The Charcoal Project has been working with Accenture Development Partnerships and the Clean Cooking Alliance on a new project to develop a price index for cooking fuel. In sub-Saharan Africa, charcoal prices vary greatly, by location, quality and time of year, which puts a strain on low-income households already lacking energy solutions. The lack of […]
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Kenya’s first briquette association to be held in Nairobi on July 23rd.
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Today we inaugurate SPOTLIGHT, a new regular series that focuses on social entrepreneurs on the frontlines of the battle to deliver cost-efficient, quality, and sustainable energy solutions to consumers and small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. Our Spotlight today is on Raising Gabdho Foundation, a Uganda-based non-profit with robust charcoal briquette sales in Kampala. But Raising
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Unsustainable charcoal consumption is a big problem Sub-Saharan Africa and it is increasing every year. As a result, forest cover in East and West Africa is dwindling with adverse Climate Change impacts (draught, floods, etc.). Over half of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are adversely affected by traditional charcoal consumption. The Charcoal Project has a
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TCP and MIT D-Lab are excited to share the report of our October 2018 Convening – Advancing Sustainable cHarcoal Enterprises at Scale (AScHES). This was an amazing week of learning and community building for producers of sustainable biomass briquettes. Knowing that many producers were not able to join our group, we are happy to share
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Credit the International Center for Investigative Reporting for breaking the story of an unlicensed Chinese company setting up large-scale illegal charcoal operation deep in the Nigerian jungle. Unfortunately, it seems the Chinese nationals behind these two illegal charcoal factories had inside help when it came to setting up shop. According to the article, reported by By
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Pathways to Clean Cooking II – Leaving No One Behind Wexford, England, May 30-31st This conference will explore recent advances and probe continuing challenges. It proposes to focus attention on reaching the furthest behind first, with topics such as: – Households and settings – Evaluating pathways to modern, sustainable cooking energy systems – Impact Based Finance
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IEA: By 2040, SSA will see a 40% increase in bioenergy consumption and a burgeoning $70 billion USD industry.
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Students from D-Lab are doing a study on what makes a quality briquette – please fill out this survey so we can learn how to improve sustainable charcoal alternatives! #sustainablecharcoal #renewableenergy “We are a team from MIT D-Lab Energy class and for our class project, we are exploring what makes a high quality briquette and
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The Charcoal Project is pleased to announce a new collaborative effort with MIT D-Lab to host a convening for biomass briquette producers in October 2018. The Advancing Sustainable cHarcoal Enterprises at Scale (AScHES) Convening will be held in Naivasha, Kenya Oct 1st-Oct. 5th. At this convening, producers will be provided training in a range of business
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TEWDI uses beekeeping project to teach skills to students. Last year, TCP helped kick start a beekeeping project for the Teso Women Development Initiative (TEWDI), one of our Harvest Fuel Initiative partners. Betty Ikalany, the director of TEWDI, wanted to use beekeeping as a way to generate income for women in Soroti, Uganda. Honey and
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