We are pleased to forward the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves’ invitation to the Clean Cooking Forum 2013: Igniting Change, Fueling Markets & Sparking Adoption from March 18-22 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The goal of the Forum is to further a market-based approach to the global adoption of clean cooking solutions, and to continue to drive innovations in research, market development, standards and testing, project finance, and policy development.
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Call for Comments – Potential Grant Competition for Fuel-Efficient Cookstove Distribution in Kenya
This is a Public Service Announcement brought to you by the good people at Winrock and USAID:
The United States Agency for International Development and Winrock International are soliciting Expressions of Interest (“EOIs”) in support of a possible 18-month, $1 million USD (maximum) grant award (or awards).
NEWS: What’s good for the panda is good for the cookstove
There is evidence that bamboo charcoal burns cleaner than wood charcoal and with comparable heating and energy values. Charcoal production is another way for families to diversify their livelihoods and earn some additional income, and the relatively limited investments required for the simple charcoal-making process make it an income source that is accessible to many.
EVENT: Workshop: small-scale alcohol production for fuel in Madagascar Nov 12-14
We received this announcement from our alcohol-brewing friends at Project Gaia, and which we are happy to pass along! I’d like to let you know that PGI and partners are holding a workshop in Antananarivo on Nov 12-14, 2012 focusing on small-scale alcohol production for fuel. It is funded in part by the World Bank and follows up on the results of the Practical Action-led 2009-2011 study Ethanol as a Household Fuel in Madagascar. The workshop will have a technical focus and include interactive models provided by Colombian distillery company EcoEnergy. Project Gaia will focus on policy issues of regulating ethanol as a fuel. Continue reading
NEWS: Kenya urges move to plant trees for charcoal
It’s encouraging to hear the head of the Kenya Forestry Service call for the planting of trees for wood energy and other products. That’s exactly the right call. We would however want to make certain that his call to plant trees on agricultural lands does not come at the expense of food production. Food security must remain a priority. Luckily there are ways to do both and do them well. — The Charcoal Project Encourage commercial logging to grow Kenya’s forest cover – report Source: AlertNet Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:10 GMT By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (AlertNet) – Kenya should Continue reading