Briketi Briquettes

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$0.35

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

The briquettes are distributed and sold directly by the manufacturer.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Pivot Fuel, El Fuego del Sol Recycled Briquettes, and AEST Agricultural Waste Charcoal Briquettes.

Manufacturing/Building Method

Mass produced in Uganda using locally collected waste. Briketi Briquettes are made from banana peelings. The peelings are spread in the sun until they are dry. The dried peelings are burnt in a drum until they become ash. The ash is poured into another vessel and left to cool. Cassava flour mixed with water is added to the crushed stock to help it stick together. The solution is put into a machine which partitions it into briquettes.

Intellectural Property Type

Trademark

User Provision Model

Direct order from the manufacturer, grocery shops, supermarkets and petrol stations around Kampala, Uganda.

Distributions to Date Status

Unknown

Design Specifications

This product is a biomass fuel designed to reduce local deforestation. The charcoal briquettes are made from banana peels are designed to burn for 90 minutes.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Contact the manufacturer.

Replacement Components

Not available, single-use product

Lifecycle

90 minutes cooking time

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

The manufacturer claims that this product can "burn longer and hotter than other briquettes."

Vetted Performance Status

Not third-party tested

Safety

Users should be cautious when cooking with burning briquettes.

Complementary Technical Systems

Green Bio Energy produces an improved cookstove, designed to use the Briketi Briquettes.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

Unknown

Other Information

None