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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.

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Thursday, 28 March 2013

Good Eigg: The Scottish island that runs on renewables

By Luke Malcher, Ashden Communications Officer


The UK's unusual weather continues to make headlines. Not only are we emerging from the coldest march since 1962, but we also learnt today that the "cold snap" is expected to continue for another month. That’s bound to put further pressure on the gas supply, as households keep their heating turned up. 

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Tuesday, 19 March 2013

6 lessons in marketing to the poor

By Emily Haves, Ashden Research Programme Coordinator

A big challenge for social entrepreneurs is convincing poor people to buy their life-enhancing products. Last week I went to a really interesting conference that got to the bottom of the issue.

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Thursday, 14 March 2013

Starting the countdown to the 2013 Ashden Awards

By Luke Malcher, Ashden Communications Officer

 
Heads up people, there are 99 days to go before the 2013 Ashden Awards. We’re starting the countdown here, with a guide to the Awards - in numbers.

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Monday, 11 March 2013

Exploring Breakthrough Energy Innovations

By Luke Malcher, Ashden Communications Officer 
Image courtesy of Nesta 

8 March 2013 saw the launch of the UNDP Renewable Energy Challenge. Ashden's Founder Director Sarah Butler-Sloss delivered the keynote speech and joined innovation charity Nesta, representatives from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and a diverse panel of experts in the fields of design, communications and renewable energy. 

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