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HEDON News - What’s happening in household energy?
[top] [end]MandESIG - The special interest group on Monitoring and EvaluationEstablished in September 2008, MandESIG connects all those engaged in the monitoring and evaluation of household energy projects in developing countries.MandESIG will foster coordination and collaboration between and among those working with M&E with a general aim of operationalising M&E in the household energy (HHE) sector. More specifically the aims of the SIG are to:
[top] [end]Boiling Point 56 Supplementary papersThe following supplementary papers were submitted but not published in the print version of this edition. You can click on the links to read the articles in full[top] [end]Community Based Biodiesel Processing in Sri LankaAuthor: Namiz Musafer, Practical Action Sri Lanka. Click here to download this article (41 KB)This article summarizes recent experiences in developing community based biodiesel processing in Sri Lanka. By building on over 20 years of community based energy sector experience in the region, as well as the lessons learned by Practical Action in Peru, a research project was established centred on a biodiesel processing facility in Gurugoda, a remote village situated in the dry zone in North-Western Sri Lanka. The initial work carried out by Practical Action will require further development, and remains the only example of its kind in the country. More time will be needed before clear conclusions can be drawn about the viability and appropriateness of this technology as a solution to the energy needs of poor rural communities. [top] [end]Improved Cook Stoves and their impact on firewood consumption and Carbon Dioxide emissions: A case study from TMJ area, NepalAuthors: Ram Chandra Khanal and Leena Bajracharya, IUCN Nepal Click here to download this article (127 KB)Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) are becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies in some parts of rural Nepal. However, although ICS can provide social, economic and environmental benefits, their dissemination at the national level has been more limited. This case study attempts to assess the contribution of ICS to the reduction of both firewood consumption and CO2 emissions. 71 households were surveyed, using the before and after method, and focus group discussions were carried out. The study was carried out by IUCN in a rural mountainous part of eastern Nepal. [top] [end]Renewable Human Energy: One renewable energy company invests in the power of women through renewable skills philosophyAuthor: Angela Blake, SunTank, South Africa Click here to download this article (319 KB)SunTank, a Pretoria based solar heating company, manufactures and markets solar water heating systems for commercial and industrial applications as well as for all residential uses, large-scale and domestic. As a vertically integrated company, SunTank’s services run from the local manufacturing of their products through to the sales and final installations of the systems, supported further by an after sales team. In this article, the company investigates the challenges faced in striving to maintain its leadership in the South African swh systems industry, despite the negative socio-economic impacts on the workers productivity and quality levels of output in the workplace. The company uses its manufacturing division as a social platform for the sustainable development of women specifically coming from social backgrounds where access to quality vocational training and employment is not granted. [top] [end]Download the original article HEDON News: What’s happening in household energy? (119 KB)[top] [end]Contents: Boiling Point 56 - Liquid fuels in the household
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