Essays about: "improved cooking stoves"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words improved cooking stoves.

1. 6. A Comparative Study of Social, Environmental and Economic Aspects of Paraffin and Wood Pellets Used for Cooking in Low Income Households in South Africa : A Minfor Field Study

   University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms); KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Jenny Svensson; Alice Kjellson; [2015]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study MFS ; sustainability; wood pellets; paraffin; life cycle assessment; low income households; South Africa; fältstudie MFS ; hållbarhet; träpellets; paraffin; livscykelanalys; låginkomsthushåll; Sydafrika;

   Abstract : The majority of low income households in South Africa have limited access to electricity, and typically cook on stoves fuelled by paraffin. Paraffin represents a fossil fuel. It is a relatively cheap fuel in South Africa. Another fuel that can also be used for cooking is wood pellets, which is a renewable fuel. READ MORE

3. 7. A Comparative Study of Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects of Paraffinand Wood Pellets Used for Cooking in Low Income Households in South Africa : A minor field study

   University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

   Author : Jenny Svensson; Alice Kjellson; [2015]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study MFS ; sustainability; wood pellets; paraffin; life cycle assessment; low income households; South Africa; fältstudie MFS ; hållbarhet; träpellets; paraffin; livscykelanalys; låginkomsthushåll; Sydafrika;

   Abstract : The majority of low income households in South Africa have limited access to electricity, and typically cook on stoves fuelled by paraffin. Paraffin represents a fossil fuel. It is a relatively cheap fuel in South Africa. Another fuel that can also be used for cooking is wood pellets, which is a renewable fuel. READ MORE

4. 8. Identifying clean, affordable and renewable cooking solutions for local people on Inhaca Island in Mozambique

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Erica Dragon; Johanna Taflin; [2015]
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   Abstract : Inhaca Island is situated outside Maputo in Mozambique and is one of the globally important areas for forest conservation. The forest provides a number of societal, environmental and economic goods. READ MORE

5. 9. Quantifying the Potential Impact of Improved Stoves in Nyeri County, Kenya

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Youssef Boulkaid; [2015]
   Keywords : Kenya; Improved Cooking Stoves; ICS; Energy Systems Analysis; Energy Poverty; Deforestation; Cookstoves;

   Abstract : Energy poverty is defined as the lack of access of households in developing countries to modern energy sources, and their consequent reliance on solid biomass fuels for cooking. So-called “Improved stoves” have been promoted by various public and private actors since the 1970s to tackle various environmental and health challenges associated with biomass use. READ MORE

6. 10. Performance Evaluation of the FirePipe Cookstove with focus of its Product Development

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Sara Murray; Erika Johnels; [2013]
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   Abstract : Today, increasing air pollution and global mean temperature, due to overconsumption of non-renewable resources, is a fact. Climate change is affecting life worldwide, with major draughts and flooding as a result, with severe consequences, especially for the poorest. READ MORE