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GIZ HERA Cooking Energy Compendium
Preface
Basics about Cooking Energy
Assistance for Decision Makers on Policy Level
Designing and implementing cooking energy interventions
Scoping
- Introduction mit Schema (value chain)
- Scoping on cooking energy opportunities (2.1 Planning an Improved Cookstove Project)
(national produciton VS. imported stoves) (HH, SME, SI)
ICS Supply interventions
- Enhancing production of ICS (2.2 Production of Woodfuel Stoves) siehe alter link:
Intervention A: Market Introduction of efficient Woodfuel Stoves)
(Product devolpment, production and marketing systems (incl. trainers) - Commercialisation of Cookstoves
- Creation of Public Awareness
- User training
- Financing Mechanisms for Cookstove Dissemination
- Quality assurance of ICS
national standards - Scaling up strategies
- Result based monitoring of Cookstove Projects
outcome monitoring, impact monitorin, methodology - Sustainability of cookstoves
sustainability assessment, exit
Fuel Supply intervention( siehe: Intervention B: Sustainable Woodfuel Supply)
- 3.3 Woodfuel Production Options
- Charcoal Production (siehe 3.4 Charcoal Production Chain)
Intervention C: Fuel Switching and alternative Technologies (non-wood-based) alter link
Cooking energy technologies and practices
Cooking with wood fuels (firewood and charcoal)
- Cooking with firewood
woodfuel stove types (HH, SME, SI) - Cooking with charcoal
(kilns) - Cooking practices for woodfuel users
fuel management, stove usage - Testing of woodfuel stoves
Cooking with other biomass fuels
- Cooking with non timber solid biomass fuels
- Cooking with liquid biomass fuels (siehe 4.2 Cooking with Biogas, Plantoil and Ethanol)
- Cooking with gas from biomass (4.2 Cooking with Biogas, Plantoil and Ethanol)
Cooking with nonbiomass fuels
- 4.1 Cooking with Sun
- Cooking with fossil fuels (siehe 4.3 Cooking with Kerosene and LPG, Kohle Herde)
General cooking practices
- Kitchen management(siehe auch 4.4 Using other energy-saving Technologies and Techniques)
Extra/ Bonus tracks
Cooking Enrgy in refugee situaions
Space heating with Stoves
Glossary
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