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