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 […]
In Rwanda, 98% households are dependent on traditional biomass for cooking. To date, there is no single scalable cooking solution available across income levels in Rwanda, and further in the region, which significantly addresses the negative health, economic, and environmental effects of traditional cooking. Pellets are the affordable alternative that can be the game changer […]
FairClimateFund has partnered up with the #Biogas Consortium! Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE), Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd. (BSUL) and African Bioenergy Programs Ltd. (ABPL) are part of the Biogas Consortium. This consortium was facilitated by Hivos and has taken over its successful national biogas programs and associated carbon finance programs in Indonesia, Uganda and Kenya. The three […]
African Clean Energy (ACE) is a B-Corp certified enterprise focused on enabling decentralised access to clean energy for rural households in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. They do this by manufacturing and directly distributing the ACE One Energy System. There are some great new positions opening up at ACE. For where to apply and further […]
Last month, the ‘Partners in Pellets’ impact cluster was launched! TRAIDE, together with BioMassters, Mimi Moto, FairClimateFund, and BIX Capital launched ‘Partners in Pellets’, a three-year project aiming to set up a clean cooking ecosystem in Rwanda, using pellets. This will be done by growing and disseminating knowledge to local stakeholders and by identifying and […]
A recent study by LEAD at Krea University, supported by FMO, the Dutch development bank, consolidates evidence on the impact of clean cookstoves in low- and middle-income countries, and the effectiveness of the business models employed for their delivery. The study identifies six principles that development finance institutions (DFIs) and other stakeholders, such as impact investors, should follow […]
We are happy to announce that BioMassters Ltd. has joined the Dutch Spark for Clean Cooking Solutions! BioMassters Ltd. is a pellet cooking company established in Rwanda in April 2020. They deliver convenient, healthy and environmentally friendly biomass cooking solutions that are affordable and accessible to the majority of urban households. Read more about BioMassters […]
The African Biodigester Component (ABC) programme is looking for an Independent Verification Agent (IVA). The IVA will verify whether enterprises have met the requirements for results-based financing. The IVA will also: • Assess the functionality of biodigesters; • Evaluate customer satisfaction; • Identify non-performance of biogas enterprises; • Prevent subsidy fraud; • Report to donors […]
Three billion people worldwide rely on solid fuel such as wood, charcoal, or coal for cooking. This traditional cooking method not only negatively affects health by emitting harmful particles into the air, but also the environment and socio-economic conditions, particularly of women. One solution is clean cookstoves (CCs), which are designed to emit less (or […]