Briquettes are an alternative fuel source that is currently gaining popularity in Uganda, which have also been successfully integrated into the economy in other developing countries such as China and Thailand. Briquettes are composed of commonly found organic household waste, such as peanut shells…
East African Briquette Market
Briquetting in East Africa – Notable Businesses and Projects Several community based organisations, NGOs and environmental programmes have introduced briquette technology in rural East Africa as a way to tackle income poverty alongside environmental conservation and these are i…
Matters needing attention and daily maintenance of straw briquette machine
Straw briquette machine is a kind of biomass fuel production equipment, which can compress crushed straw and other biomass raw materials into briquettes. Corn stalks, sorghum stalks, wheat stalks, peanut shells, bean stalks, sawdust, branches and barks etc can be compressed into blocks by thi…
Briquetting Challenges Across East Africa-II
Briquetting Challenges across East Africa–II Access to Finance One of the major challenges that micro entrepreneurs faces in expanding their business is accessing the appropriate finance. Most micro entrepreneurs lack the capital to engage in marketing activities, research an…
Briquetting Challenges Across East Africa-I
Briquetting Challenges across East Africa–IThe promise of bioenergy in East Africa is vast due to the volumes of waste being produced from the agricultural sector, which is only projected to grow in order to meet the needs of increasing populations and the emerging middle class. Bioenergy te…
Briquette Press Development Opportunities—II
Briquette Press Development Opportunities–II With the development of society and economy, fuels are becoming more and more expensive. Although fossil fuels can satisfy our needs of fuel, they are too expensive and also pollute our environment. Therefore, people start to turn their attenti…
Briquette Press Development Opportunities—I
Development Opportunities of Briquette Press—IThe briquette industry is a quite booming one; nevertheless appropriate interventions can enable it to expand to a scale that can significantly impact the fuel market. Opportunities exist for all scales of business to grow and tap into …
What is Briquette(2)
2. From Technology to BusinessThe first section gave an overview of briquetting as a technology; now read about the business angle to briquettes.Why briquetting could work for you: a.It can use either no machinery at all, or low cost machinery (as little as US$70), so you can sta…
What is Briquette(1)
Excerpted from Developing Energy Enterprises Project East Africa (DEEP EA)Briquettes Production Briquettes Bagged briquettes 1. Technology Basics Fuel briquettes are blocks of compressed biomass material such as farming waste, charcoal dust or waste paper. The prices of firewood a…
Use Briquette Press-Case Study1
With access to the energy services mentioned in the previous sections, people are able to improve their livelihoods in a variety of ways. These changes can help shift from a subsistence existence into more productive communities where people are able to enhance their livelihoods through their own …