Around 2.4 billion people use biomass fuels - wood, charcoal and animal dung - for their domestic energy needs. These are typically burned in inefficient stoves or on open fires, with serious consequences for health and the environment. SEI identifies and designs actions to help households transition to cleaner technologies and energy sources.
View all on Household energyThis 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.
This chapter discusses four critical aspects that can facilitate sustainable bioenergy transitions and climate-compatible development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Initiative analyses on-the-ground deployment experiences and aims to address barriers faced by off-grid technologies.
This brief synthesizes the findings from SEI's work on the inequality that exists in energy systems, on inclusive energy planning and on just transitions.