crt/n introduction - rtkc milestones
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The presentation outlines the brief introduction of CRT/N and the Regional Cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre Milestones Till July 2013 Presented by Basudev Upadhyay Coordinator, RTKC CRT/N on Ranyee Chiang, Technical Manager, GACC visit to Nepal on 14 August 2013 at CRT/N Meeting HallTRANSCRIPT
Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N)
An Introduction www.crtnepal.org
CRT/N Introduction
• Establishment– Initiated as a private sector organisation in 1989– Registered as a national NGO in 1998
• Aim– Develop, promote and disseminate environmentally sound
rural/appropriate technologies• Staff Strength
– Around 60+ (Engineers, Environmentalists, Technicians; Management Experts; Socio-economists; Gender Experts)
• Office Units– 3 Regional Unit covering 40+ districts under various programs/projects
Introduction (contd.)
• Major Areas of Operation– Renewable energy technologies for increasing access to modern
energy– Renewable energy based micro-enterprises– Gender mainstreaming and social inclusion
Technologies of CRT/NBiomass-based technologies• Household/ Institutional Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS/IICS),
rocket stove• Bio-briquette/Charcoal Hydro-based technologies• Improved Water Mill (IWM), electrification• Hydraulic Ram PumpSolar-based technologies• Solar cookers • Solar dryers
Ongoing Activities
• Biomass Energy Support Programme (since 2000) – AEPC/ESAP• Improved Water Mill Programme (since 2003) – AEPC/ESAP• Terai ICS Carbon Project – registered CDM project ref. no. 4530
(since 2009) - Egluro• Pilot Project on Hydraulic Ram Pump (since 2010) –RW• Promoting Renewable Energy Technologies for Enhanced Rural
Livelihoods, Nepal (since 2011) – NORDIC• School Education on Energy and Environment (SEEE) Project
(since 2011)-CRT/N
New Initiatives• Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable
Energy in Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka – ADB/ENERGIA• TA: Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply
Improvement Project - ADB• Improved Cookstoves Programme with Carbon Finance (Sep
2012) – SNV/N• Regional Cookstove Testing and Knowledge Centre– GACC• National Alliance Affiliate for Nepal-GACC• Study of Appropriate Stoves with Smoke Hoods for Hills
Areas in Nepal- Practical Action
RTKC, Nepal Milestones
Nov 2012 onwards..
RTKC Milestones• Recruitments, lab equipment identification/location – Nov- Dec
2012• RTKC Staffs Recruitments completed – January 2013• Formed RTKC Advisory Group – February 2013• Lab Construction completed – March 2013• LEMS Arrived, Lab setup and WBT training – April 2013• Testing started – May 2013• RTKC Lab Formally Inaugurated – June 2013• Training and Capacity Building Workshop on Cookstoves
Programme Effectiveness 22-24 July 2013• National Workshop on Standards and Testing of Cookstoves in
Nepal 25 July 2013
RTKC Staffs
Supervisor: Mr. Hari Gopal GorkhaliCoordinator: Mr. Basudev UpadhyayLab Officer: Ms. Shovana MaharjanResearch Officer: Ms. Nisha JaishwalKnowledge Management Associates: Ms. Kaushila Rai and Lab Technician: Ms Cheeza Adhikari
Advisory Group: Dr. Krishna Raj Shrestha, Biomass Expert, RECAST; Dr. Ramesh Man Singh, VC CEE-N; Dr. Bim Prasad Shrestha, HOD Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KU (extension on process…)
Lab Construction
Before Now
RTKC Advisory Group Formation
Lab setup and WBT training8-18 April 2013
- 8 CRT/N staffs and 2 RETS staffsResource Person: Mr. Alex Seidel, Emission Engineer Aprovecho
Research Centre, Oregon USATraining Module- LEMS Set up- Conducting WBT using LEMS- Trouble shooting/Maintainence/Calibration (Theoretical portion)
RTKC Lab Inauguration
6 June 2013
Testing Service
– RS 1.1, RS2.1, RS3.1 (SNV)– RS4.1, Two pothole RS with Chimney (Hariyo Ban, WWF
Nepal)– KU-JICA Model (Kathmandu University)
Participation in Clean Cooking Market Place 2013
10-12 July 2013
Trade Tower• Seminars• Expo (CRT/N)• Field Visit (CRT/N)
Participation in Clean Cooking Market Place n 2013
10-12 July 2013
Training and Capacity Building Workshop on Cookstoves Testing for Programme Effectiveness
23-24 July 2013
• 17 Core trainees were trained (13 CRT/N- 3 from field offices, 3 AEPC, 1 RETS)
• Basic Training Module on Programme Effectiveness- RTKC as a Centre of Excellence- Preference of Testing Methods
CCT/KPT/WBT - Issues related to field/lab tests
Training and Capacity Building Workshop on Cookstoves Testing for Programme Effectiveness
23-24 July 2013
National Workshop on Standards and Testing of Cookstoves25 July 2013
Participated by over 80 delegates• Technical Session- Testing/related organizations –
presented on their goals/activities/ related to testing• Policy Session- Cookstoves stakeholders including Govt. body/
NGOs/ INGOs and biomass experts
National Workshop on Standards and Testing of Cookstoves25 July 2013
Next…
• USEPA/WI/CRTN/AEPC - CCT/WBT Training (9-24 Sept 2013..)• KPT Training/Conduction (yet to fix date..)• ICS Regional Network Building Workshop (Nov 1st week..)• WI field WBT (3rd week of August)• RTKC Newsletter..
FUTURE Activities on Proposal TimeLine
Major activities of Year 1 (Remaining)• ICS Network Building Workshop• Seasonal KPT • NewsletterYear 2 Activities• Adaptive Research on design modification• One time KPT• Need and Impact Assessment through Social Survey• ICS Network Building Workshop 2
Future Plan
RTKC’s 5 year roadmap has been in progress with very ambitious mission of proving itself as a center of excellence. For which the collaboration have been considered a vital approach. Some of the important components of the road map are:- Improved Testing Service – Additional equipments, well-trained staffs- Knowledge development and Sharing – Demonstration plots, newsletters, publications- Enhanced Research and Development on Cookstoves – student support programmes- Promoting cooking/heating solution – promotional workshops, awareness campaigns, designing projects
Thank You