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The Energy Transition and its Pivotal Role in the G20 and COP29 Meetings

by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo*  (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Earlier this year, two pivotal global conferences were held: the G20 in Brazil and COP29 in Azerbaijan. Both gatherings placed significant emphasis on the topic of energy transition, highlighting the urgent need

December 11, 2024 Read Full Article

Pivot Clean Energy Podcasts: How the World Cooks

(Pivot Clean Energy) Pivot has expanded visibility for bioethanol clean cooking over the past three years, and is playing a critical role in establishing this fuel as a key part of the energy transition. We connect partners across sectors and participate in global

November 16, 2024 Read Full Article

COP29 Countries Endorse Global Carbon Market Framework

by Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett (Reuters) Countries green-light global carbon credit market rules; Campaigners say rules fail to protect human rights; Aim to fund CO2-cutting projects in poorer nations -- Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on

November 12, 2024 Read Full Article

Host Country Agreement Signed between India and the Global Biofuels Alliance

(India Ministry of External Affairs)  Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs and Shri Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as Interim Director General of GBA signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) between the Government of

October 14, 2024 Read Full Article

IEA Predicts 20% Growth in Renewable Fuels by 2030, but Says More Substantial Growth Is Needed to Meet Net-Zero Goals

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The International Energy Agency on Oct. 9 published its annual Renewables market report, which for the first time includes a chapter focused on renewable fuels that outlines expected growth in liquid biofuels, including sustainable aviation

October 11, 2024 Read Full Article

2024 a Turning Point for Clean Cooking Access in Africa

(Bioenergy International) The first-ever high-level Summit focused on providing clean cooking access to the more than 1 billion people in Africa who currently lack it has delivered a breakthrough financial commitment for addressing one of the world’s most persistent and deep-seated

May 20, 2024 Read Full Article

Ener-G-Africa’s New Stove and Cookware Factory in Paarl Has Big Expansion Plans

by Edward West (IOL) Ener-G-Africa, a Malawi-based company that operates in 14 countries, yesterday opened a factory in Paarl (South Africa) that produces advanced clean-burning, fuel-efficient stoves and cookware for local and other African markets, and there are plans to set

May 13, 2024 Read Full Article

BLACK (Soot) – A 5-Letter Word for EARTH MONTH

The GREEN economy aims to foster sustainable development by promoting environmentally friendly practices and technologies across various industries. One significant challenge in this pursuit is the presence of BLACK soot, also KNOWN as BLACK carbon, WHICH contributes to air pollution

April 22, 2024 Read Full Article

Cassava Value Chain from Seed to Products

by Moses Moseray* (Kondayama Biofuel Investment/special for Advanced Biofuels USA) The cassava value chain refers to the process of production: processing and marketing of cassava and its co-products. It involves the entire lifecycle of cassava, from planting and cultivation to

April 18, 2024 Read Full Article

U.S. Grains Council Supports Biofuel-Based Decarbonization Initiatives Worldwide

by Mackenzie Boubin (U.S. Grains Council) As part of its efforts to promote decarbonization, the U.S. Grains Council is increasing its focus on market opportunities outside the transportation sector. This includes household cooking alternatives that use clean-burning ethanol as opposed to polluting

April 11, 2024 Read Full Article

Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa --- May 14, 2024 --- Paris, France

The IEA is convening global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa to make 2024 a turning point for progress on ensuring clean cooking access for all. Today, nearly four in five Africans still cook their meals over open

April 08, 2024 Read Full Article

Pivot: Global Bioethanol Coalition Clean Cooking Podcasts

(Pivot) Expanding knowledge around bioethanol and clean cooking is critical to engaging with government, private sector, and individuals in ways that spur actual change.  Pivot is dedicated to building awareness and educating in a variety of ways to ensure that bioethanol

April 08, 2024 Read Full Article

BioLPG Production at Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Elements Needed for Its Development and Efficient Use as a Clean Cooking Fuel

(The Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP), Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Loughborough University)  ... The confluence of Global South development needs, inadequate progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the rapidly evolving “just transition” debate between Global North and Global South has

March 20, 2024 Read Full Article

Nigerians Look to Biofuel as Cost of Cooking Gas Soars

Kadiatou Sakho (AFP/Macao Business)  Hairdresser Shola Abiodun Adeyemi begins preparing lunch by pouring out a glug of bright green biofuel gel into her stove, as many Nigerians seek to reduce cooking expenses. The cost of living has skyrocketed in Nigeria since President

November 28, 2023 Read Full Article

Smokeless Biofuel Stoves Introduced to Ghanaian Senior High Schools by SESA

by Anita Serwaa Adzoga  (My Joy Online) Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) has begun deploying smokeless fuel energy innovation in some senior high schools in the Ashanti region. In partnership with the Akenten Appiah-Menka University, the project seeks to reduce the use

October 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Production of Clean Cooking Energy in Sierra Leone October 2023 and March/April 2024 Updates

by Moses Moseray* ( (Kondayama Biofuel Investment/special to Advanced Biofuels USA)  I have made modifications of my stove based on the request and suggestions from those that have used it and those that are interested to have it and to trial it. 

October 02, 2023 Read Full Article

Cooking in Toxic Smoke: The Bioethanol Solution to Replace Polluting Fuels

(Pivot Clean Energy) ... This article outlines the health and environmental risks posed by the usage of solid fuels as energy sources in cooking applications, and explores the viability of bioethanol-based alternatives. Solid & Fossil Fuels: The Hazards ... The Health and Environmental Toll  ... Additionally,

August 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Production of Clean Cooking Energy in Sierra Leone

by Moses Moseray (Kondayama Biofuel Investment/special to Advanced Biofuels USA) We all know that the world is moving from the bondage of using dirty energy (wood, charcoal, kerosene, etc.) to a clean cooking energy solution in order to save life,

May 31, 2023 Read Full Article

EPA and Peace Corps Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Environmental Protection Around the World

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Yesterday (May 15, 2023), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn convened for a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies to broaden and

May 17, 2023 Read Full Article

West Africa Dialogue on Ethanol Clean Cooking Solutions: Social, Health, Economic, Environmental and Climate Impacts

(ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE))  The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to UN of several countries is lagging behind in achieving 2030 SDG commitments and actions. The pandemic became a bottleneck in the development process of the

November 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Ethanol Clean Cooking Solutions: Social, Health, Economic, Environmental and Climate Impacts --- November 29, 2022 --- ONLINE

West Africa Dialogue on Ethanol Clean Cooking Solutions: Social, Health, Economic, Environmental and Climate Impacts The objectives of this dialogue are; 1. Introduce ethanol clean cooking solutions leading to better social fabric, health, economy and environment outcomes. 2. Promote innovative delivery opportunities for

November 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Hot Spots: The 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are the 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2022, as selected by the Digest’s editors. READ MORE

October 28, 2022 Read Full Article

ISO Standards for Testing Cookstoves – Research and Implementation --- June 22, 2022 --- ONLINE

In 2018, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 19867-1 “Harmonized laboratory test protocols” were released to establish improved quality and comparability for data on cookstove air pollutant emissions, efficiency, safety, and durability. This webinar will explore recent efforts to disseminate

June 17, 2022 Read Full Article

ASHES Webinar - Combating Household Air Pollution with Clean Energy Solutions in Ghana --- April 20, 2022 --- ONLINE

Despite a growing economy and increasing urbanization, wood and charcoal remain Ghana’s primary source of energy for cooking, with over 80% of rural households and more than half of urban households relying primarily on these fuels. This translates into high

April 11, 2022 Read Full Article

STOVE—a 5-letter word for EARTH MONTH.

How ABOUT a cook STOVE that can use CLEAN, GREEN renewable ethanol as fuel instead of DIRTY, SMOKY charcoal, wood or dung.  Photo from Project Gaia. LEARN more: https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/tag/cook-stoves/   Each day throughout EARTH MONTH in 2022, Advanced Biofuels USA will highlight

April 09, 2022 Read Full Article

Spark+ Africa Fund Reaches Its First Financial Close with $40 Million to Invest in Clean and Modern Cooking Solutions in Africa

(Groupo Banco Africano de Desenvolimento)  The Spark+ Africa Fund has raised over $40 million in a first close, it was announced on Wednesday. The Fund is the world’s first impact investment fund focused on financing the value chains of clean and

March 17, 2022 Read Full Article

300,000 Kenyan Household Subscribers on KOKO's Clean Fuel Platform

(KOKO Networks) Team KOKO today celebrated the company's latest sales milestone, with more than 300,000 household subscribers on our clean fuel and carbon platform in Kenya. KOKO Fuel was launched to the market in late 2019, and has battled major supply-side and

December 31, 2021 Read Full Article

Congressman Neguse Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Global Health, Economic, and Environmental Wellbeing through Clean Cooking

(Office of Congressman Joe Neguse (R-CO 2nd)) Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Clean Cooking Support Act,bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would address the health, environmental, and economic problems caused by exposure to smoke from traditional cookstoves and open fires. The Clean Cooking Support

December 20, 2021 Read Full Article

How Airports in India Contribute to Aviation's Sustainability Goals

by Saloni Chokhani   (ICF)  ... There are several ways in which airlines and airports in India can achieve these climate goals: ... Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): SAF can reduce carbon emissions by well over 90%. The industry has made a

December 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Nairobi's Fuel Dispensers Replace Charcoal, Kerosene with Biofuel

(Today/Reuters) In Kenya's capital Nairobi, restaurant owner Miriam Kamau lifts a steaming ladle of food from a stove burning locally produced ethanol - a fuel made from the byproducts of sugar production. She is one of about 200,000 customers of three-year-old Kenyan

October 05, 2021 Read Full Article

From a Nuisance to a Benefit, ‘World’s Worst Weed’ Finds New Use as Biofuel

(South Africa Today) • A startup in western Kenya has developed a process of making bioethanol from water hyacinths, addressing both the need for a clean fuel alternative to charcoal and fuelwood, and the spread of the invasive hyacinths. Proponents

September 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Earth Day 2021 Series Day 3: Renewable Liquid Fuels: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

by Hannah DelSordo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Take yourself back to an earlier time, when we relied on horses, oxen and other renewably fueled animals for mobility and work.  (They ate corn, wheat, oats and other bio-plants, didn't they?) Now move ahead a

April 03, 2021 Read Full Article

Refugees in Sudan Reap Benefits of Clean Cooking Energy

by Sylvia Nabanoba and Vanessa Zola (UNHCR) A switch to ethanol reduces risky trips in search of firewood, slows reforestation and creates healthier home environments for refugees in White Nile state.  --  The glow from a matchstick lights up Alisa Deng’s

March 01, 2021 Read Full Article

WEBINAR: ASHES STAR #2: Experimental Interventions to Facilitate Clean Cookstove Adoption, Clean Indoor Air, & Mitigate Climate Change --- February 24, 2021

Reason for concern: 3.8 billion people (49% of the global population) still rely on traditional energy sources to support household needs such as cooking, heating, and lighting. Due to this, household air pollution is a top-ten risk factor for global

February 06, 2021 Read Full Article

New Online Educational Series about Renewable Fuels—“30/30” Package Includes 30 Minute Online Presentation plus Materials for Directed Discussion about Renewable Fuels and the Circular Economy

(Advanced Biofuels USA)  Need to learn or teach about renewable fuels and the circular economy? About biofuels? Find what you need in this new series of 30 minute recorded presentations that come with a package of supporting materials for 30

February 02, 2021 Read Full Article

“Just a Minute” Educational Series Presents Episode 4, Biofuels: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow -- A Look into the Historical and Common Uses of Biofuels

by Hannah DelSordo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The fourth episode of “Just A Minute or So about Renewable Fuels” focuses on how biofuels have been used throughout history, and their uses as technology progresses. This video is a great tool for

January 14, 2021 Read Full Article

WEBINAR: ASHES STAR Series #1 "Cookstove Emissions, Climate, & Health Impacts: Integrated Lab, Field, & Modeling Study" --- January 14, 2021

