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Update browserBy Joni Cook (Loughborough University) and Will Coley (University of Strathclyde). It is widely acknowledged that rapidly accelerating the global transition to modern energy cooking…
Read the full article, Scaling up electric cooking: newly launched Global Market Assessment identifies where the greatest opportunities and challenges lieBy Dr. Simon Batchelor (Gamos Ltd.) In April 2020, we circulated a working paper among the MECS team for comment. The paper was made to communicate…
Read the full article, Low Power Electric Pressure Cookers – a discussion of silicon controlled rectifiers?MECS is delighted to share that the programme has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 'Research with Impact - Institution' category for the Green…
Read the full article, MECS shortlisted for the Green Gown Awards for research with impactBy Jessica Fraser The first of a series of webinars organised by GIZ, GPA and MECS, on the topic of cooking energy in displacement settings,…
Read the full article, Webinar on Cooking Energy in Displacement Settings2021 is a potentially momentous year where governments, private sector, civil society and others will take stock on the progress and future actions on achieving…
Read the full article, Global challenge calling on international leaders to achieve 40,60 by 2030 for clean cookingBy Dr Simon Batchelor (Gamos Ltd.) When I visited China (in Nov 2019 – which seems a long time ago now!), Nick Rousseau and I…
Read the full article, Mash, Beans and ViscosityThe research partnership between Energy 4 Impact and the UK aid-funded Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme continues with the launch of the second report…
Read the full article, Clean Cooking: Appliance Financing for End UsersBy John Barton (Loughborough University) The MECS eCooking Power Station pilot to explore battery assisted cooking in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda will be deployed in…
Read the full article, Exploring methods to divert excess solar power for water heatingThe ENACT (Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access) project is calling for applications from energy-based small and medium enterprises and partnerships to deliver interventions…
Read the full article, Funding opportunity for clean cooking solutions in informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra LeoneArticle originally posted on the Loughborough University website A United Nations ministerial-level thematic forum side event was held last week which repeatedly referred to the…
Read the full article, MECS research praised at Ministerial Thematic Forums Side EventBy Dr. Simon Batchelor (Gamos Ltd.) Readers of our blogs will note that we mainly talk about domestic cooking, and how to pivot those using…
Read the full article, Larger electric pressure cookers for institutionsEnergy 4 Impact has joined forces with the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme to launch Clean Cooking: Scaling Up with Crowdfunding, the first report…
Read the full article, Energy 4 Impact and MECS launch a series of reports on unlocking clean cooking financing