Mitticool refrigerator

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We can manage your request more quickly if you include the following information: • Image reference number: XXX • Title and author (if applicable) • Publisher/Producer/Broadcaster • Planned release date • Print run or number of units • Image size and position, example 1/4 page, full screen, front cover, inside • Languages/territorial distribution • Digital rights - format details and license period You can use the image for: • Non-commercial research and private study • Teaching and instruction • Non-commercial publishing (up to A5-size, and in print runs of up to 4000 copies) • Non-commercial online use, up to 768 pixels, and for up to 5 years Please indicate that you accept all terms to proceed This fridge is manufactured by the company Mitticool, which was founded by Mansukhbhai Prajapati. Prajapati grew up in Nichimandal, a village outside of Morbi, India, where early on he was exposed to traditional clay pottery through the family trade. After a disaster involving the breakdown of the Macchu Dam, his family moved to the town of Wankaner and he began work as a trainee in a small rooftop tile manufacturer. Here, he explored using mass-produced tile manufacturing techniques with pottery, which enabled him to press 700 earthenware pans a day compared to the usual tally of 100 pieces a day by hand. After an earthquake hit Gujarat province in 2001, killing tens of thousands, Prajapati was inspired to work on a rural fridge that did not need electricity to run, and that was ...

The Mitticool achieves something that no modern, high-tech and supposedly energy-efficient refrigerator does — it works without electricity! And this rustic wizardry is just one of the many exciting innovations of Mansukhbhai Prajapati. A traditional potter from the small village of Wankaner in Gujarat, this unassuming innovator was in the city to receive the 2011 Villgro Grassroots Innovator Award at IIT-Madras. For someone who failed in his Class X examination, Mansukhbhai now holds a patent for Mitticool, besides several national awards. While the Forbes magazine listed him the ‘Most Powerful Rural Entrepreneur’ in 2010, the likes of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and techno-giants such as Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte have shown interest in Mitticool, and he has received orders for his products from 41 countries around the world, so far. Not just the Mitticool, Mansukhbhai has developed a range of products in terracotta — such as pressure cooker (with a whistle), non-stick pans that can be used over a normal LPG flame, a 0.9-micron water filter, etc. It took many years of experimentation and labour to arrive at each of his extraordinary products. It all began when Mansukhbhai decided to make a non-stick pan for his wife, as he couldn’t afford the ones in the market. “After a while, I quit my job as a terracotta tile-maker, took a loan of Rs. 30,000 and set up a small factory to shape terracotta gadgets. “At one point, it looked as if we would have to sell our hou...

In a country, where two things are most common, poverty and lack food, preservation of food is of utmost importance. But in rural hinterland, Indians can’t really afford a fridge, and even if they could, erratic electricity supply would render them useless. So, what can be a solution that saves foodstuff, is affordable, and runs without energy? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, that is until, you get to know Mitticool. The Mitticool refrigerator is made of natural clay and runs without electricity, serving as an affordable cooling alternative for rural communities in developing countries. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, much of the post-harvest loss of fruits and vegetables in developing countries is due to the lack of proper storage facilities. Most refrigerated cooling options are expensive to buy and run. Furthermore, according to consumer reports, the refrigerator is the most power-consuming device in a typical household. 1 Mitticool addresses these challenges by offering a low-cost alternative that is simple and does not require any external power supply. This makes the solution viable in rural areas with poor electricity infrastructure. Not surprisingly, Mitticool was featured in the Sustainia100 list, that showcases some of the best sustainable solutions in the planet. The fridge has been invented by Mansukhlal Raghavjibhai Prajapati, who has to his credit many more such innovations. “The Mitticool refrigerator is chosen as a Sustainia1...

Author – Darshna Mahadevan Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique, which brings down the reproduction rate of bacteria by lowering temperature in a confined space, and in turn reducing the rate of food spoilage. A refrigerator (colloquially fridge) is a common household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from the interior of the fridge to the exterior, so that the inside is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature. Much of India’s population falls into the below poverty line category who cannot afford to have basic household appliances. So a simple appliance like a fridge is out of the reach for many such households. Further, a fridge does consume a lot of power, accounting for as much as one-fifth power of a household’s annual electricity costs. Problem In 2001, Gujarat was hit by a devastating earthquake that ruined hundreds of thousands of lives. Those families that were fortunate enough to survive, lost most of their possessions in the quake, including kitchen appliances. Mansukhlal Raghavjibhai Prajapati, a modest clay craftsman in rural India spent much time in the disaster zone in Gujarat as a relief worker after the earthquake. He took note that many families were without fresh food and water. To fulfill this need, Prajapati designed a cheap clay refrigerator for the rural population that does not require electricity to keep food fresh. His idea “Mitticool” harnesses water’s ab...