Projects MA PRODUCT DESIGN

Stefan Troendle – HydrogenCooker

According to the WHO, the use of fossil fuels in the home, including cooking, and the resulting indoor air pollution causes 3.8 million deaths each year, mostly in developing countries.

HydrogenCooker is a green hydrogen-powered cooking station developed in collaboration with EPFL’s Renewable Energy Research Laboratory and Softpower, a start-up from Cameroon. The stove can replace current open fire or natural gas cookers while using locally solar-generated hydrogen and only emitting water vapour during the cooking process. As a result, cooking becomes less harmful and more sustainable.

Local production of the appliance and deviant cooking habits discovered on a research trip to Cameroon guided the design process.

Diploma project (2022) by Stefan Troendle