Reason for concern: 3.8 billion people (49% of the global population) still rely on traditional energy sources to support household needs such as cooking, heating, and lighting. Due to this, household air pollution is a top-ten risk factor for global

December 21, 2020 Read Full Article

Energy Transitions in Emerging Economies: What Success Looks Like and How to Replicate It

by Lachlan Carey and Nikos Tsafos (Center for Strategic and International Studies) Can emerging economies grow while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, either on an absolute basis or against some business-as-usual baseline? The Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the

December 10, 2020 Read Full Article

ATM-Style Machines Used to Dispense Bioethanol in Kenya

(Biofuels International) Vending machines are being used to dispense liquid bioethanol to customers across Nairobi in Kenya.  Designed and built by KOKO Networks, these machines are being installed inside local shops to provide fuel in small quantities for daily cooking. These

December 03, 2020 Read Full Article

50,000th Nairobi Household Switched on by IoT & KOKO Fuel

by Sid Chudasama (CIO East Africa)  The solution provides a safer, more eco-friendly alternative to domestic cooking, without the need for firewood or charcoal.  -- KOKO fuel from KOKO Networks Limited is one of the only, and most prominent, agrofuel in

September 08, 2020 Read Full Article

USGC Sees Potential for Ethanol Exports in Industrial Uses

by By Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) The U.S. Grains Council is taking a harder look at promoting ethanol for industrial use. USGC CEO Ryan LeGrand says value-added products like hand sanitizer have helped buoy ethanol exports as fuel demand falls off. “People started

July 30, 2020 Read Full Article

IEA Offers World Governments a Sustainable Recovery Plan to Boost Economic Growth, Create Millions of Jobs and Put Emissions into Structural Decline

(International Energy Agency)  Based on analysis conducted in cooperation with the IMF, new IEA report outlines energy-focused policies and investments to move the world towards a cleaner and more resilient future  -- The International Energy Agency is today presenting a

June 19, 2020 Read Full Article

Clean Cooking Alliance Selects Portfolio Companies for Industry Acceleration Program

(CISION/PR Web/Clean Cooking Alliance)  A diverse portfolio of 33 companies, operating mainly in Africa, will be supported by the Clean Cooking Alliance’s new Venture Catalyst (VC) program. The program focuses on building an investment-ready pipeline through venture-level interventions, to deliver

May 26, 2020 Read Full Article

Project Gaia, Inc. Announces a Donation of 23,000 Liters of Ethanol from ADM for Commercial Scale-Up of Ethanol Stoves in Lagos, Nigeria

(Project Gaia) Project Gaia, Inc. announces a donation of 23,000 liters of ethanol from ADM (NYSE: ADM) to assist with the commercial scale-up of ethanol stoves in Lagos, Nigeria. This commercial scale-up follows a successful pilot study conducted in Lagos

March 10, 2020 Read Full Article

Finnair Stops Emissions Credit Scheme and Biofuel Flights after Police Complaint: The National Police Board Advised the Airline that Programmes to Offset Carbon Emissions or Buy Biofuel Are in Breach of the Law.

(News Now Finland) Finnair is stopping its ‘Push for Change’ emissions credit scheme and biofuel flights after a complaint by police. Authorities consider it an illegal fundraising activity because the scheme offers passengers the chance to purchase biofuel or to support a

March 03, 2020 Read Full Article

Standards Alliance Organizes Workshop on Biofuel Standards for Household Cooking and Transportation

(American National Standards Institute) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), through its public-private partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Standards Alliance, organized a one-day workshop on biofuel standards for household cooking and transportation in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 14, 2019. This

December 24, 2019 Read Full Article

UNIDO Rolls out 500,000 Clean Cook Stoves in Dar es Salaam

(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and its partners initiated the roll-out of 500,000 ethanol cook stoves to households in various wards of Dar es Salaam. Speaking on behalf of the District Commissioner for Ilala, the

November 13, 2019 Read Full Article

GHG Emission Reduction Methodology For Dairy Digesters

(BioCycle Magazine)  The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) approved the first three greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction methodologies under its Climate Forward program, an initiative to proactively reduce future emissions from investments and activities. The first three methodologies provide standards for

October 18, 2019 Read Full Article

BCB International Awarded Military Rations Contract

by Harry Lye (Army Technology) UK military and survival equipment innovator BCB International has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply environmentally-friendly fuel for cooking and reducing the British Army’s carbon footprint. The fuel called ‘FireDragon’ will

September 11, 2019 Read Full Article

His Family Farm Was Failing. Now He Runs the World's Largest Biofuel Producer

by Parija Kavilanz (CNN Business) At 22, Jeff Broin was just six months out of college and getting started in the banking industry when his family turned to him for help. His father was scrambling to figure out a way to

July 09, 2019 Read Full Article

KOKO Sets up 700 Smart Fuel ATMs across Nairobi

(Business Today)  KOKO Networks has announced the installation of 700 ethanol fuel ATMs across the Nairobi. The company also unveiled its new 2-burner cooker at an event attended by Dr Joseph Njoroge, Principal Secretary in the ministry of Energy. Speaking at the launch,

May 31, 2019 Read Full Article

Methanol New Energy Applications in China: Boilers and Cook Stoves

(Methanol Institute/Center for Global New Energy Strategy Studies of Peking University)  ... China has a soaring demand for fuel and is facing the most challenging air pollution situation since its industrialization. Methanol, one of the most abundant chemicals and fuels

May 23, 2019 Read Full Article

A Sweet Approach to Clean Cooking

by Danilo De Oliveira Pereira (United National Industrial Development Organization)  UNIDO is implementing a programme which creates value chains of clean cooking fuels and technologies in several countries. With a “market enabling framework,” the organization is turning the lack of clean cooking

April 25, 2019 Read Full Article

KOKO’S Technology Production Facility Inaugurated in Nairobi

(KOKO Networks)  Ahead of the Go-Live of KOKO’s Greater Nairobi Network, the company officially inaugurates 17,500 sq.ft facility that is the beating heart of its Nairobi operations  --  KOKO Networks (“KOKO”) today cut the ribbon on its state-of-the-art technology production facility in

March 14, 2019 Read Full Article

Want a Green New Deal? Here’s a Better One.

