KOKO - Clean Ethanol Cooking Fuel
Switch from non-renewable biomass for thermal applications. (Charcoal to bioethanol fuel switch)
PAS 2060 compliant
About this project
Highlights —
- Kenya loses more than 10.3 million cubic metres of wood from its forests every year due to demand for charcoal as a household fuel
- KOKO’s solution is radical, tackling demand for this commodity driver of deforestation at scale, using carbon markets to significantly undercut charcoal on price
- KOKO supplies sustainable bioethanol cooking fuel to urban households in East Africa, via a dense Network of high-tech KOKO Fuel ATMs, cutting out the need for charcoal use altogether
- KOKO’s platform for the safe and low-cost delivery of clean fuel serves more than 700,000 Kenyan household subscribers every day.
Summary —
KOKO is the technology platform protecting tropical forests – driving a national-scale energy transition from deforestation-charcoal to sustainable bioethanol cooking fuel, delivered through dense networks of self-service KOKO Fuel ATMs that provide convenient access to ultra-clean fuel at a price t...
Developer —
KOKO is a renewable fuel utility – uniting technology, infrastructure, policy and capital to replace deforestation-based charcoal. The technology & operational footprint is similar in sophistication of mobile telco, driving national-scale energy transition away from deforestation fuel. Subscribers are growing 10k / week and Carbon markets are used to solve the affordability gap, by enabling major consumer discounts on hardware and fuel.