Clean and Efficient Cooking Technologies and Fuels
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CLEAN AND EFFICIENT COOKING TECHNOLOGIES AND FUELS THE FUEL-EFFICIENT COOKSTOVES AND CLEAN FUELS SECTOR IS EVOLVING RAPIDLY, ENABLING CROSS-CUTTING SOLUTIONS THAT CAN ACHIEVE GREATER DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS. Photo credit: Winrock International September 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Winrock International. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. v CLEAN AND EFFICIENT COOKING TECHNOLOGIES AND FUELS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 1 Who should use this toolkit? ........................................................................................................................... 1 Why focus on cooking technologies and fuels? ........................................................................................... 1 Sector Evolution and Scale ............................................................................................................................. 4 Important Trends .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Building Blocks for Developing Sustainable Programs ................................................................................ 6 2. GROWING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE BASE AROUND HEALTH ........................................... 11 New Developments in Understanding cookstoves as a Health Intervention ............................................. 11 Understanding the Health Impacts of HAP ................................................................................................... 12 Barriers to Achieving Health Impacts Through Cookstove Interventions ................................................... 15 Additional Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 16 3. CLIMATE IMPACTS OF TRADITIONAL STOVES AND FUELS .................................................... 17 Carbon Finance/Calculating Climate Impacts ............................................................................................... 18 Black Carbon .................................................................................................................................................... 19 4. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING PROTOCOLS .................................................. 22 Stove Testing .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Testing Protocols .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Regional Testing and Knowledge Centers .................................................................................................... 24 International Cookstove Standards: A Brief History...................................................................................... 24 Tiers of Performance........................................................................................................................................ 25 The Way Forward ............................................................................................................................................. 26 5. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN COOKSTOVES AND FUELS ........................................... 27 Research and Technological Advancement in Design ..................................................................................25 Available Technologies and Fuels ..................................................................................................................25 Research and Development ............................................................................................................................27 Stove Manufacturing........................................................................................................................................28 Fuels Production ..............................................................................................................................................28 USAID.GOV/ENERGY/COOKSTOVES i CLEAN AND EFFICIENT COOKING TECHNOLOGIES AND FUELS 6. CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND STOVE ADOPTION .............................................................. 35 Stove Adoption ................................................................................................................................................ 35 Understanding Consumer Preferences and Behavior ................................................................................... 36 Stove Stacking and Measuring Use ................................................................................................................ 39 Beyond Purchase: Measuring Usage and Adoption ..................................................................................... 39 7. MARKET-BASED APPROACHES AND FINANCING .................................................................... 41 Market-Based Approaches Overview ............................................................................................................. 42 Current Market Development Efforts ............................................................................................................. 43 Market Assessments, Studies and Strategies ................................................................................................ 44 Consumer Research ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Marketing and Distribution Strategies ........................................................................................................... 46 Recruiting, Training and Incentivizing Sale Staff and Entrepreneurs ........................................................... 46 Cookstove Financing ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Consumer Finance ........................................................................................................................................... 48 Enterprise Finance ........................................................................................................................................... 49 8. CROSS-SECTORAL COLLABORATION ......................................................................................... 51 Gender-based Approaches and Impacts ....................................................................................................... 52 Other Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 53 Humanitarian Relief and Protection ............................................................................................................... 53 Commercial Cooking and School Feeding Programs .................................................................................. 54 Environmental Conservation (Forestry/Biodiversity) ..................................................................................... 56 Additional Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 58 9. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................ 59 Evaluating Cookstove Performance .............................................................................................................. 60 Measuring Fuel Efficiency ................................................................................................................................ 60 Emissions Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 60 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................... 62 Durability .......................................................................................................................................................... 62 Sales Tracking ................................................................................................................................................... 62 Evaluating Consumer Behavior and Its Determinants .................................................................................. 62 Stove Use Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 63 Consumer Preference Monitoring Tools ........................................................................................................ 64 Qualitative Monitoring Methods .................................................................................................................... 65 Social Impact Monitoring ................................................................................................................................ 65 ii USAID.GOV/ENERGY/COOKSTOVES