(Washington Post)  We favor a Green New Deal to save the planet. We believe such a plan can be efficient, effective, focused and achievable. The Green New Deal proposed by congressional Democrats does not meet that test. Its proponents, led by

February 26, 2019 Read Full Article

SAS, Finnair and China Airlines Launch Passenger Carbon Offsetting Initiatives

(GreenAir Online)  Three airlines – SAS, Finnair and China Airlines – have each introduced carbon offsetting initiatives for their customers. Starting this month, SAS Group will offset the carbon emissions of all tickets booked through its EuroBonus loyalty programme, which has

February 22, 2019 Read Full Article

Ethanol Stoves Maker’s App Ropes in Customers as Marketers

(Business Daily Africa)  Low income households using KOKO Networks’ ethanol stoves can now earn commissions by marketing the cooker through a new app. myKOKO allows users to earn up to Sh250 per sale of the special cookers that currently retail at

January 25, 2019 Read Full Article

Finnair Introduces CO2 Offsetting and Biofuel Service for Customers

(Finnair)  Finnair today (January 15, 2019) introduced a service, where its customers can offset the CO2 emissions of their flights by supporting a CO2 emission reduction project or reduce emissions by buying biofuel. Push for change service is available on Finnair web pages at www.finnair.com/pushforchange and

January 21, 2019 Read Full Article

Ghana's and Nigeria's Green Energy Biofuels Scaling Renewable Ethanol for Clean Cooking Fuels

(Green Energy Biofuels)  The KIKE Green Cook stove has been successfully used in households of all income levels in Kumasi and Accra's capital city, Ghana and widely used in Nigeria. It has been introduced by the Nigerian Alliance for Clean

January 15, 2019 Read Full Article

Investors Turn Kenya’s Troublesome Invasive Water Hyacinth into Cheap Fuel

by Benson Rioba (Inter Press Service) Water hyacinth is a weed and if not controlled on Lake Victoria, experts are concerned that the lake’s water levels might drop by 60 percent. -- Currently 30 square kilometres of Lake Victoria, which stretches to

December 21, 2018 Read Full Article

Shell, World Energy, SkyNRG, KLM, SAS and Finnair Join Forces to Reduce Carbon Emissions at San Francisco Airport

(SkyNRG)  Shell, World Energy and SkyNRG have initiated the supply of sustainable aviation fuel to three major airlines at San Francisco Airport following the strategic collaboration announced in May which involved fuel suppliers, airlines, and airport agencies. Shell Aviation and SkyNRG have commenced

December 11, 2018 Read Full Article

KOKO Networks Invests in Saarus to Commercially Roll Out Ethanol Cookstoves in India

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Kenya, KOKO Networks Ltd. announced a strategic investment in Saarus Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a product design and manufacturing company headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. KOKO and Saarus have collaborated closely in recent years. In particular, Saarus helped design,

October 06, 2018 Read Full Article

C/River Workers to Pay N55,456 Each for Biofuel Cookers, Lamps

(Sahara Reporters)  This was sequel to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Alvila Technologies Limited said to be owned by a close associate of the governor. --  Cross River Governor Ben Ayade has directed the compulsory deduction of N55,456 from

September 24, 2018 Read Full Article

UNIDO Promoting Ethanol Clean Cooking in Tanzania

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Tanzania, UNIDO is promoting a project to roll out the use of ethanol clean cookstoves in an effort to reduce charcoal use for cooking. The Global Environment Fund project will see 110,000 stoves distributed amongst 500,000

August 23, 2018 Read Full Article

Diversification: FG to Boost Jatropha Production

by O.C. Cluss (Daily Trust)  The Federal Government is to focus more on the development of jatropha production as part of efforts to diversify the nation’s economy, the Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Dr. Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, has

August 03, 2018 Read Full Article

Ethanol Fuel to Hit the Market

by Macharia Kamau (Standard Digital)  Oil marketing company Vivo Energy plans to scale up the sale of ethanol fuel for cooking to low-income households. Vivo Energy, which operates Shell-branded petrol stations, hopes to grow revenue in the wake of rising kerosene and

August 03, 2018 Read Full Article

Vivo Energy Kenya and Koko Networks Form Ethanol Cooking Fuel Partnership

(Koko Networks)  Vivo Energy becomes first multinational fuels company to enter Kenyan market for ethanol cooking fuel, using KOKO technology to enable affordable mass-market access.   Vivo Energy Kenya today announces a partnership with KOKO Networks (“KOKO”) that sees it enter the Kenyan

July 03, 2018 Read Full Article

Fire Waters Aims to Throw a (Glanworth) Curve at Conventional Cooking Fuels

by Hank Daniszewski (The London Free Press)  A London entrepreneur has set up a demonstration site for commercial cooking equipment fuelled by ethanol  --  Motorists rounding the Glanworth curve on Wellington Road at night are likely puzzled about a brightly lit establishment called

May 18, 2018 Read Full Article

New Research Shows the Health Benefits of Ethanol-Fueled Cookstoves

by Jieyi Lu (Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  Today, about three billion people still cook and heat their homes with traditional stoves and solid fuels worldwide. These fuels and stoves are major contributors to household air pollution in the developing world.

May 07, 2018 Read Full Article

New Fuels Project in China Targets Cooking in the Commercial Sector

(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves)  The Alliance partnered with China’s Ministry of Agriculture, Shell, local governments, and SSM to develop and launch a new clean cooking project in Zhejiang province of China. The project aims to encourage commercial enterprises to switch

May 03, 2018 Read Full Article

Kenyan Cookstove Company Receives Global Energy Award

(Burn)  Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) announced Kenya-based BURN Manufacturing, makers of the JikokoaTM and KuniokoaTMcookstoves, has been awarded this year’s Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award. The annual award recognizes “game-changing companies” in the field of clean energy technology and innovation.  BURN’s Chief

April 26, 2018 Read Full Article

Commonwealth Countries Get Knocked Down, But Get Up Again

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest)  With 195 countries on the planet today, an impressive 53 countries are Commonwealth countries, including countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. They include large, rich countries like Canada and Australia all

