NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 – The government now wants to legalize the charcoal business in an attempt to beat illegal charcoal burning which is largely to blame for the loss of the country’s forest cover.
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NEWS: Fuel briquettes from groundnut shells
(Via HEDON) “In Gambia, Anthony Tabbal has established a business making fuel briquettes from groundnut shells. He was inspired to do this by his concern over deforestation in the country, with many trees being felled for firewood and charcoal making.”
Job Opportunity with MIT’s D-Lab and The Charcoal Project
MIT is pleased to announce the opening of a position working on its Harvest Fuel Initiative, a collaboration between The Charcoal Project and MIT’s D-Lab.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: CHARCOAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, D-Lab Scale-Ups, to advance D-Lab’s expertise in the areas of alternative biomass fuel production and clean cook stoves through applied research and field-base technology evaluations. Will also be responsible for providing technology support to Harvest Fuel Initiative charcoal enterprises by evaluating the technologies adopted and advising on design alterations to improve performance and optimize for production at large scale.
The Harvest Fuel Initiative was established by D-Lab in collaboration with The Charcoal Project (https://staging.charcoalproject.org/) to enable the deployment of sustainable solid biomass fuels through appropriate technology and knowledge dissemination. The initiative provides seed funding and technical assistance to enterprises working on producing and commercializing alternative biomass fuels and clean cook stoves at the base of the pyramid.
EVENT: 2nd Biomass West & Central Africa Congress 2012 (4-5 Oct. 2012)
Announcing the 2nd Biomass West and Central Africa Congress 2012 scheduled to be held from 04 to 05 October 2012 in Accra, Ghana.
“This significant global congress presents a ideal platform for top industry and market stakeholders from forestry, power generation and wooden pellets producers to address key issues, and exchange ideas on how to attract investors to the biomass sector in West & Central Africa to sustainably develop the biomass industry in the region.”
RFA: Looking for Field Studies to Evaluate Performance, Use, and Adoption of Clean Cookstoves & Fuels
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for Field Studies to Evaluate Performance, Use and Adoption of Clean Cookstoves and Fuels.