Targeting Briquetting as an Alternative Fuel Source in Tanzania

Charcoal and firewood are the primary cooking fuels used in many developing countries, even though they both pose a number of environmental, social, and economic challenges. Aside from the ecological impacts of deforestation and resource destruction, indoor air pollution produced by cooking with solid fuels causes 2 million deaths each year [1]. The Bioenergy Project of Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering (DHE) aims to develop clean cooking technologies that improve the health and environmental conditions of communities traditionally reliant upon wood as a fuel source through capacity building sessions.