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
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Charcoal Briquette Enterprise Development: Lessons from the Harvest Fuel Initiative
Please join us for a special webinar exploring the development and scaling up of alternative briquette fuel enterprises. March 5th from 10 – 11:30 am Eastern Standard Time Winrock & U.S. EPA Cook Stoves & Indoor Air U.S. EPA | Winrock International | Webinar Archive Charcoal Briquette Enterprise Development: Lessons from the Harvest Fuel Initiative March, 5, 2014 10:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m Eastern Standard Time (EST) Charcoal briquettes made from various types of biomass feedstock have the potential to displace unsustainably produced charcoal and significantly reduce biomass consumption, but there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration before scaling Continue reading
TCP confesses to unbridled procreation of new ventures.
A letter from TCP to the Global Fraternity of Energy Poverty Geeks and Practitioners.
TCP + MIT = Harvesting Waste for Energy & Poverty Alleviation
Let’s just say that after almost 40 months since The Charcoal Project paddled out sea, the big waves are finally starting to form on the horizon.
The Harvest Fuel Initiative is the name of the first very big wave we plan to surf this year.