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 Chikezie OMEJE on February 19th, “They (the Chinese) are able to export the charcoal by bribing customs officers. A customs officer who preferred anonymity told The ICIR that the Chinese charcoal producers operate in Nigeria with fake companies because they know they that their activities are Continue reading
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Pathways to Clean Cooking II
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 for cleaner cooking – Modern, clean, sustainable bio-energy in a low-income country context – Policy options for a just transition to modern, sustainable cooking energy systems – Transitional and hybrid multiple fuel-device cooking systems Call for submissions now open All submissions will be reviewed after the Continue reading
Africa 2040: Wood energy consumption up by 40%
IEA: By 2040, SSA will see a 40% increase in bioenergy consumption and a burgeoning $70 billion USD industry.
A Kenyan weed promises to deliver energy! Honest!
A recently completed weed-fired power plant in Kenya is set to generate 12MW of electricity while also creating some 2,500 new jobs.
Study on Briquette Quality – Please Give Your Input
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 how to conduct briquette quality testing. We are hoping to use this data to make recommendations about how to improve and test for briquette quality.” Please fill out the survey using this link. It should take between 5-10 minutes. Continue reading