April 16, 2018 Read Full Article

Govt Roots for Ethanol Stove in Bid to Reduce Carbon Emissions

by Faith Nyamai  (Daily Nation)  The Ministry of Environment has pledged to support the use of ethanol stoves in both rural and urban areas in what is expected to play a major role in the reduction of carbon emissions in

February 01, 2018 Read Full Article

New Study Shows Clean Cooking Can Lead to Increased Birth Weight in Newborns

(United Nations Foundation) Babies born to mothers who cooked with ethanol were born later and heavier  --  A new study released today by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which is hosted at the United Nations Foundation, has found that replacing traditional cookstoves that burn

January 05, 2018 Read Full Article

Perspectives on Biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Susan van Dyk, Emile van Zyl, Brett Pletschke (International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39)  This short contribution provides some perspectives on opportunities for biofuel production on the African continent. Africa has a large land base, with only 27% of its arable

December 22, 2017 Read Full Article

A Perspective on the Value of Cooking with Off-Grid Power

by Mahesh Bhave (Renewable Energy World)  Why should rural electrification efforts worldwide — in Africa, India, Central and South America — isolate cooking from other core applications such as lighting, fans, phone charging, and TV? Why can’t electricity for cooking be

October 18, 2017 Read Full Article

Eco Challenge: One Man’s Quest to Build an Eco-Friendly Passagemaker, Parts I and 2

by Peter Wilcox (Passage Maker)  Having the opportunity to imagine and oversee the building of my own ideal Inside Passage vessel has been exquisitely educational—initiating a chain of engaging design, building, voyaging, and teaching adventures. ... Taking a break from sailing up

September 11, 2017 Read Full Article

Burn Better, Cook Faster, Save $$: The Quest for an Efficient African Cookstove

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... In Africa, the overwhelming use is cookstoves, and for a generation now, companies and organizations have been handing out LPG or ethanol cookstoves trying to move Africa to a new energy source for cooking. There’s

June 01, 2017 Read Full Article

Clariant Cellulosic Ethanol Donation Lets 1,000 Malagasy Families Cook Safer and Cleaner

(Project Gaia)  Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and one of the leading providers globally of cellulosic ethanol production technology, and Project Gaia, a non-profit promoting the use of alcohol fuels (ethanol and methanol) for household energy, announced the

May 31, 2017 Read Full Article

African Climate Technology Center (ACTC) Selects Nine Institutions to Develop Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Research Projects Across the Continent

(AllAfrica)  The African Climate Technology Center (ACTC) has the mission of supporting Sub-Saharan countries in scaling-up the adoption of clean technologies for adaptation and mitigation, through activities that include knowledge creation and dissemination, support to policies and enabling environment and

March 23, 2017 Read Full Article

Phasing out Cookstoves a ‘Win-Win’ for Climate and Health, Study Shows

by Roz Pidcock (Carbon Brief)  Replacing traditional wood and coal-burning cookstoves with cleaner technology could trim nearly a tenth of a degree from global temperature and save more than 10 million lives by 2050. This is according to a new study

February 06, 2017 Read Full Article

Uganda: Museveni Wants Law on Sugarcane By-Products

by  Ismail Musa Ladu (The Monitor/All Africa)  President Museveni has directed the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ms Amelia Kyambadde to bring to Parliament, within six months, a law that will allow for the blending of fuel with Ethanol

January 25, 2017 Read Full Article

Clean Cooking Madagascar Issues Request for Proposals to Build Ethanol Micro Distillery for Stove Fuel Production with a Capacity of up to 5,000 Liters/Day

(Project Gaia)  Clean Cooking Madagascar (CCM), an NGO based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, is seeking proposals for an ethanol micro distillery (EMD) for its national Ethanol Stove Program in Madagascar. CCM plans to create a market for 100,000 ethanol cookstoves over

January 23, 2017 Read Full Article

Uganda: Kakira Sugar Opens Shs130 Billion Ethanol Plant

by Isaac Mufumba (All Africa/The Monitor)  Kakira Sugar Limited, a local sugar producer, has started commercial production of ethanol at a $36.6 million (Shs133b) distillery. The joint managing director, Mr Mayur Madhvani, told Daily Monitor in an interview last week that

January 09, 2017 Read Full Article

London Man Says Burners He Invented that Run Mainly on Ethanol Can Help Families and Businesses Cut Energy Costs

by Hank Daniszewski (The London Free Press)  A London entrepreneur has invented new cooking equipment he says doesn’t fatten your carbon footprint.  Michael George’s cooking burners look like those on a natural gas or propane stove but run on biofuels such

January 04, 2017 Read Full Article

EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Small Businesses to Support the Nation’s Green Economy

(Environmental Protection Agency)  This year’s projects focus on cookstoves, manufacturing, toxic chemicals, water, and building materials  --  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.3 million to 13 small businesses nationwide to develop and commercialize technologies to help solve

December 06, 2016 Read Full Article

New Study Finds Clean Cookstoves May Improve Women’s Heart Health

(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves)  Shifting from a cookstove that burns traditional woodfuel to a stove that uses a cleaner-burning fuel such as ethanol may mitigate cardiovascular health risks in pregnant women, according to a new study led by a

November 25, 2016 Read Full Article

Ethanol Fuel to Be Standardized

(KFM)  As the campaign for clean energy solution continue to take deep roots in Uganda, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards has embarked on a process to develop standards for production of ethanol a home cooking and appliance fuel. ... Now speaking

November 15, 2016 Read Full Article

Rural Cameroon to Explore Bioethanol as Economic Driver

(ESI Africa)  ... Establishing a ‘sustainable industry within the community’ remains the key theme for newly formed energy and agriculture group, Wesaf Energy, who are exploring this growing market. The founders have identified ethanol, a bi-product of sugarcane, as a reliable

November 08, 2016 Read Full Article

Baseline Report of Clean Cooking Fuels in the East African Community

(Project Gaia)  Ethanol fuel production represents a significant opportunity for economic and social development in the East African Community (EAC) region. Ethanol can be produced locally using a variety of feedstocks that can be selected based on unique local conditions. Farmers can grow

