Correction to: Ferriz Bosque et al. Using Design Thinking to Improve Cook Stoves Development in Mexico. (Sustainability (2021), 13, 3843)

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The authors would like to make the following corrections about the published paper [1]: (1) Addition of authors Víctor Berrueta, Alberto Beltrán and Omar Masera were not included as authors in the original publication. The corrected authorship should be Elena Ferriz Bosque1, Luisa M. Muneta1, *, Gregorio Romero Rey1, Berta Suarez1, Víctor Berrueta2, Alberto Beltrán3 and Omar Masera4 (2) Adding Affiliations Affiliation 2: Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnología Rural Apropiada (GIRA), Morelia 61613, Mexico; vberrueta@gira.org.mx Affiliation 3: Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia 58190, México; albem@materiales.unam.mx Affiliation 4: Grupo de Innovación Ecotecnológica y Bioenergía (GIEB), Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad (IIES), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Morelia 58190, Mexico; omasera@gmail.com (3) Replacing Author Contributions: Author Contributions: Formal analysis, B.S.; Investigation, E.F.B.; Methodology, L.M.M.; Supervision, L.M.M.; Validation, G.R.R.; Writing—original draft, E.F.B.; Writing— review & editing L.M.M. and B.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. with Author Contributions: Formal analysis, B.S. and A.B.; Investigation, E.F.B. and O.M.; Methodology, L.M.M., A.B. and V.B.; Supervision, L.M.M. and O.M.; Validation, G.R.R., A.B. and V.B.; Writing—original draft, E.F.B.; Writing—review and editing L.M.M. and B.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. (4) Replacing the Funding section: Funding: This research received no external funding. with Funding: This research was supported by the project SENER CONACYT 2014246911 “Clúster de biocombustibles sólidos para generación térmica y eléctrica”. (5) The authors wish to add two references in “Section 2. Materials and Methods” page 7. Replacing the original version: In addition, the model was adjusted to the theoretical behavior of the cook stove for a correct calculation of comal and chimney temperature, Nusselt number, drift coefficient and thermal efficiency. with In addition, the model was adjusted to the theoretical behavior of the cook stove for a correct calculation of comal and chimney temperature, Nusselt number, drift coefficient and thermal efficiency [23,24]. Adding two references in the citation list and the reference number will be also updated accordingly: 23. Núñez, J.; Moctezuma-Sánchez, M.F.; Fisher, E.M.; Berrueta, V.M.; Masera, O.R.; Beltrán, A. Natural-draft flow and heat transfer in a plancha-type biomass cookstove. Renew. Energy 2020, 146, 727–736, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.007. 24. Medina, P.; Núñez, J.; Ruiz-García, V.M.; Beltrán, A. An Experimental and numerical comparison of CO2 mass flow rate emissions, combustion and thermal performance for a biomass plancha-type cookstove. Energy Sustain. Dev. 2021, 63, 153–159. https: //doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2021.07.001. (6) Replacing the Abstract: Abstract: A traditional use of bioenergy is the main source of residential energy in developing countries, essentially using firewood to cook, boil water or heating affecting people in developing countries. Improved kitchens are more efficient and less polluting, and there is a need to evaluate different design options to facilitate their adoption. There are different types of very economical improved cook stoves with high combustion efficiency. In Mexico, multiple projects about cook stoves have been carried out, the root of this study being one of them, the Patsari cook stoves. The goal of this project was to modify previous designs to align with the habits and traditions. This study shows the importance of including the participation of the users in the design of the portable model of the Patsari cook stoves, applying Design Thinking methodology. Many designs or design changes have been done on cook stoves by different researchers, but users do not adapt to them. This article, through a field study, shows the importance of theoretical analyses along with user experiences to facilitate the adoption of these improves cook stoves and ensure their success. with Abstract: A traditional use of bioenergy is the main source of residential energy in developing countries, essentially using firewood to cook, boil water or heating affecting people in developing countries. Improved cook stoves are more efficient and less polluting, and there is a need to evaluate different design options to facilitate their adoption. There are different types of very economical improved cookstoves with high combustion efficiency. In Mexico, multiple projects about cook stoves have been carried out, the root of this study being one of them: the Patsari cook stoves. The goal of this project was to modify previous stove designs to align with local people’s habits and traditions. This study shows the importance of including the participation of users in the design of the portable model of Patsari cook stoves, applying the Design Thinking methodology. Many designs or design changes have been carried out on cook stoves by different researchers, but users often do not adapt to them. This article, through a field study, shows the importance of integrating theoretical analyses along with user experiences to facilitate the adoption of improved cook stoves and ensure their success. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. The original article has been updated.