The role of donor organisations in promoting energy efficient cook stoves

Kees, Marlis; Feldmann, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.030

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“…promoting the production and use of efficient cook stoves, or they deal with the supply side, e.g. in re-afforestation and forest management programs (Kees and Feldmann 2011;Mugo and Ong 2006). Efficient and clean burning cookers range from artisanal or semi-industrially produced clay and metal wood fuel stoves to solar cookers, heat retainers as well as cookers using plant oil, ethanol or biogas.…”

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Thermal energy conservation strategy: A case of a modified local charcoal stove utilisation

Edeoja

Eloka‐Eboka

2016

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Developm

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The proliferation and use of charcoal stoves is on the increase even in urban locations in Africa despite the environmental hazard associated with charcoal production. The rising cost of fossil fuel, the smokeless nature of charcoal combustion and probably inexistent or ineffective legislation against deforestation could be the reasons for this. This study aims at more efficient use of the energy available from the use of common charcoal stoves. A common slightly improved charcoal stove was placed in an enclosure with openings for air inflow and heating of the pot, and linked to a heat receiver through a duct all made of burnt brick. The stove enclosure, heat receiver inlet and outlet, and the ambient temperatures were measured during the boiling of water for 3 periods/stages of 22 minutes per day for 6 days. The quantity of heat generated in the enclosure, the percentage reaching the heat receiver and the total heat losses from the system were computed under steady state conditions. A mean value of 93.85 kJ/kg of heated air was generated in the enclosure with about 34.33% reaching the heat receiver. The mean temperature within the heat receiver was 70.4 °C and the mean total heat loss from the system was about 6.4 kJ/kg of air. There was a significant difference between the thermal energy lost and trapped within and amongst the three stages; (p ≤ 0.05) and significant also with time for the three stages and within the stages of operation (p ≤ 0.05) with positive correlation of total heat lost and the heat trapped for conservation. This significantly indicates great potentials for utilising part of the thermal energy generated from the use of charcoal stoves for cooking as losses for other alternative uses such as drying and other forms of preservation of foodstuff thereby improving their utilisation efficiency and probably compensating in part for the adverse effect on the environment as a result of sustained charcoal production. This is an eye-opener situation in the quest for total energy conservation and conversion in any energy system.

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Thermal energy conservation strategy: A case of a modified local charcoal stove utilisation

Edeoja

Eloka‐Eboka

2016

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Developm

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“…Nevertheless: Politically, claimed DFD remains an important argument against constructive charcoal policies and projects. The importance of the value chain is overlooked, neglected, or evaded by national governments (Doggart and Meshack, 2017), donors and implementing agencies (Kees and Feldmann, 2011). If at all, usually only partial attempts were made to intervene into the charcoal value chain, often with a biased attitude toward it.…”

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Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus to the Charcoal Value Chain

Hoffmann

Sander

Brüntrup

et al. 2017

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Globally, natural resources are increasingly under pressure, especially due to population growth, economic growth and transformation as well as climate change. As a result, the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus approach has emerged to understand interdependencies and commonly manage resources within a multi-scale and multi-level framework. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the high and growing consumption of traditional biomass for cooking purposes -notably fuelwood and charcoal-is both a key source of energy and contributor for food security as well as a pressure on natural resources. Improving the bioenergy value chains is essential for limiting environmental degradation and for securing the livelihoods of millions of people. Although the WEF nexus approach entails large potential to address the complex problems arising along the bioenergy value chains, these are currently not considered. Based on the WEF nexus approach, we analyze the different steps within the charcoal value chain in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlight the respective interdependencies and the potential for improving overall socio-economic and environmental sustainability. We emphasize the water, energy and food related implications of vicious and virtuous production cycles, separated by value chain segments. We discuss the potential and major challenges for implementing more sustainable value chains. Furthermore, we underline the necessity of applying WEF nexus approaches to these value chains in order to optimize environmental and social outcomes.

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“…Since 2005, over 500,000 of this product has been successfully distributed in places such as Rakai and Bushenyi districts in Uganda [100]. Although about 10% of all household in Uganda has benefited from the dissemination strategy/program [97,100], more awareness about the importance of the affordable and acceptable biomass stoves needs to be promoted among the masses if the consumption of fuelwood must be reduced in the rural/urban areas [96,100].…”

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“…Efforts are being made by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) with the support of some foreign NGOs (such as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)) to promote the use of the improved Rocket Lorena Stoves among households and institutions and thus reduce deforestation and the use of wood fuel [97]. The rocket stoves for households were locally made out of materials that can be acquired cheaply or at no cost in order to produce efficient stoves that fit the socio-economic setting of the poor living in the rural areas [97][98][99][100]. Since 2005, over 500,000 of this product has been successfully distributed in places such as Rakai and Bushenyi districts in Uganda [100].…”

Section: Biomass Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rocket stoves for households were locally made out of materials that can be acquired cheaply or at no cost in order to produce efficient stoves that fit the socio-economic setting of the poor living in the rural areas [97][98][99][100]. Since 2005, over 500,000 of this product has been successfully distributed in places such as Rakai and Bushenyi districts in Uganda [100]. Although about 10% of all household in Uganda has benefited from the dissemination strategy/program [97,100], more awareness about the importance of the affordable and acceptable biomass stoves needs to be promoted among the masses if the consumption of fuelwood must be reduced in the rural/urban areas [96,100].…”

Section: Biomass Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Drivers and Barriers of Renewable Energy Applications and Development in Uganda: A Review

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Abstract:Following the increasing global awareness of the dangers posed by the present state of climate change, many countries such as Uganda have adapted long-term plans for a transition to decarbonised economies. A major strategy for decarbonisation is to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy (RE) sources as the fundamental energy source. Uganda has substantial RE resources for the provision of energy services and production, yet these resources remain untapped. It is therefore crucial that the use of these abundant resources should be heightened. This paper examines and discusses the potential and current RE utilization and development in Uganda from the perspective of sustainable development. The status of the different RE resources and their application/utilization, including details of existing projects in the country, are carefully explored and discussed. The possible drivers for a huge advancement of RE applications and development in Uganda are also discussed before elucidating the major barriers and challenges faced by the energy sector as regards RE. Measures and policies required to facilitate the utilization of RE in Uganda are proposed. These evidence-based policies could guide the delivery of affordable and sustainable energy solutions for all by 2030 in Uganda.

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The role of donor organisations in promoting energy efficient cook stoves

Cited by 55 publications

References 2 publications

Thermal energy conservation strategy: A case of a modified local charcoal stove utilisation

Thermal energy conservation strategy: A case of a modified local charcoal stove utilisation

Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus to the Charcoal Value Chain

The Drivers and Barriers of Renewable Energy Applications and Development in Uganda: A Review

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