Home > Grants > Grantee Projects > Production of Alternative Fuel from Sawdust and other Wood Waste by Using Briquetting Technology
Production of Alternative Fuel from Sawdust and other Wood Waste by Using Briquetting Technology
Grantee Name: 
Norden Pines
HOTSPOT
Himalaya
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$25,650
DATES
Jul 2007
-
Dec 2008
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Himalaya
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$25,650
DATES
Jul 2007
-
Dec 2008

Initiate the production of briquettes as a sustainable and environmentally sound alternative for domestic energy in two pilot communities within a critical corridor in the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex. To encourage adoption of the product, Norden Pines will offer incentives to major users through public awareness campaigns.

Strategic Direction: 2 Secure the conservation of priority site outcomes (key biodiversity areas) in the eastern Himalayas with a particular emphasis on the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex, Kangchenjunga-Singalila Complex, and North Ban