Improved Heating Stoves for Air Pollution Reduction in Mongolia

On July 12, 2012 Winrock International and the U.S. EPA hosted a webinar titled "Improved Heating Stoves for Air Pollution Reduction in Mongolia". This webinar showcased Ms. Courtenay Engelke of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Dr. Henrik Wallman of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as they presented initial progress on the Energy and Environment Project in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. MCC and LBNL worked together on this project to improve air quality in the capital city by providing consumer subsidies to facilitate adoption of cleaner appliances and monitor appliance performance in the field.

In partnering with MCC on the Energy and Environment Project, LBNL provided significant technical support to ensure end users understand the relationship between proper stove operation, maintenance and air pollution reduction so that emissions gains will be realized and sustained in the future. In 2011, the project sold 41,673 stoves, with the cost of each stove to the end user ranging from $10 to $24. MCC expected that sales of these stoves in 2012 would reach 50,000.

The purpose of this webinar was to:

• Demonstrate the project’s design for impact;
• Explain how these improved heating and cooking stoves were selected and how they work;
• Present lab and field test design and results from the project; and
• Offer information about the project’s public awareness campaign, distribution systems and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

You can view the full recording of the event HERE. Presentation slides and Questions and Answers from the webinar are available in pdf format below. For more information on MCC, LBNL and the Energy and Environment Project please see the links below.

• Millennium Challenge Corporation: www.mcc.gov
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: www.lbl.gov
• Millennium Challenge Account-Mongolia: www.mca.mn
• EEP Public Awareness: www.cleanair.mn