The majority of the population in developing countries have limited access to clean energy. <span>To increase access to clean energy, the governments and other stakeholders have been working hard to create enabl...The majority of the population in developing countries have limited access to clean energy. <span>To increase access to clean energy, the governments and other stakeholders have been working hard to create enabling environments for their adoption and utilization. For the household cooking sector, technological innovations such as improved biomass fuels, improved biomass cookstove, solar cooking, biogas and recently bottled gas service have been or are being deployed to scale up clean cooking. </span><span "=""><span>Nevertheless, a good number of the </span><span>innovations intended for upscaling clean cooking in developing countries</span><span> have failed to meet the desired goals due to limited support from the national governments or the international community. Pay-Go is among the recent innovations in the East African region intended for promoting the use of bottled </span><span>gas (liquefied petroleum gas-LPG). This study evaluates the practicality of</span> <span>Pay-Go innovation on bottled gas, popularly known as Pay-as-you-Cook.</span><span> Specifically, the article examines the evolution of Pay-as-you-Cook, its execu</span><span>tion, usefulness and challenges;and its implications on household energy</span><span> sector development. The study was conducted in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 2018 and 2020. The study used both qualitative </span><span>and quantitative approaches. Purposive and non-random sampling tech</span><span>niques were used in selecting respondents. Purposive sampling was used to identify key informants while snowball sampling was used to find house</span><span>hold respondents. Information was gathered from KopaGas (Pay-as-you-Cook</span><span> innovator) headquarter-Kinondoni Morocco;and from Pay-as-you-Cook clients in Kinondoni Moscow, Mkwajuni and Hananasif. Methods of data collection involved semi-structured interviews and observation. Instruments of data collection included interview guides and observation checklists. Data </span><span>analysis was accomplished with Nvivo 12. Findings show that Pay-as-you-Cook</span><span> innovation was intended for promoting bottled gas adoption mainly to low-income households. The innovation was discovered to be convenient to many low-</span></span><span "=""> </span><span>income households as it enabled them to use bottled gas for cooking without necessarily climbing the economic ladder. Yet, the innovation presents several challenges which are doubtful to its practicality.</span>展开更多
For a long time now, humanity has been facing the phenomenon known as “climate change”, a major challenge of which we must be aware of what we are doing so as not to affect ourselves or future generations. It is evi...For a long time now, humanity has been facing the phenomenon known as “climate change”, a major challenge of which we must be aware of what we are doing so as not to affect ourselves or future generations. It is evident that, if what is sought is a sustainable energy future, the current energy model implemented in certain countries and regions of the world is not the most adequate and makes the achievement of this goal unfeasible. This situation threatens to greatly alter our ecosystems and our social structures, and one of the key actions to mitigate it is, undeniably, the generalization of the use of renewable energy sources;and specifically, the non-conventional sources, referring to solar and wind, technologies that comply with the principle of energy complementarity;however, there are other possible solutions such as the deployment of programs that consider efficient cooking technologies;involving with it is everything related to energy security and equity, as well as environmental protection. In this article, as a technology to be considered to reduce and mitigate the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions, an analysis of the efficiency assessment of electric induction cooktops and the determination of their potential energy savings are carried out. The impact of these results is taken into consideration and a series of conclusions and recommendations for improvement are issued.展开更多
文摘The majority of the population in developing countries have limited access to clean energy. <span>To increase access to clean energy, the governments and other stakeholders have been working hard to create enabling environments for their adoption and utilization. For the household cooking sector, technological innovations such as improved biomass fuels, improved biomass cookstove, solar cooking, biogas and recently bottled gas service have been or are being deployed to scale up clean cooking. </span><span "=""><span>Nevertheless, a good number of the </span><span>innovations intended for upscaling clean cooking in developing countries</span><span> have failed to meet the desired goals due to limited support from the national governments or the international community. Pay-Go is among the recent innovations in the East African region intended for promoting the use of bottled </span><span>gas (liquefied petroleum gas-LPG). This study evaluates the practicality of</span> <span>Pay-Go innovation on bottled gas, popularly known as Pay-as-you-Cook.</span><span> Specifically, the article examines the evolution of Pay-as-you-Cook, its execu</span><span>tion, usefulness and challenges;and its implications on household energy</span><span> sector development. The study was conducted in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 2018 and 2020. The study used both qualitative </span><span>and quantitative approaches. Purposive and non-random sampling tech</span><span>niques were used in selecting respondents. Purposive sampling was used to identify key informants while snowball sampling was used to find house</span><span>hold respondents. Information was gathered from KopaGas (Pay-as-you-Cook</span><span> innovator) headquarter-Kinondoni Morocco;and from Pay-as-you-Cook clients in Kinondoni Moscow, Mkwajuni and Hananasif. Methods of data collection involved semi-structured interviews and observation. Instruments of data collection included interview guides and observation checklists. Data </span><span>analysis was accomplished with Nvivo 12. Findings show that Pay-as-you-Cook</span><span> innovation was intended for promoting bottled gas adoption mainly to low-income households. The innovation was discovered to be convenient to many low-</span></span><span "=""> </span><span>income households as it enabled them to use bottled gas for cooking without necessarily climbing the economic ladder. Yet, the innovation presents several challenges which are doubtful to its practicality.</span>
文摘For a long time now, humanity has been facing the phenomenon known as “climate change”, a major challenge of which we must be aware of what we are doing so as not to affect ourselves or future generations. It is evident that, if what is sought is a sustainable energy future, the current energy model implemented in certain countries and regions of the world is not the most adequate and makes the achievement of this goal unfeasible. This situation threatens to greatly alter our ecosystems and our social structures, and one of the key actions to mitigate it is, undeniably, the generalization of the use of renewable energy sources;and specifically, the non-conventional sources, referring to solar and wind, technologies that comply with the principle of energy complementarity;however, there are other possible solutions such as the deployment of programs that consider efficient cooking technologies;involving with it is everything related to energy security and equity, as well as environmental protection. In this article, as a technology to be considered to reduce and mitigate the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions, an analysis of the efficiency assessment of electric induction cooktops and the determination of their potential energy savings are carried out. The impact of these results is taken into consideration and a series of conclusions and recommendations for improvement are issued.
