Dean Still is the director of the group which is based in the United States . Dean Still 是设在美国该研究中心的主管。
He notes a World Health Organization estimate that more than one and a half million people a year die from breathing smoke from solid fuels. 他表示世界卫生组织估记每年有超过 150 万人因吸入固体燃料的烟雾而死。
Every year Aprovecho holds a "stove camp" at its testing station in Cottage Grove , Oregon . 每年在俄勒冈的农舍果园的试验站 ,Aprovecho 都举办“火炉露营”。
Engineers, inventors, students and others come together to design and test different methods and materials for improving stoves. 工程师、发明者、学生还有其它人一起设计、测试改良火炉的不同方法和材质。
Over the years, the group has made stoves using mud, bricks, sheet metal, clay, ceramics and old oil drums. 多年来,研究中心已经研制了使用泥土、砖块、金属薄片、粘土、陶瓷、旧油桶的火炉。