ell, the idea is not so bad… but in some places ballerinas are as hard to get as electric power. There are not so many of them in the world, you know. And not each of them would agree to dance in winter boots.

Obtaining the necessary electric power from the heat of a firewood stove seemed like a more truth-like idea to us. We did not invent anything new. We simply adapted a reliable heat power generator for use with a prolonged-combustion stove.

How much power can you get from a conventional stove? Enough for a couple of electric lamps. Enough to charge a laptop, cellphone or navigator battery. Or switch on the TV, radio and so on.

Make fire in your stove, warm yourself, cook something, connect a portable TV to the stove, and watch “The Swan Lake”. Let the ballerinas do only what they are supposed to do.

That’s the way it is.

“Termofor” Company has launched mass production of a new product that has no equivalents both in Russia and abroad.

It is a small-size solid-fuel heating and cooking stove with an in-built power generator that transforms thermal energy of the fuel combusted in the stove into electric power.

During the process of heating or cooking, which is the primary purpose of the stove, it generates direct current with voltage equal to 12 volts and power not less than 50 watts.

Is it too much or too little? Well, it may be little for a city dweller used to comfort. But it’s very much for a person who is unable to enjoy the comfort of the outside world for some reasons. These 50 watts can often turn out to be life-saving.

Given the modern level of energy-saving technologies this amount of power can make it possible to use all electric devices needed for the life of a civilized person.

The project was developed by “Termofor” Company in association with “Kryotherm” Company from Saint-Petersburg.

Let us remind you that 1.6 out of 6 billion people on earth have no access to stationary power sources today.

Five out of 21 million dachas (summer cottages) in Russia either do not have power supply at all or often experience power failures.

In the northern regions gaining electric power from heat has considerable advantages over using wind turbines, solar batteries or diesel generators for this purpose.

Real situations when there is no sun, no wind and no chance of diesel fuel supply are easy to imagine.

The power generated by the stove is enough for powering up 2 or 3 energy-saving lamps, charging a laptop, cellular or satellite phone battery, as well as photo or video camera batteries, switching on a portable TV, radio, DVD player and other portable energy-saving devices.

Laboratory and field tests have shown that the stove generator ensures stable operation 6 – 8 minutes after fuel combustion start.

Reliability of the generators is doubtless since power generators of “Kryotherm” Company have been supplied to hundreds of consumer companies in 17 countries of the world for many years.

Similar generators manufactured by our partner company are used in defense industry of many countries, in space, and in high-tech industrial spheres.

“Termofor” Company is currently studying the possible electric stove marketing areas. It is obvious that our product may be of interest to military men, rescuers, geologists, tourists, cottagers, fishermen, and hunters.

Besides, the product is aimed at nomadic communities and nations of the North.

This year we plan to increase the stove output power up to 100 watts.