Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)

Cover page of the white paper 'Battery Supported eCooking Technologies with a Discussion on Battery Swap Models', the result of a collaboration between Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, and the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo).

Prof. Ed Brown and Jose Luis Ortega Moreno (MECS) at the 16th Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi. (Photo credit: Jose Luis Ortega Moreno).

Out today, in MECS February News: White paper on battery-enabled #eCooking launched by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), MECS and the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo), key takeaways from MECS at the 16th Session of the IRENA Assembly, & lots more: mailchi.mp/lboro/mecs-n...

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As #eCooking moves from “interesting idea” to core part of energy access strategies, one question keeps coming up: how do we plan for it? This blog sets out how different #modelling tools can help countries & practitioners think clearly about scaling eCooking: mecs.org.uk/blog/plannin...

Image credit: Modern Energy Cooking and GDP, AI created sketch, Prompt by S. Batchelor.

Can modern energy cooking move GDP? Drawing on the relationship between electricity and growth, the peripheral nature of cooking in GDP regressions, and institutional cooking, this blog discusses where does this leave us, and what does this mean for Mission 300? mecs.org.uk/blog/modern-...

Prof. Ed Brown and Jose Luis Ortega Moreno (MECS) at the 16th Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi. (Photo credit: Jose Luis Ortega Moreno).

MECS recently participated in the 16th Session of the IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi, as well as meetings of the SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group. MECS ensured that sustainable access to modern energy cooking was a key component of the ongoing discussions. Key takeaways: mecs.org.uk/blog/takeawa...

Image of four children eating a meal at school (image credit: Rwanda School Feeding Operational Guidelines Summary Min. of Education and WFP 2019 (used under Fair Use Act 2007)).

On 18 Feb, ESMAP convened a webinar ‘Clean Cooking in Schools’, geared toward governments & development partners seeking practical options to advance #CleanCooking in schools. Access a summary of insights shared by Ecobora, World Bank & MECS: mecs.org.uk/blog/clean-c... @lborouniversity.bsky.social

As battery costs evolve, so do the possibilities for #cleancooking.

Our new white paper with @ukmecs.bsky.social & the Global Electric Cooking Coalition explores how batteries can support cooking in weak grids, #minigrids and off-grid settings.

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Including people with #disabilities in the #design and research process of #electric #cooking #appliances is not just #equitable, it also creates opportunities to improve the modern #cooking #technologies for everyone. Blog by Amita Bhakta:
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Could falling battery prices change how we cook? This blog by Simon Batchelor explores this question, drawing on the recently launched white paper. He concludes that battery-supported #eCooking is best viewed as a strategic option, not a blanket solution. Access the blog: mecs.org.uk/blog/from-mo...

Cover page of the white paper 'Battery Supported eCooking Technologies with a Discussion on Battery Swap Models', the result of a collaboration between Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, and the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo).

This white paper, result of a collab. between SEforALL, MECS & GeCCo, explores the potential of battery-enabled electric cooking as a pathway to expand access to clean, energy-efficient cooking in settings where electricity supply is limited, unreliable, or absent: www.seforall.org/system/files...

Could solar-powered e-cooking work in Cox’s Bazar?

Our latest report with MECS explores this question in #Rohingya refugee camps and nearby host communities in #Bangladesh.

📄 Read it here: www.humanitarianenergy.org/what-is-the-...

Coming Soon: Invitation to Tender- Provision of Services to Support the Delivery of the Loughborough University-Led Programme, ‘Accelerating eCooking Uptake in Africa and South Asia (ACUASA).’ - Moder... The Climate and Clean Air Coalition has funded Loughborough University to undertake an innovative new project entitled Accelerating eCooking Uptake in Africa and South Asia (ACUASA). The project is le...

Look out for upcoming opportunities with the UK-Aid funded MECS programme, led by our Professor of Global Energy Challenges @edbrownlboro.bsky.social

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