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Pili Salehe, a mother of three in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, used to spend her days cooking over a smokey traditional stove. It was uncomfortable and expensive – the smoke hurt her lungs, and every month the cooking fuel cost her more than $13.  But since she bought BURN's cellular-enabled IoT ECOA Induction Cooker (iC), Pili has been saving 50% on cooking fuel – now with only ~$7 she can buy enough electricity to cook for her children and extended family for a whole month. “Since I bought my ECOA my expenses have really gone down, and I am no longer struggling with chest pains from the smoky stove,” she explains. “I’ve stopped using any other fuels.”  BURN is rolling out its revolutionary induction cookers across Africa, allowing customers to transition from inefficient traditional stoves to zero-emission cooking. These stoves are made affordable with carbon credit finance, reducing end-user costs by 60-90%. Thanks to real-time monitoring of electricity usage, they also generate the highest-integrity MMECD carbon credits.     BURN has distributed ~5 million clean cooking appliances across Africa, reduced indoor air pollution by 65-100%, and protected forests by saving over 16M tons of wood.   Join our clean cooking revolution: burnstoves.com   

BURN’s Head of Carbon Strategy, Molly Brown, joined industry leaders this week at the Eastern Africa Regional Carbon Market Dialogue to discuss how carbon finance is enabling us to bring electric cooking to households across the continent.   Carbon finance remains the most effective mechanism to subsidize electric cooking at scale, making products like our cellular-enabled IoT ECOA Induction Cooker accessible to the 600 million people in Africa already connected to the grid. Our projects use Gold Standard’s MMECD methodology, providing the transparency and accountability to ensure that we generate the highest-quality carbon credits. With carbon regulations across East Africa nearing finalization, now is the time to push for approvals and unlock the full potential of these projects. The future of cooking in Africa is electric, and BURN is driving a just, scalable, and sustainable electric cooking transition.  Join our clean cooking revolution: burnstoves.com 

BURN is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen by Fast Company as the #2 Most Innovative Company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa! BURN’s unique approach of blending in-country modern manufacturing, digital tracking, and home delivery is revolutionizing the clean cooking sector. Since 2011 we have sold 5.2 million biomass, LPG, and electric cooking appliances, including a cellular-enabled IoT Induction Cooker that is bringing zero-emission, smoke-free cooking to households across Africa. Carbon credit finance makes these stoves affordable, and the high-integrity, ICVCM/CCP and CORSIA eligible credits they generate sell for ~$25 per ton. Three-stone fires and inefficient traditional stoves kill 600,000 people on the continent per year, and eliminating indoor air pollution can save millions of lives. We are now positioned to roll out our lifesaving products to the 950 million people across the continent who still rely on dirty and inefficient stoves.    A huge thanks to everyone who believed in us and made this possible! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dDx9rzUM

BURN will be at the Eastern Africa Regional Carbon Market Dialogue tomorrow in Nairobi.    Our Head of Carbon Strategy, Molly Brown, and our Director of Corporate Affairs, Caroline Amollo, will be attending the Dialogue from March 17th-18th at the Radisson Blue, Upper Hill. We also have a booth set up, where you can come see our products and chat with us about the revolutionary potential of electric cooking.    If you would like to get in touch with Molly and Caroline, reach out at communications@burnmfg.com. 

BURN has been selected as one of 5 finalists for Ashden’s 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award! We are proud to be considered for this prestigious award, and crossing our fingers we’ll win. We’re looking forward to the awards ceremony in London in June.

Maureen Wanjiru recalls the day her smoky kerosene stove tipped over and lit a chair on fire. With young children nearby, the danger was too great to ignore. “It was so dangerous for the kids,” she says. “I was terrified they’d get burned – or worse.” That was when she knew she needed a better way to cook. Today Maureen uses BURN’s cellular-enabled IoT ECOA Induction Cooker (iC), which is both safer for her family and less expensive to use – instead of the $2.80 per day she used to spend on cooking fuel, she now uses just $1.16 per day on electricity. On the myECOA app, she can see how much energy her induction cooker uses every time she cooks. “Before I got my ECOA, I didn’t think I could afford to cook with electricity,” she says. “But now that I have used it, I know it’s saving me money.” BURN is rolling out its revolutionary induction cookers across Africa, improving lives and saving money for families like Maureen’s. Our innovative “Pay-as-you-Cook” financing makes the cooker affordable. And thanks to real-time monitoring of electricity usage, BURN is able to generate the highest-integrity MMECD carbon credits. BURN has distributed ~5 million clean cooking appliances, helping reduce 29 million tons of carbon emissions. Join our clean cooking revolution: burnstoves.com

