EnSo is working with engineers and researchers from Brunel University London to develop an innovative solar-powered system that extracts smoke and provides clean lighting.
With support from Innovate UK, EnSo is working with Mwangaza Light to install up to 50 prototype units in rural kitchens in central Kenya.
The extractor units are designed to be robust and affordable, with additional useful features including mobile-phone charging and LED lighting. Each unit can be powered by its own solar panel – and has a battery for 24-hour operation, alternatively the modules can be added to existing solar home systems.
EnSo is conducting extensive field trials and action research prior to the next phase of larger-scale implementation.