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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 […]

The next meeting for the Dutch Spark network will take place on Thursday, the 27th of November. We are looking forward to hosting Mr Jan Cloin, Coordinator Clean Cooking in West Africa for RVO/The Netherlands Enterprise Agency, to present on the ReCCAWA program. ReCCAWA – the Regional Clean Cooking Action for West Africa – intends […]

On the 11th of September, the Dutch Spark for Clean Cooking Solutions held its member meeting, discussing the topic of e-cooking. Earlier this year, following members’ interest and inputs, the Dutch Spark initiated a study into e-cooking, understanding better what the market developments are, with specific emphasis on understanding the business models for successful scaling. […]

We are happy that the @Julius Center at UMC Utrecht joined the Dutch Spark! George Downward, assistant professor at the Julius Center, has a lot of experience in doing research at the intersection of environmental and global health, with a special focus on the impact of solid fuels on human health. We are happy to have a university involved […]

The Lancet Planetary Health published wo practical tools to improve the implementation of cleaner cooking solutions! Why is this study important? 2.6 billion people use traditional fuels and stoves for cooking or heating, mainly in low-resource settings. This practice severely affects health, the environment, our climate, and gender equality. Why was this study conducted? Providing […]