BURN is proud to be leading the industry in producing high-quality carbon credits. We are already among the highest-rated cookstove projects within BeZero, Sylvera and MSCI, the world’s leading carbon credit ratings agencies. Our best-in-class electric and biomass cooking appliances set a new benchmark for integrity in carbon markets, using Gold Standard's TPDDTEC and MMECD – the world's most rigorous biomass and electric cooking methodologies. It was a pleasure contributing to the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)'s new Buyer’s Guide to High-Quality Cookstove Carbon Credits, released today at the New York Stock Exchange. This first-of-its kind guide sets a new standard for responsible carbon finance, providing buyers with the tools they need to align their carbon credit purchases with sustainable development efforts. To partner with us, reach out at carbon.sales@burnmfg.com Download the Buyer’s Guide here: https://lnkd.in/eRBbkJYF Abatable AlliedOffsets Climate Impact Partners Climate Impact X FairClimateFund | Certified B Corp International Energy Agency (IEA) IETA Spark+ Africa Fund VCMI Verra #CleanCooking #CarbonMarkets #Climate #Sustainable #Energy #Cookstove #Carbon

For Batuli Hassan, a small restaurant owner outside Nairobi, cooking with a smoky and inefficient traditional stove was expensive – fuel would cost her more than $3 per day. But since Batuli switched to BURN’s cellular-enabled IoT ECOA Induction Cooker (iC), it has transformed her business. Today she spends just $1.50 daily on electricity, and with the smoke gone, she is serving nearly twice as many customers. BURN is rolling out its revolutionary induction cookers across Africa, improving lives and saving money for small business owners like Batuli. Our innovative “Pay-as-you-Cook” financing makes these cookers affordable. And thanks to real-time monitoring of electricity usage, they allow BURN to generate the highest-integrity MMECD carbon credits. BURN has distributed ~5 million clean cooking appliances, helping reduce 29 million tons of carbon emissions. Join our clean cooking revolution: burnstoves.com Shell Foundation Odyssey Energy Solutions CrossBoundary Energy MECS programme

For years, Mercy Waigwa spent at least three hours a day cooking for her family using an inefficient traditional stove. It was both exhausting and expensive, costing her $11 per week on cooking fuel. Thanks to BURN's cellular-enabled IoT ECOA Induction Cooker (iC), Mercy’s cooking time has been cut by half, and she spends just $4.60 a week on electricity. Because her induction cooker is so easy to use, it gives her more time to spend with her family. "Now I can help my children do their homework," she says. BURN is rolling out its revolutionary induction cookers across Africa, improving lives and saving money for families like Mercy’s. Our innovative “Pay-as-you-Cook” financing makes these cookers affordable. And thanks to real-time monitoring of electricity usage, they allow BURN to generate the highest-integrity MMECD carbon credits. BURN has distributed ~5 million clean cooking appliances, helping reduce 29 million tons of carbon emissions. Join our clean cooking revolution: burnstoves.com #Inductioncookstove #electriccookstoves #electriccooking #Sustainability #ECOA #BURN #CleanCooking #CleanCookinginAfrica #ECOAelectriccookstove #CarbonDoneCorrectly #EnvironmentalSustainability

We are happy to announce that Adarsh Shah has joined BURN as our Chief People Officer.  With 20 years of experience across four continents, Adarsh brings a wealth of experience from a range of industries, including banking, consulting, and startups. Having spent the past 6 years in the clean cooking sector, Adarsh is keenly aware of the expertise required in a dynamic, mission-driven company like BURN.  In his role, Adarsh will be dedicated to advancing BURN’s mission of fostering a culture that attracts, develops, and retains Africa’s top talent. He is passionate about creating opportunities, building an inclusive performance culture, and leveraging HR technology and analytics to drive innovation. Please join us in congratulating Adarsh on his new role!