IEA: By 2040, SSA will see a 40% increase in bioenergy consumption and a burgeoning $70 billion USD industry.
Charcoal
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
Advancing Sustainable cHarcoal Enterprises at Scale (AScHES)
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 and technical topics to better achieve scale in their businesses. Other activities include networking, mentoring, and field trips to local briquette producers. The hope is to develop a community of practice that will help briquette producers become more sustainable and equip them to serve as Continue reading
Precious Tanzania forest falling to armed illegal loggers
Armed illegal timber extraction threatens Tanzania’s precious coastal forest.
An Efficient Charcoal Stove for Kenya
Can a charcoal stove make a dent in Kenya’s biomass fuel consumption consumption? Burn Manufacturing, says they can. Check out their neat video.