Last Thursday, Dutch Spark for Clean Cooking Solutions hosted the NL Energy Compact Café in Utrecht, bringing together Dutch actors across the energy access and clean cooking sphere for an afternoon of discussion and networking. With the launch of the Dutch climate policy brief and today’s energy situation as backdrop, the question on the table […]
NL Energy Compact Café | 4 June 2026 | Utrecht Against the backdrop of a shifting global energy landscape and evolving climate policy, Dutch Spark is hosting the NL Energy Compact Café this week, bringing together sector stakeholders, partners and guests to explore where we stand on clean cooking and where we go next. Clean […]
The Dutch Spark is seeking a consultant to conduct a scoping study on high-quality carbon credits in the Netherlands. The study will map quality requirements stemming from EU policy, including 2024 climate target of 90% emissions reductions, and the roles of ICVCM and Article 6. The aim is to benchmark relevant international initiatives and identify […]
Following postponement in November, we are pleased to announce our 3rd and final webinar in the series on e-cooking will take place on the 14th of January. This final session introduces: Rodick Weidevel from SolarChef and Afrida Orthee from SNV. Together, they will unpack practical pricing innovations, consumer insights and affordability mechanisms that are shaping real-world […]
After 2 great sessions, on Behavioural change campaigns for e-cooking and the Effectiveness of Results-Based Finance (RBF) Programs, the 3rd and final session of our webinar series on e-cooking takes place this week. Join the Dutch Spark for Clean Cooking Solutions and FOUNT.eu + Carbon Investment Consultancy (CIC)’s Samira Saidi on the 27th of November […]
We’re gearing up for the second session of the 3-part webinar series hosted by Dutch Spark for Clean Cooking Solutions, in collaboration with FOUNT.eu’s Carbon Investment Consultancy (CIC). s This session will feature sector leaders including Shveta Sarin, Director at Shell Foundation and Dorothy Otieno, Managing Director at Nyalore Impact Limited, who will unpack real-world […]
Following the publication of the Dutch Spark E-cooking report ‘Market Analysis of e-cooking Solutions‘, we are pleased to share that, building on the e-cooking study, the Dutch Spark and FOUNT jointly realise a webinar series this month, diving deeper into the study findings and discussing with key stakeholders its implications. Over 2.4 billion people still […]
Next week Dutch Spark’ members Hivos/ENERGIA and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) co-organise a webinar on gender-responsive e-cooking, taking place on 25 November. More information in the leaflet here: SEE-Clean-Cooking_E-invite webinar _Final Registration for the webinar can be done via the following link: https://lnkd.in/gyNerf8T
At the start of this year, the Dutch Spark initiated a comprehensive market study on electric cooking, E-cooking, seeking to deepen understanding of current market developments. The global clean cooking market is diverse, encompassing a range of technologies from traditional improved biomass stoves to modern electric cooking appliances. While e-cooking solutions, including electric pressure cookers […]
The closing meeting of Partners in Pellets (PIP) brought together representatives from TRAIDE, BioMassters, Mimi Moto, FairClimateFund, BIX Capital, RVO and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rwanda, to reflect on the program’s achievements between 2022 and 2024. Participants discussed the successful establishment of Rwanda’s pellet ecosystem, including carbon credit issuance, production […]