TCP and PCIA partner to publish charcoal & briquette bulletin

All-the-Presidents-Men-1976-movie-photos — One of our interns hard at work in our newsroom reporting for PCIA’s bulletin on charcoal and briquettes.

The Charcoal Project is thrilled to share with you the latest bulletin from the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA). Why? Maybe it’s because this issue is dedicated to charcoal, fuel briquettes, and other solid biomass fuels. Or maybe it’s because we were invited by PCIA to guest-edit the issue! Thank you PCIA!

This bulletin would not have been possible without the excellent submissions from our friends and partners from around the world. Thank you!

PS – PCIA recently announced it had officially registered its 500th member! Congratulation PCIA!

PCIA Bulletin – Issue 29

In This Issue
Our 29th issue focuses on the fuel side of the improved stoves equation, with an in depth discussion of charcoal and briquettes. It provides examples of the use of briquettes as a sustainable alternative to charcoal in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and provides insight into the future of charcoal stoves with inputs from leading stove testers and developers. Bulletin 29 also looks at the issue of sustainable charcoal production, and new research and development towards more efficient production methods and sustainable charcoal initiatives. We’d like to thank PCIA Partner Jean Kim Chaix, Director of The Charcoal Project, who served as our guest editor for this edition and provided support and guidance on Bulletin 29’s overall content.

Feature Articles:
Overview: Briquettes Compared to Traditional Fuels……….3
Partner Experience with Briquettes in:
Africa (Kenya & Tanzania)…………………………………6
Asia (Cambodia and Nepal)……………………………… 10
Latin America (Haiti)……………………………………… 14
Partner Spotlight: The Charcoal Project………………. 16
Conversations with Charcoal Stove Testers & Developers
US Environmental Protection Agency..……………….. 17
Aprovecho Research Center……………………….….. 19
Envirofit…………………………………………………… 21
Prakti Design Lab……………………………………….. 22
Sustainable Charcoal Production and R&D
Improving Traditional Charcoal Production……………23
Charcoal Production and Livelihoods in India………..24
Modernizing Production with Cogeneration…………..26
Update on R&D from Colorado State University……..28
Recent Partner Activity…………………………………..31
Upcoming Events and Announcements……………….33
Charcoal Fact Box…………………………………………34