General
Ethanol
Solar Energy
Biogas
Biomass Briquettes

General

Overview: Common Fuels and Energy Technologies Explained in Brief
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date: 2009
Synopsis: This document provides a brief overview of common fuels and energy technologies including briquettes, biogas, biomass, charcoal, ethanol/methanol, firewood, fuel-efficient stoves, kerosene, liquid petroleum gas, and solar cookers.

Liste de Combustibles Communs
Auteur: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date : 2009
Synopsis: Une liste des combustibles et technologies d'énergie alternatives les plus communs dans les contextes humanitaires.

Cooking Options in Refugee Situations: A Handbook of Experiences in Energy Conservation and Alternative Fuels
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: December 2002
Synopsis: This handbook offers practical guidelines for the domestic energy sector in refugee settings. Topics include: energy conservation, alternative energy, and energy supply (the ‘when’ and ‘how’ of external fuel provision). Case studies illustrate the pros and cons of particular interventions.

Ethanol

Gaia Association: Clean Energy-Safe Energy Program, Kebribeyah Refugee Camp, Eastern Ethiopia
Author: The Gaia Association Presentations
Date: 2007
Synopsis: This power point presentation is an overview of the Clean Energy-Safe Energy Program implemented by the Gaia Association, in partnership with UNHCR, in Kebribeyah Refugee Camp eastern Ethiopia. The program distributed ethanol and ethanol-fuelled CleanCook Stoves to around 1000 Somali refugee families, with plans for scale-up. The presentation gives an overview of program implementation and program impacts such as improved air quality, livelihoods and quality of life.

Report on the Progress of the Gaia Association/UNHCR-RLO Sub-Project for the Provision of Clean and Safe Energy to the People of Kebribeyah Refugee Camp, January 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Reports
Author: The Gaia Association
Date: December 2006
Synopsis: This report provides an overview of the activities undertaken, and progress made, by the Gaia Association during 2006—namely providing ethanol-fuelled CleanCook stoves to Somali refugee families in Kebribeyah camp in eastern Ethiopia, as an alternative to using firewood. The report covers program implementation, impact on protection and health issues, lessons learned and plans for the future.

Impact Evaluation of the Use of Ethanol with the CleanCook Stove in the Kebribeyah Refugee Camp
Reports
Author: Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and Promotion Center
Date: October 2006
Synopsis: The objective of this study was to ascertain whether the provision of ethanol and CleanCook stoves helped mitigate basic social, economic and indoor environmental quality issues of households in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. Data was collected by the Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and Promotion Center (EREDPC) socio-economics department, which conducted a two-day household fuel consumption and stoves use survey on 40 households in the camp. The field questionnaire and results of the study are included in the report.

An Ethanol-fueled Household Energy Initiative in the Shimelba Refugee Camp, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Joint Study by the UNHCR and the Gaia Association
Reports
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) & Gaia Association
Date: January 2006
Synopsis: This report provides an overview of the implementation and scale up of the ethanol stove program in Shimelba Camp, Tigray, Ethiopia.

UNHCR Kebrebeyah Camp Report
Reports
Author: Project Gaia Research Studies
Date: October 2005
Synopsis: Qualitative information (in the form of narratives) from twenty households describes the impact of the provision and use of the CleanCook ethanol stove by Somali refugee families in eastern Ethiopia. Further recommendations and implications discuss the possibility of expanding the use of the CleanCook stove with the local population as well as in refugee camps in Kenya.

Narratives of CleanCook Stove use in the UNHCR Shimelba Camp Tigray, Ethiopia Narratives
Author: Project Gaia Research Studies
Date: August 2005
Synopsis: Sixteen households and one Project Gaia Shimelba Surveyor were interviewed concerning the use of the CleanCook ethanol stove in their homes. This document includes transcriptions of the resulting narratives, as well as the narrative questions themselves. Overall response is positive.

Solar Energy

Notes From The Field: Solar Cookers International Training In Honduras
Notes From The Field
Author: Board Member, Solar Cookers International
Date: February 2008
Synopsis: These notes provide a practical example of demonstrating alternative fuels in Honduras. They include guidelines and considerations that should be addressed before broader implementation of such programs.

Solar Cooker Project Evaluation—Iridimi Refugee Camp, Chad
Reports
Author: Solar Cookers International & Jewish World Watch
Date: October 2007
Synopsis: This report documents the results of a five-day evaluation of the effectiveness of solar cooking in the Iridimi Refugee Camp. The evaluation consisted of 121 in-person interviews, which were comprised of ten qualitative and quantitative questions meant to assess the impact of solar cooking in the camps, illuminate the demographics of those who use the cookers, and understand the benefits and challenges of the Solar Cooker Project.

Chances and Limitations of Solar Cookers: A critical review and new avenues
Reports
Author: Agnes Klingshirn—Household Energy Consultant
Date: 2006
Synopsis: This paper, first presented at the 2006 Solar Cooking and Food Processing International Conference, examines the successes and failures of past and current solar cooker programs to try and ascertain why the demand for solar cookers is so low considering that they are cost-effective, and eliminate problem of indoor air pollution (IAP), as well as the need for cooking fuels. Strategies for commercializing the use of solar cookers are presented.

Biogas

Coming Soon.

Biomass Briquettes

Biomass Briquetting in Sudan: A Feasibility Study
Reports
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date: August 2010
Synopsis: The aim of this study is to evaluate and study the feasibility of the manufacture and use of biomass briquettes in Sudan. The research was conducted through literature reviews, field visits, focus groups and inter-agency meetings. Specifically, the report covers biomass technologies and programs, experiences with biomass briquetting in Sudan, the availability, feasibility and potential impacts of briquetting materials in Sudan, and project implementation and recommendations.