No Gas, No Flames: How an Akola School Runs a Fully Sustainable Kitchen
In a remarkable example of innovation meeting sustainability Prabhat Day Boarding School in Akola has been operating a completely LPG-free kitchen for nearly a decade Feeding around students every single day the school has adopted a unique flameless cooking system that is not only eco-friendly but also efficient safe and cost-effective At a time when rising fuel costs and supply disruptions are affecting households and institutions across the country this school stands as a quiet yet powerful example of self-reliance and forward thinking The Science Behind the Flameless KitchenThe backbone of this innovation lies in a biomass-based thermic fluid heating system Instead of traditional gas stoves the kitchen uses heated oil that circulates through pipes to cook food This system eliminates the need for open flames entirely The process works by burning biomass pellets nbsp made from agricultural waste which heat the thermic fluid This heated oil then transfers energy