September 05, 2016 Read Full Article

Air Pollution Linked to 6.5 Million Deaths a Year, Study Says, with the Highest Concentration in Asia

by Melissa Chan (Time Magazine)  Air pollution contributes to about 6.5 million deaths each year, the International Energy Agency warned in a report released Monday, with casualties expected to drastically rise in coming decades unless the energy industry curbs emissions. The agency’s

July 05, 2016 Read Full Article

At the Eye of the Storm: Women and Climate Change

by Sharon Ji (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The UN Foundation, PCI, USAID and Tetra Tech sponsored a afternoon of stories and solutions from the sponsors' Women and Climate Change project which took place on June 23 in Washington, DC as part

June 30, 2016 Read Full Article

Green Energy & Biofuels Gets Acumen $800,000 Investment for Clean Cooking Solutions

(Development Diaries)  Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund, announces its new investment in Green Energy & BioFuels (GEB), a Nigerian company creating cleaner, more cost-effective cooking solutions for West Africa’s low-income households. In Nigeria, more than 40 percent of urban

April 29, 2016 Read Full Article

Malawi: Must Hands Over Ethanol Stoves to Farmers in KK

by Anastazio Mpumulo  (AllAfrica)  Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has handed over ethanol stoves to 36 households in Nkhotakota to mark the beginning of an assessment where ethanol is tested at household level as a domestic fuel. Speaking during

March 15, 2016 Read Full Article

Women Are Central to Africa's Energy Transformation

by Fiona Lambe and Marion Davis (Stockholm Environment Institute/Reuters)  ... The reality, of course, is that electricity will not reach all households in the immediate future – not to mention, power is so unreliable in much of sub-Saharan Africa, and so expensive,

March 09, 2016 Read Full Article

Bringing Clean, Safe, Affordable Cooking Energy to Kenyan Households: An Agenda for Action

(Stockholm Environment Institute)  This briefing note synthesizes the latest evidence on the impacts of traditional biomass cooking and discusses options for addressing these challenges, with recommendations for policy-makers in Kenya and across sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, 76% of the population relies

March 09, 2016 Read Full Article

Materials – Cleaner Biomass Cookstoves …

(Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Some of the estimated 4 million premature deaths each year attributed to indoor cookstove smoke might be prevented because of the work of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Colorado State University and Envirofit International. With 3

February 08, 2016 Read Full Article

Innovative Micro Bio-Unit Can Turn Home Rubbish into Cooking Gas

(Clean Fuels Community)  Home waste could be an irritable nuisance, especially in rural areas where proper collection of waste doesn’t exist. But this trash can become a real treasure. In the iconic film Back to the Future Doc Brown is seen

January 28, 2016 Read Full Article

Green Energy & Biofuels Top as Finalist at Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards 2016

(Green Energy Biofuels)  The World Future Energy Summit that began in Abu Dhabi with a call for the world to turn the words of the COP21 Paris Agreement into tangible action – perfectly showcased the shortlisted nominees for the $4

January 25, 2016 Read Full Article

SNEPCo Promotes (M)Ethanol Clean Cookstoves in Drive for Safer Cooking Method in Nigeria

(Shell)  Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has signed an agreement with Project Gaia Prospects Limited (PGPL) for the conduct of a pilot study on the use of Ethanol clean cookstoves, a cleaner and safer way of cooking. SNEPCo will

November 10, 2015 Read Full Article

In Search of 100 Million (Truly?) Clean Cookstoves

by Marc Gunther (Nonprofit Chronicles)  ...  “Why exactly are we ahead with 100 million more wood burning stoves in the world? It’s an output metric and not an impact metric,” says Kevin Starr of Mulago, who wrote a pointed 2014 essay

November 03, 2015 Read Full Article

These Cheap, Clean Stoves Were Supposed to Save Millions of Lives. What Happened?

by Marc Gunther (Washington Post)  ... Of those 28 million cookstoves, only 8.2 million — the ones that run on electricity or burn liquid fuels including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), ethanol and biogas — meet the health guidelines for indoor emissions

November 02, 2015 Read Full Article

Demonstrating the Feasibility of Locally Produced Ethanol for Household Cooking from Waste in Addis Ababa

(Gaia Association)  Gaia Association contributes to poverty reduction and climate mitigation by enabling access to clean, safe, renewable and locally produced household cooking fuels to displace the traditional use of biomass for cooking in Ethiopian communities. With this objective Gaia Association

October 30, 2015 Read Full Article

CLEANCOOK Star Stove Concept Demo

(CLEANCOOK) An animated video showing a new clean cooking stove concept for the developing world. Highly automated production, optimized logistics and local assembly will bring proven technologies to the developing world markets at a lower cost and create local employment. Along

October 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Studies Sustainability of Renewable Cooking Fuel

(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves)  Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is currently completing a study focused specifically on fuels and evaluating and quantifying the environmental, social and economic impacts across the cooking fuel value chain. The study will look at a

August 07, 2015 Read Full Article

Cooking with Ethanol: Benefits, Key Challenges and Lessons Learned

(Partnership for Clean Indoor Air)  Over the last ten years, organizations like Project Gaia Inc. and its partners have been promoting clean cookstoves that are powered by ethanol, and have worked to help communities become energy independent by establishing locally-owned

August 07, 2015 Read Full Article

Bank of America Pledges $125 Billion for Biofuels and Environmental Business

(Biofuels International)  ... BoA has provided more than $39 billion in financing for low-carbon activities since 2007, including $12 billion in 2014 alone, of which 40% was given to renewable energies – advanced biofuels, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, or mixed portfolios

July 31, 2015 Read Full Article

Bank of America Announces Industry-Leading $125 Billion Environmental Business Initiative

(Bank of America/MarketWatch)  Bank of America Recognized for Its Support of the Environment at the White House’s American Business Act on ClimatePledgeEvent -- Bank of America has pledged to increase the company’s current environmental business initiative from $50 billion to $125

July 28, 2015 Read Full Article

THE CASE FOR BIOFUEL: The Magic Bullet for Energy Security and Rural Development in Africa

by Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Around 770,000 BC, it was fire, at some point – wood, dung and coal, to the now-ominous fossil fuels. This is the evolution of energy, and today the evolution must be accelerated to save

