GIZ HERA Cooking Energy Compendium

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The compendium is currently under work in progress

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Learn more about why this manual for programs and projects to implement cooking energy interventions was compiled and how to use this compendium.

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The Cooking Energy System

Cooking Fuels
Cooking with Solid Fuels Cooking with Firewood Cooking with Charcoal Cooking with Dung Cooking with Agricultural Residues Cooking with Coal		Cooking with Liquid Fuels Cooking with Ethanol and Methanol Cooking with Plant Oil Cooking with Kerosene		Cooking with Gas Cooking with Biogas Cooking with Woodgas Cooking with LPG		Cooking with other Fuels Cooking with Electricity
Improved Cookstoves and Energy Saving Cooking Equipment
Classification of Cookstoves
Firewood Cookstoves Charcoal Cookstoves Dung-burning Cookstoves Coal Stove Dual Fuel Stoves Baking with Improved Ovens		Alcohol Stoves Plant Oil Cookers Kerosene Stoves		Biogas Stoves Gasifier Stoves LPG Stoves		Electric Stoves Solar Cookers
Standards for Improved Cookstoves		Testing Improved Cookstoves
Energy Saving Cooking Equipment Pressure Cookers Heat Retainers - Thermos Flasks and Fireless Cookers		Cooking Practices & Kitchen Management Fuel Management Practices Stove Management Practices		Cooking Practices & Kitchen Management Kitchen Ventilation

Basics about Cooking Energy

• Facts on Cooking Energy
  • Cooking Energy and the Sustainable Develoment Goals
  • Cooking Energy Initiatives on the International Agenda
  • Cooking Energy Initiatives on the Regional and National Agenda
  • Cooking Energy and Focal Areas of Develoment Cooperation
  • Lessons Learnt from Improved Cookstove Projects

• Frequently Asked Questions

Policy Advice on Cooking Energy

• Background - Cooking Energy Crisis
• Cooking Energy Intervention Strategies
• Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST)
  

Planning Cooking Energy Interventions

• Frame Conditions for Planning Cooking Energy Interventions
• Process of Planning Cookstove Interventions
• Content of Planning Cookstove Interventions

Designing and Implementing Improved Cookstoves (ICS) Supply Interventions

• Enhancing Production of Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
• Commercialisation of Cookstoves
• Creation of Public Awareness for Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
• User Training - Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
• Financing Mechanisms for Cookstove Dissemination
• Quality Assurance of Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
• Production Systems and Quality Management of Improved Cookstoves
• Scaling-up Strategies of Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
• Result Based Monitoring of Cookstoves Projects
• Sustainability of Cookstoves
  

Designing and Implementing Woodfuel Supply Interventions

• Policy Challenges in the Woodfuel Sector
• Inception Studies for Biomass Energy Supply Opportunities
• Assessing Woodfuel Supply Potentials
• Woodfuel Production Options
• Charcoal Production
• Biomass Briquettes – Production and Marketing

Climate Change Related Issues

• Carbon Funding for Cookstoves

Extra

• Cooking Energy in Refugee Situations
• Heating - Indoor Air Temperature
  
• Water Heating
• Solar Drying