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Friday, 10 May 2013

Why we shouldn’t ban charcoal

By Anne Wheldon, Ashden Knowledge and Research Manager 

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Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Could India become a global leader in energy access for the poor?

By Sarah Butler-Sloss, Ashden Founder Director

While the rising urban middle classes in India’s big cities increasingly take their mod cons for granted, some 400 million Indians have never used electric light bulbs in their homes – let alone had the power to charge their mobile phones, listen to the radio or watch TV.

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Friday, 26 April 2013

Are we on the brink of a community energy revolution?

By Simon Brammer, Ashden UK Programme Manager
 
Energy efficiency and community energy generation are not the sexiest concepts to sell. Yet at Ashden we find that once people experience the huge benefits they bring - from saving money to getting fitter, or getting more connected to their neighbours - they often move from being ‘blockers’ to ‘champions’ in a flash.

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Friday, 12 April 2013

How community energy reached Malawi via Scotland

Guest blog by Georgy Davis, Malawi Program Manager, Community Energy Scotland

Community Energy Scotland (CES) is Scotland’s only national charity dedicated to helping communities develop their own renewable energy projects. We’ve helped over 1,000 community groups, and built up a wealth of experience during our ten year existence.

Until recently, that work was limited to Scotland. But in 2009, we started investigating how community energy could be put into practice in the developing world. We initially proposed a community energy development programme in Malawi – where 93% of the population do not have access to electricity.

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Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Suraj Wahab of Toyola Energy speaks to BBC Focus on Africa

By Luke Malcher, Ashden Communications Officer

Suraj Wahab, CEO of Toyola Energy, recently spoke to the BBC World Service about what it takes to get a cookstoves business off the ground in Ghana. Suraj was awarded the prestigious 2011 International Ashden Gold Award for his credit scheme cookstoves programme.

Listen to the interview here:

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