Essays about: "cookstoves"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word cookstoves.

1. 1. Differences in forest structure in relation to energy-efficient cookstoves in the Kakamega forest, Kenya

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Fanny Edenborg; [2020]
   Keywords : Rainforest; Energy-efficient cookstoves; forest structure; Kakamega forest; Kenya;

   Abstract : Tropical forests are amongst the most important ecosystems in the world. It is also the biome estimated to experience the most rapid losses of habitats in the next 50 years, mainly due to anthropogenic exploitation. The Kakamega forest, western Kenya, is important both for conservation and human livelihood and is essential for peoples’ survival. READ MORE

3. 2. The feasibility of producing and utilizing bioenergy in Linga Linga, Mozambique : Potential resources, conversion techniques and applications

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Mila Ebrahim; Fanny Lilja; [2019]
   Keywords : anaerobic digestion; biochar; biomass; bioenergy; biomass combustion; charcoal; gasifier cookstove; sustainable bioenergy;

   Abstract : The aim of the project was to investigate the possibility of producing and utilizing bioenergy from available local resources in the village Linga Linga, Mozambique. Suitable conversion techniques for producing and utilizing bioenergy were identified through a literature study. READ MORE

4. 3. Adoption of high-technology products in emerging markets: The ACE-1 advanced biomass cookstove in rural Cambodia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anne Baltruschat; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Energy access; Clean cooking; Advanced biomass stoves; Adoption;

   Abstract : This study examines the adoption of clean cooking technologies in developing countries with a focus on the ACE-1 advanced biomass stove (ABS). Marginalized communities in rural environments are often exposed to high levels of Household Air Pollution (HAP) due to the common use of traditional cookstoves. READ MORE

5. 4. Organisational Learning in Business Model Innovation in the Bottom of Pyramid market : An empirical fieldwork about the market introduction of clean cookstoves in Mozambique

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Stefan Premer; Brenda Nansubuga; [2018]
   Keywords : Organisational Learning; Organizational Learning; Knowledge; Knowledge Transfer; Experimental Learning; Experiental Learning; SECI; Tacit; Explicit; External Learning; Internal Learning; Learning from the environment; Business Model; Business Model Innovation; Bottom of Pyramid; Bottom of Pyramid market; BoP; cleantech; clean technology; clean cookstoves; clean cooking; gasification; cashew; cashew nut; cashew nut shells; market introduction; Mozambique; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; development; sustainability; climate change; renewable energies; ethnographic studies; fieldwork;

   Abstract : There is a need for cleaner technology initiatives into the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) market to combat the effects of climate change. The difficulty of these initiatives lies in their business model innovation process, as those organisations struggle in finding adequate strategies to establish their business in the BoP market. READ MORE

6. 5. Smokeless homes : Challenges for Increasing Use of Improved Biomass Cookstoves in Kisumu, Kenya.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Mwanje Dianne; [2018]
   Keywords : Biomass; Dunga wetland community; Improved Biomass Cookstoves; Community Based Organizations; Wise- Kenya; Women’s empowerment;

   Abstract : In Kenya, 69 percent of populations depend on biomass fuels to meet their cooking needs. The incomplete combustion of biomass is performed in insufficiently ventilated settings thus exposing human health and environment to toxic pollution. READ MORE