produce usable electricity from their hot flames.

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Histori

Jonathan Cedar and Alexander Drummond jointly developed the BioLite stove technology. They met while working at Smart Design, a design consultant in New York City. Both inventors became interested in a portable stove that incorporates local wood sources with battery-powered fans. The idea evolved into a low-emission furnace utilizing a thermoelectric generator called BioLite CampStove, which was officially launched in 2012. BioLite is headquartered in DUMBO, Brooklyn with additional offices in India, Uganda and Kenya.

In 2009, the founders learned that their technology could impact the growing community outside the network and split the business to combine the outdoor leisure and market markets. Using a modified rocket stove and working with Aprovecho Research Center, Cedar developed a larger model cooking stove called HomeStove, designed to replace a dangerous indoor cooking fire.

Timeline

2009

January - The CampStove prototype won the grand prize at the ETHOS Combustion Conference
September - Cedar leaves Smart Design to work in full-time BioLite
November - HomeStove H1 prototype created

2010

March - Added USB Port considered for future BioLite
April - With the help of Aprovecho Research Center, thermoelectric rocket stove emissions are measured

2011

February - BioLite lives in Brooklyn, NY and hires his first staff member
May - In an effort to understand the user's needs, the BioLite field tests the H2 HomeStove prototype in India
September - After five rounds of prototypes, CampStove design is approved
November - Field tests run in Ghana and Uganda with H3 prototype

2012

May - The first CampStove command ship
April - USPTO grants BioLite patent for core technology
November - HomeStove H4 prototype approved for trial

2013

February - BioLite launches Portable Grill Accessory
Spring - BioLite debut at the national REI store
September - BioLite launches KettlePot Accessory

2014

June - BioLite launches BaseCamp Stove campaign and raises $ 1MM in Kickstarter
August - BioLite launches KettleCharge

2015

February - BioLite launches NanoGrid, expands the organization's energy offerings into the Lighting category
November - BioLite announces it has wiped out its carbon history and is committed to ongoing carbon neutrality

2016

Februari - BioLite meluncurkan Ekosistem Energi: PowerLight Mini, SolarPanel 5 Series, dan CookStove

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HomeStove

The HomeStove design converts the heat of the fire into electricity that can be used to turn on the fan, which reduces fuel requirements by up to 50%, toxic fumes by 95%, and 91% of carbon monoxide emissions. In addition, the amount of CO ₂ saved per year by a stove equals the amount saved by buying a hybrid car. The rest of the off-grid energy that does not move the fan can then be used to charge portable devices via USB ports, such as cell phones and LED lights. Moreover, the effects of deforestation are reduced and time is regained by women and children who spend hours collecting wood for open fires. Low manufacturing costs and efficient wood burning stoves are self-paying in six to seven months.

BioLite focuses on sustainable market development using a market-based approach, compared to "one to one" donations or models. It enables local entrepreneurship and stimulates local markets. HomeStove is currently in large scale trials in India, Ghana and Uganda. Recently, thanks to the Spark Fund grant, BioLite will start a project in Uganda with partners at Impact Carbon. The Spark Fund grant is part of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an organization that provides clean cooking stoves for people in areas with high poverty levels. Its mission is to reduce the number of deaths caused by open cooking fires each year (about four million), and supported by people like Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton (who refer to BioLite in its announcement of United Nations Unified United Nations).

CampStove

CampStove was launched in 2012 and is mostly used by outside fans. Renewable biomass fuels - such as sticks, pine fruit, and brushes - turn on the stove, replacing resources such as charcoal or petroleum. CampStove can boil water in five minutes. Smaller than HomeStove, CampStove has a height of 8.25 inches and weighs 33 oz, but like larger models, excess heat is converted to energy. BioLite sells stoves in more than seventy countries. CampStove has also been used as an emergency preparedness tool. after Hurricane Sandy, a table set up in New York City, offered them no electric hot drinks and a chance to charge their phones.

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Portable Grill

The BioLite Portable Grill, released in 2013, is designed to work with CampStove. Features include fuel intake cap for fire treatment, compact design with folded legs and travel cover for transportation. Closing the trip can also serve as a serving plate or cutting board. The steel grill grill has three temperature zones for burning, cooking, and grilling. The grill weighs just under 2 Ã‚ Â£ (0.9 kg).

BaseCamp

BaseCamp is much like HomeStove, but is available for purchase to regular consumers. The BaseCamp is another Kickstarter success They also have a PizzaDome accessory that turns BaseCamp into a pizza oven.

Lighting products

BioLite also has a set of rechargeable lights: BaseLantern XL, BaseLantern, PowerLight, and PowerLight Mini. All of these combine rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries with LED floodlight, rechargeable with USB connection, and also supply power to external devices via USB. All but PowerLight Mini also has ports to connect their SiteLights, which are LED flood lights on cables like strings that can be used to create what BioLite calls "NanoGrid." BaseLantern and BaseLantern XL are also Kickstarter products and are referred to as "SmartLights" due to Smartphone integration (via Bluetooth connectivity) and program capabilities.

Product Charging

BioLite also sells products that can generate electricity for USB devices. They make SolarPanel 5, SolarPanel 5, and KettleCharge. SolarPanels are both solar panels with "kickstand", with the "model" including an internal lithium-ion battery for energy storage. The KettleCharge is a thermoelectric generator that can be used with other stoves and heat sources This includes a 1250 mAh lithium iron phosphate battery for energy storage.

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Business model

BioLite uses a parallel innovation model, a long-term social company for profit supported by faster market capital. According to BioLite, they capitalize on their "short-term CampStove market as a way of generating revenue that essentially allows [them] to become their own [investors] in HomeStove vision." It involves a market-based approach to some of the problems in emerging communities. The recreational and emergency readiness markets of CampStove keep HomeStove at a low cost. BioLite utilizes local distribution networks and transforms their furnace design to support a variety of cultural cooking preferences.