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Update browserBy Dr. Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). In this blog I reflect on other strategies for LPG scaling. This price spike is a…
Read the full article, Cooking fuel subsidies under stress: lessons from the Strait of Hormuz shockBy Professor Matt Leach and Malcolm Bricknell (Modern Energy Cooking Services) Black carbon has long sat awkwardly within climate discussions. We know it matters -…
Read the full article, From idea to implementation: advancing the calculation of black carbon emission savings from clean cookingBy Malcolm Bricknell (Modern Energy Cooking Services) and Isabel Risby (Global Electric Cooking Coalition) Around the world, environmental degradation is acceleratingi. Existing financial mechanisms and…
Read the full article, How Innovative Financing and Modern Energy Cooking (MEC) can promote conservationBy Dr Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). In the early 2000s, when mobile phones were spreading across Africa at astonishing speed, I…
Read the full article, Modern Energy Cooking and GDP: From Mobiles to Megawatts (and the Missing Coefficient)By Richard Sieff (Gamos Ltd/MECS), Samir Thapa (Loughborough University/MECS), Bikash Pandey (Winrock International), Badri Baral (Winrock International) Summary In 2024, MECS funded a readiness assessment…
Read the full article, Winrock Aggregation and Credit Financing Model: a Market-Based Pathway to Scaled eCooking in NepalBy Dr. Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). This is the second blog in a short series examining the challenge of upfront costs…
Read the full article, Upfront cost, credit and risk: who carries the risk when households borrow?By Dr. Simon Batchelor, OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). Image1: Mechanisms for reducing the price of appliances. © Batchelor 2026. This is the first…
Read the full article, Upfront cost – Price reduction - what can be done and who holds the risk?By Dr. Simon Batchelor, OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). In the blog 'Tanzania’s Dual Strategy for Clean Cooking: Practical Lessons for MECS' our partner…
Read the full article, Firewood Is Not Free: Rethinking Hidden Subsidies in Cooking EnergyBy Charles Barnabas (Prime Expertise Ltd.), Anna Clements (Gamos Ltd.) and Jane Spencer (Loughborough University). For years, TANESCO has been at the heart of powering…
Read the full article, TANESCO launches an eCooking appliance lending programme for its staffBy Simon Batchelor and Nigel Scott The blog Beyond energy efficiency… who cares about 5 US Cents? discussed the role of inefficient ecook devices which…
Read the full article, Hotplates and infrared – are they cost effective?By Dr Helen Osiolo This blog is the last in a three-part series on “Breaking Barriers, Unlocking Potential: Scaling Bioethanol for a Sustainable Future.” This…
Read the full article, Navigating the Complexities of Scaling Bioethanol: A Comparative Analysis of KOKO Networks and UNIDO Strategies (Blog #3 of the series)By Dr Helen Osiolo This blog is the second in a three-part series on “Breaking Barriers, Unlocking Potential: Scaling Bioethanol for a Sustainable Future.” This…
Read the full article, Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Enhancing Bioethanol Adoption in Tanzania Through Multi-Stakeholder Integration (Blog #2 of the series)