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The Tech Awards laureate 2010: Alexis T. Belonio

Alexis T. Belonio Category: BD Biosciences Economic Development Award Country: Philippines www.crhet.com Alexis T. Belonio has developed a cooking stove and continuous-flow industrial burner, both of which use a finely tuned gasification process to produce a clean-burning fuel that is almost indistinguishable in appearance and emissions from liquid propane. Huge piles of inedible rice husks are often found rotting beside roads or smoldering in fields, producing smoke emission in rural household and industries. This adds up to about 2 million metric tons of potential energy going to waste each year. The Rice Husk Gasifier is simple in design, allowing rural people to build it themselves using locally available resources and skills. The fuel can be used for various thermal applications, providing a practical solution to the high cost of fuel while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. About The Tech Museum The Tech Museum is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. The museum-located in the Capital of Silicon Valley -is a non-profit learning resource established to engage people in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives. Through programs such as The Tech Challenge presented by Cisco, our annual team design competition for youth, and internationally renowned programs such as The Tech Awards presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum celebrates the present and encourages the development of innovative ...

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