Standards

Standards provide rigorous definitions and goals for emissions (relevant for climate and health), efficiency, safety, durability, and quality. Review the international and national standards documents that are currently used to support donor and investment decisions and drive manufacturers to improve their technologies.

The best available international guidelines were developed through an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) consensus process - the International Workshop Agreement (IWA). Learn more about the IWA and how it can be used, including to define the Alliance's goal of 100 million households adopting clean and efficient stoves and fuels. We also welcome you to join the standards development process, to improve standards to be more rigorous, consistent, and clear.

International

ISO International Workshop Agreement

In February 2012, more than 90 stakeholders from 23 countries met for an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) meeting that resulted in unanimous support among meeting participants for an International Workshop Agreement (IWA 11:2012 Guidelines for Evaluating Cookstove Performance). These interim guidelines for efficiency, total emissions, indoor emissions, and safety are a significant step forward in developing international standards. The technical content is available here.

ISO Technical Committee 285 is currently developing new standards. Until those are completed, the IWA are the interim guidelines to support collaboration and easy communication of test results

IWA 11:2012 Technical Content

IWA 11:2012 Espanol

Standardized Reporting

IWA Test Reporting Form and Policy

The Global Alliance recommends that partners use this standardized reporting form and policy, to help non-technical audiences interpret and compare test results. This form was developed with input from Alliance partners.

Policy for Reporting Test Results

Reporting Form - IWA Tiers and Test Results

National

Bolivia, ETD 83001, Cocinas mejoradas

Condiciones técnicas mínimas de instalación, funcionamiento y de rendimiento (Minimum technical conditions of installation, operation and performance)

bolio-etd.pdf

India, BIS 13152, Portable Solid Bio

India, BIS 13152, Portable Solid Bio-Mass Cookstove (Chulha), currently under revision.

Contact the India Bureau of Standards for more information.

Kenya, KS 1814-1

Performance requirements and test methods:

Contact the Kenya Bureau of Standards for more information.

South Africa, SANS 1913 2008

Kerosene for domestic heating and illuminating

Contact the South African Bureau of Standards for more information.

Uganda, US 761

Energy efficiency stoves – Household biomass stoves – Performance requirements and test methods

uganda-us-761.pdf

Zimbabwe, Ref. 05/03/2012 S. Control No. 354594

Method of Tests and Compliance with SANS 1906-2006

Contact the Standards Association of Zimbabwe for more information.

Indonesia, SNI 7926-2013

Indonesia National Standard Method (SNI) 7926-2013, Biomass Stove Performance

indonesia-sni-7926-2013.pdf

ASABE Testing and Reporting Solar Cooker Performance

This Standard is intended to promote uniformity and consistency in the terms and units used to describe, test, rate, and evaluate solar cookers, solar cooker components, and solar cooker operation.

ASAE S580.1 NOV2013

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