July 16, 2015 Read Full Article

Stoves that Save: Poet Partners to Fight Pollution and Deforestation in Haiti with Ethanol Cookstoves

by Janna Farley (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Deforestation and pollution have distressed the country’s environment and beauty. The chronic effects of disease, economic instability and social unrest, coupled with the infrastructure devastation from the 2010 earthquake, have positioned Haiti among the

June 29, 2015 Read Full Article

Successful Panel on Clean Cooking Fuels at SE4ALL 2015

(Project Gaia)  Members of Project Gaia attended the UN Sustainable Energy for All Forum (SE4All) in New York City from May 18 through May 21. The forum brought together NGOs, government officials, business persons, and investors in its initiative to address the

May 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Collaboration with Government of Ethiopia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N) will place Stoves in Refugee Camps and Urban Settings

(Project Gaia)  Babington Technology announced today its donation of almost $100,000 worth of especially adapted field feeding equipment to Project Gaia, Inc. for testing in refugee camp and urban commercial and institutional settings in Ethiopia. For over 25 years, Babington

May 30, 2015 Read Full Article

Sustainable Bioenergy High-Impact Opportunity Launches

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... In Denmark, Novozymes and partners including the FAO, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Carbon War Room, KLM and the UN Foundation announced the launch of a multi-stakeholder coalition to scale up

May 21, 2015 Read Full Article

Bioenergy Innovations Presented at Department of Energy BETO Project Peer Review

by Osaretin Omorodion* (Advanced Biofuels USA) During late March 2015, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) offered what amounted to a seminar for the public consisting of a series of presentations from industry professionals and researchers

May 19, 2015 Read Full Article

BETO’s 2015 Project Peer Review Presentations Now Online

(US Department of Energy)  Visit the 2015 Project Peer Review Web page to download individual project and plenary presentations from BETO’s 2015 Project Peer Review. The peer review process provided BETO with feedback about the management of each of its technology

April 30, 2015 Read Full Article

BETO’s 2015 Project Peer Review March 23-27 Alexandria, VA

The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is hosting the 2015 Project Peer Review on March 23–27, 2015, at the Hilton Mark Center, in Alexandria, Virginia. Approximately 185 projects in BETO’s research, development, and demonstration portfolio will be presented to the public

March 04, 2015 Read Full Article

5 Years after the Haiti Earthquake, a Breakthrough

by Brady Luceno  (Project Gaia)  Five years ago today at approximately 5pm, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti. Over three million of Haiti’s ten million people were affected, and over 230,000 deaths were reported. The earthquake put Haiti in the

February 10, 2015 Read Full Article

Alliance Congratulates Winners of Pilot Innovation Fund

(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves)  This year marks the third round of the Pilot Innovation Fund (PIF), which provides funding and capacity building to organizations and entrepreneurs to develop and test game-changing ideas for the clean cooking sector, either through

February 10, 2015 Read Full Article

POET to Supply Haiti with Ethanol for Cookstoves through Project Gaia

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Haiti, POET has partnered with Project Gaia to replace wood-burning stoves with clean, ethanol-fueled cook stoves. The first 6,200 gallons of POET’s ethanol cleared Haitian customs at the end of 2014. Founder and Executive

February 06, 2015 Read Full Article

Nigerian Company Sells Cooking Fuel Below Government Subsidized Kerosene Price, Targets 10 million Households by 2017

(Green Energy & Biofuels)  Lagos, Nigeria – January 5, 2015. In what the UN Secretary General Banki-Moon declared as the year of Sustainable Energy for All, we are pleased to announce today the world’s single largest energy democratic revolution towards

January 08, 2015 Read Full Article

SEFA to Help Scale-Up Innovative Clean Cooking Business in Nigeria

(African Development Bank Group)  The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $580,000 preparation grant for the expansion of Green Energy & Biofuels (GEB) Bio-refinery project in Nigeria. The project is a pilot of Small & Medium Entrepreneurship

December 10, 2014 Read Full Article

WHO Sets Benchmarks to Reduce Health Damage from Indoor Air Pollution

(World Health Organization)  WHO recommendations, released today, highlight the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal and kerosene in the home, and set targets for reducing emissions of health-damaging pollutants from domestic cookstoves, space heaters and fuel-based lamps. The new "WHO

November 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Madagascar Energy Starts the Race by Domestic Biofuel Ethanol

(Agence Ecofin) ... "It is an ecological project to reduce deforestation by reducing the use of wood as fuel," noted Roland Jules Etienne, Minister of Industry and private sector development, while unveiling the vision Malagasy government to open more units in

October 03, 2014 Read Full Article

NewFire Africa Files for Voluntary Liquidation

(Novozymes)  The majority shareholders in the clean cooking venture NewFire Africa – which include Novozymes and the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) – have decided to file for voluntary liquidation of the company. The decision comes as the company, formerly

July 01, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Funds Cook Stoves Research to Ameliorate Air Quality and Mitigate Climate Change

By Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuel USA) If the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) systematic analysis study of 2010 is anything to go by, then by the time you are done reading this article about 35 people would probably be dead

May 30, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Funds University Research on Cleaner Fuel Burning to Improve Air Quality/The World Health Organization Estimates that Cookstove Smoke Accounts for over 4 Million Premature Deaths Annually

(US Environmental Protection Agency)  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new funding for six universities to research cleaner technologies and fuels for cooking, lighting, and heating homes that will help improve air quality and protect the health of

May 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Sen. Collins Introduces Clean Cookstoves Bill That Would Improve Environment, Public Health

(Senator Susan Collins)  U.S. Senator Susan Collins today introduced the "Clean Cookstoves Support Act," a bill that would reduce carbon pollution and improve public health by supporting a global market for clean and efficient cookstoves. "Replacing unsafe cookstoves with modern alternatives

March 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Madagascar: The Application Decree on Ethanol Fuel Is Expected

(AgenceEcofin.com)  Farmers, economic and other Malagasy researchers operators are waiting for an implementing decree on fuel ethanol. While the text, waited for more than a year, has not yet been enacted, the various actors in the ethanol industry are willing to

December 18, 2013 Read Full Article

SMEFunds ‘Green Energy & Biofuels’ named Top Clean Energy Investment in West Africa

(Small World Carbon)  SMEFunds ‘Green Energy & Biofuels’ (Nigeria) has been named the best clean energy investment opportunity in West Africa and overall winner at the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Business Plan competition in Accra.  The competition

October 22, 2013 Read Full Article

Could Biofuel Stoves Cut Carbon and Fuel Costs in Nigeria?

