THE ARIVI STOVE SAVES LIVES

60 000 people are hurt in South Africa every year by paraffin usage, costing the economy hundreds of milliions annually. The Arivi stove is designed to solve this problem.

THE ARIVI STOVE BENEFITS THE ENVIRONMENT

Using our stove is a very efficient and clean way to cook despite using a fossil fuel.

THE ARIVI STOVE STIMULATES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

We prefer working with local entrepreneurs to distribute, promote and sell stoves.

SAFETY SHUTOFF

Many accidents happen when the stove is knocked over, so our mechanism shuts the burner down if the stove is lifted, moved or tilted. It even works when the stove is refueled.

SAFE FUEL USE

Paraffin is dangerous so we made sure the stove can never leak fuel, we also separated the filling hole from the burner and directed air over the fuel tank to keep it cool.

FEWER FIRES

The safety features of our stove will reduce the carbon emitted from large numbers of runaway fires each year.

SAFE IN FIRE

In order to understand how the stove would perform in blazing fires, we put our stoves into some. The plastic fuel cap blew off as designed and safely spilt the fuel without an explosion.

BURN PREVENTION

The outside walls of the stove do many useful things like carrying a ton of weight without breaking. They also keep hands away from the hot parts of the stove to prevent burns.

LONG LIFESPAN

Our stove has been tested for 500 hours of continuous operation but it will last years longer, reducing waste at dumps.

FUEL ECONOMY

Our breakthrough burner design runs at an impressive 60% efficiency, which is higher than any known wick stove. This saves fuel and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

REPLACE WOOD & COAL

All over the developing world people use pollution-creating wood and coal for fuel. Our stove provides a clean alternative which reduces carbon dioxide emissions and smoke.

GOOD FOR ELECTRICITY

Experts have described how stoves such as ours could play a valuable role in balancing electricity loads during peak hours and save electricity consumption.

FUEL SAVINGS

We’ve searched the literature and we’ve failed to find a wick stove that ever ran at the 60% efficiency of our stove. This saves the user 32% of the money they spend on fuel.

EFFICIENT AT ALL SETTINGS

The unique design of our burner and housing allows more efficient cooking at different power settings and in most domestic environments.

LOCAL PROCUREMENT

We’ve been determined to make sure as much value goes into local communities as possible so we are aiming to locate production in South Africa.

CARBON CREDITS INCLUDED

To provide our stove at the best possible price, we’ve decided that revenue from carbon trading will go towards lowering the price.

HEALTHIER FAMILIES

Our highly efficient burner produces less than half the carbon monoxide required by law. It also creates almost no particles or smoke, reducing respiratory ailments, especially in children.

EASIER TO LIVE WITH

Some small features such as fast cooking time, long life fibreglass wicks and ease of cleaning lighten the burden of cooking.