| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.06 |
| Liaison | Miriam Keep |
| Submission Date | March 17, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
IN-3: Innovation 3
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Stephanie
Lage Assistant Director Ctr for Sustainable Environment |
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Title or keywords related to the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Solar Cookstoves
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A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
We are working on the so-called Global Cooking Problem. Three billion people — nearly half the world’s population — still cook using solid fuels and that causes over 4 million deaths per year. That’s more than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS combined.
We have a technology that cooks without fire, without fuel, and creates no emissions, and it is viable virtually worldwide.
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A brief description of any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation (if not reported above):
We envision solar harvesting businesses where women operate collection, storage and delivery to their customers.
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A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
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Which of the following STARS subcategories does the innovation most closely relate to? (Select all that apply up to a maximum of five):
| Yes or No | |
| Curriculum | --- |
| Research | Yes |
| Campus Engagement | --- |
| Public Engagement | --- |
| Air & Climate | Yes |
| Buildings | --- |
| Dining Services | --- |
| Energy | Yes |
| Grounds | --- |
| Purchasing | --- |
| Transportation | --- |
| Waste | --- |
| Water | --- |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | --- |
| Diversity & Affordability | --- |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | --- |
| Investment | --- |
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Other topic(s) that the innovation relates to that are not listed above:
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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