In 2009, the founders learned that their technology could have impact on off-grid developing communities and bifurcated the business to incorporate both outdoor recreational and emerging markets.

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 The HomeStove's design converts the heat of fire into usable electricity to power a fan, which then reduces fuel needs by 50%, toxic smoke by about 95%, and carbon monoxide emissions by 91%.

[6] The remaining off-grid energy that does not power the fan can then be used to charge portable devices through a USB port, such as cell phones and LED lights.

Its mission is to reduce the number of deaths caused by open cooking fires each year (approximately four million) and is endorsed by people such as Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton (who referred to BioLite in her announcement of the UN Clean Cookstove Alliance).

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, tables were set up in New York City, offering those without power hot drinks and a chance to charge their cell phones.

Features include a fuel intake lid for fire maintenance, compact design with foldable legs and a travel cover for transportation.

BioLite's SolarHome 620 has a solar panel that charges up a central control box which powers 3 hanging lights, USB charge-out, and an MP3/FM radio system.

According to BioLite, they used their “near-term CampStove market as a way to generate revenue that essentially allowed [them] to become [their] own investors in the HomeStove vision.”[16] That involves a market-based approach to some of the issues in emerging communities.