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Update browserBy Mourine Chepkemoi (African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)) and Jon Leary (Loughborough University & Gamos). We know that Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs) can revolutionise…
Read the full article, What Kenyans want to know about EPCsBy Jon Leary (Loughborough University / Gamos Ltd.), Mourine Chepkemoi (African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)), Wairimu Njehia (Pika na Power), Agnes Kalyonge (Jikoni Magic)…
Read the full article, Cooking with Electricity in Kenya – a Culinary Tour of a Transformative OpportunityBy Dr. Joni Cook (Loughborough University). The United Nations High-level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE), to be held during September 2021, aims to promote the implementation…
Read the full article, The United Nations High-level Dialogue on Energy 2021: our key messages for accelerating an inclusive and just transition to modern energy for cooking and affordable and sustainable energy for allBy Richard Sieff (Loughborough University) and Biraj Gautam (People, Energy & Environment Development Association (PEEDA)). An overarching aim of the MECS programme is to change…
Read the full article, Supporting Electric Cooking at COP26: PEEDA and the Government of NepalBy Dr. Simon Batchelor (Loughborough University / Gamos Ltd.). A working paper is an assessment of a 5 litre electric pressure cooker for possible use…
Read the full article, eWant 24V DC 5 litre cooker – fit for purpose and a good sizeBy Dr. Simon Batchelor, Loughborough University / Gamos Ltd. Direct current (DC) appliances could be important for the off-grid electricity sector. While progress has been made…
Read the full article, Converting modern cooking appliances for potential use by rural, off-grid customers: the Conficio approach to designing a DC conversion kit for an AC Electric Pressure CookerBy Dr. Joni Cook (Loughborough University). In this blog, find out more about pioneering cookstove design and manufacturing company BURN and their innovative ‘ECOA’ electric…
Read the full article, Pioneering advances in the affordability and usability of electric pressure cookers for underserved markets: BURN Manufacturing, KenyaBy Dr Simon Batchelor, Gamos Ltd. MECS has been investigating pressure cooking using renewable energy, such as solar. Pressure cooking is one of the most…
Read the full article, DC conversion kit for cooking appliances, Oxford Product DesignBy Will Coley (University of Strathclyde) and Joni Cook (Loughborough University). 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?By 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 SettingsBy 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 Viscosity