(Responding to Climate Change)  Switching from kerosene to biofuel powered cookstoves could save the lives of thousands of women in Africa and reduce harmful emissions, a Nigerian microfinance expert has told RTCC. Amina Junaid Sani, Green manager with SME Funds, says a

December 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Biobased Briquettes, Not Bombs, for the Taliban?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  From time to time, we report on correspondence exchanged with our veterans and serving men and women in the field, on the subject of the strategic and tactical opportunities in biofuels and bioenergy. This week, we heard

December 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Cote d’Ivoire Launches PPP for Biofuels

(Alternative Energy Africa)   A public-private partnership (PPP) has been launched to promote the production of ethanol from cassava and sugarcane in Cote d’Ivoire which would be used for clean cook stoves.  READ MORE

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Africa

(Soros Economic Development Fund)  Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Africa Funding for CleanStar Mozambique benefits smallholder farmers and the environment, creates jobs, and protects families from indoor air pollution To increase

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

The Biobased A List: Biobased Cookstoves and the Himalayas

by Jim Lane (Biobased Digest)  ...In Nepal, the Himalayan Stove Project — a US-based charity— is distributing free, clean-burning, highly efficient cookstoves in the Trans-Himalayan region. These stoves burn biomass fuel – typically wood or dung, the same fuels now

September 12, 2012 Read Full Article

New Biofuels Offer Hope to Hungry World

by James Melik  (BBC News)  ...The chairman of the world's largest food producer is highly critical of the rise in bio-diesel. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe of Nestle says crops produced for biofuel use land and water which would otherwise be used to grow

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Rocks and Blue Ocean Strategies for Ethanol

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...A blue ocean strategy takes a flying leap to create a new paradigm, where the company can flourish, free of competition. ...In one respect, the recent promotions of ethanol in racing circles is an attempt to

June 26, 2012 Read Full Article

The World Bioenergy Award to North America and Africa

(Environmental Expert)  The winner of the World Bioenergy Award 2012 was announced on 29 May in Jönköping Sweden: Mr. Harry Stokes, USA. Mr. Harry Stokes has developed, funded and managed Project Gaia to improve the health, economic status and quality of life of

June 04, 2012 Read Full Article

CleanStar Launches First Cooking Fuel Facility in Mozambique; Alternative to Charcoal Cooking, Health Risks, at Hand in Africa

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Mozambique, the first sustainable cooking fuel facility was inaugurated by Federal Minister of Agriculture José Pacheco. The CleanStar project will produce ethanol-based cooking fuel for sale with the company’s cookstoves, an affordable new form of

May 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Rwanda: Private Sector Should Embrace Bio-Fuel, Says IRST Boss

by Eric Didier Karinganire (AllAfrica.com)   For some years now, there has been talk of locally producing biofuel to make the country less dependent on petrol imports. But until now, production levels are still insignificant. Yet about four years ago, the

May 03, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million to Advance Technologies for Clean-Burning, Efficient Biomass Cookstoves

The Energy Department announced up to $2.5 million available this year for applied research to advance clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries. The funding will support the development of innovative cookstove designs that allow users to burn

April 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Nigerian Government Agency Launches Microdistillery and Stoves to Provide Sustainable Ethanol Fuel for Household Cooking, Lighting and Small-Scale Power Generation

(Project Gaia)  Nigerian Government Agency Launches Microdistillery and Stoves to Provide Sustainable Ethanol Fuel for Household Cooking, Lighting and Small-Scale Power Generation The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), a parastatal under the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, has commissioned

February 28, 2012 Read Full Article

U.S. Will Lead New Effort to Cut Global Warming from Methane, Soot

by Brian Vastag (The Washington Post)  With global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions stalled, the United States and five other countries are starting a new program to cut other pollutants — including methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons — that contribute

February 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Gaia Association and SEI Launches New Initiative to Produce Clean Cooking Fuel from Waste for Addis Ababa Households

(Project Gaia)  On November 23, Gaia Association, in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, launched the new project “Fuel from Waste: Demonstrating the Feasibility of Locally Produced Ethanol for Household Cooking in Addis Ababa.” Ethiopian

December 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Horn of Africa Famine – Ethanol Cookstoves for Dadaab Refugee Camp

(Project Gaia)  Project Gaia, Inc., a U.S. non profit with operations in East Africa, is working with the UNHCR and others to bring relief to refugees from the Horn of Africa Famine in a very immediate way—cooking. Project Gaia promotes alcohol

November 30, 2011 Read Full Article

Kenya Develops Unique Bio-Ethanol Gel Biofuel for Kitchen Use

by Joao Peixe  (OilPrice.com)  The bio-ethanol gel is an alternative biofuel developed by Consumer's Choice Limited to reduce Kenya’s reliance on imported petroleum. ...Consumer's Choice Limited developed a bio-ethanol gel made from molasses derived from sugarcane. Kadhi noted, "During the sugar

August 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Microfuelers: Biofuels Companies Aim Big, by Thinking Small

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...NGOs in Africa have been touting for some time the use of ethanol cook stoves, to replace three-stone, wood based stoves that can trigger local deforestation and expose women and girls (who do much of

March 28, 2011 Read Full Article

New World Energy Supplies Jatropha Oil for BSH Cooking Stove Project in Lombok, Indonesia.

(New World Energy)  Indonesia based PT New World Energy (NWE) and leading multi-national appliance manufacturer, Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group (BSH) of Germany recently partnered together on a pilot project to bring clean cooking technology to rural communities on

May 03, 2010 Read Full Article
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