biofuels

Rising to the challenge: Samburu woman becomes clean energy champion

Feature / It is not every day that you encounter a convergence of the traditional and the modern in deep rural Kenya, especially in the nomadic north.

Emerging bioeconomy opportunities in Africa: A case study of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya

SEI report / This report explores the value of using of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya as part of the expansion of the bioeconomy in sub-Saharan Africa.

In-use emissions from biomass and LPG stoves measured during a large, multi-year cookstove intervention study in rural India

Journal article / The study aimed to measure in-home emissions from a variety of stoves in rural Indian communities.

Policy – not capital – is the chief barrier to decarbonizing heavy industry in Sweden

Perspective / The chief barrier to industrial transition is not a lack of capital, but the absence of clear policies on incentives for green transition.

Eastern Africa Bioeconomy Conference

Past event / Join the first of its kind regional conference in Africa.

Just transition and the geopolitics of decarbonization in the EU

SEI brief / This brief shows how the EU Commission’s approach to just transition may influence the politics of decarbonization within the EU.

Ethanol as a clean cooking alternative in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from sugarcane production and ethanol adoption sites in Malawi and Mozambique

Other publication / This chapter focuses on bioethanol as a cooking fuel and the impacts of its use as an alternative to traditional biomass fuels in Sub-Saharan Africa.

e-EUBCE 2020: Bioeconomy’s role in the post-pandemic economic recovery

Past event / SEI's Francis X. Johnson and Rocio Diaz-Chavez speak about bioeconomy governance at the 28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition.

Policies, not finance, are the obstacle to decarbonizing industry

Feature / The absence of clear policies on biofuels and waste are more of a barrier to the industry transition than a lack of actual capital, reveals an upcoming report.