2008 - ongoing
Berkeley Air conducted baseline monitoring for Katene Kadji, a stove manufacturer located in Bamako, Mali. Katene Kadji is pursuing carbon financing from credits generated from offsets achieved from the sale of its improved charcoal stoves.
Berkeley Air's field team implemented a baseline study to characterize fuel use patterns across Katene's customer base and measured fuel use to compare traditional and improved cooking technologies. Kitchen Performance Tests (KPTs) were performed in households in Bamako, and a KPT survey was administered daily to record information about cooking stove and fuel usage.
The Berkeley Air field team also conducted non-renewable biomass baseline research in the fuel supply basin around Bamako, Mali. In particular, this research was performed to determine to what extent the project population’s use of woody biomass for charcoal is not balanced by re-growth in the supply area.
