Renewable Rural Energy is NAEF's most recent area of entry. In our earlier work we slowly recognized that besides having inadequate access to new agro based Resource Conserving Technologies the rural poor's lack of access to energy sources, renewable or otherwise, contributes to higher costs of production and lower yields.

We have begun work in two directions:

First is the focus on agro-based biomass energy. We have found here in Nepal and most other developing countries, that biomass energy really means project for forest and forest products. There is al dearth in programs looking at agro-biomass energy technology choices. Click on the following links to find out more about our work and these agro-biomass technologies and the impact it is having on lives of the rural poor.

• Rice husk cook stoves
• 'Other' successful but ingnored biomass cook stoves
• Rice husk briquette production
• Increased use and improved efficiencies of rice husk in rural mills and large Industries boilers

Our second and most recent focus has been on biofuel and particularly biodiesel. Though still in a R&D phase we feel these technologies can quickly emerge to help Nepalese famers and rural industries. Click on the following links to find out more about our work and these technologies. Also please take time to subscribe to our Yahoo Groups Bio-Fuel Nepal (below) to learn more.

• Bio-diesel production
• Ethanol

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