LuxAid Demonstration Fund

Carbon credits 4 clean cooking

• Rwanda
• 2024
• Completed

Challenge

Use of charcoal and wood as fuel is a significant source of pollution, including in-door pollution, and CO2 emissions in Rwanda. Furthermore, wood and charcoal as fuel source are putting pressure on natural ecosystems, as well as household expenses.

Innovative solution

Biomassters offers highly efficient pellet stoves for domestic use, helping to reduce the use of charcoal or wood. In order to maximise cost efficiency of usage of pellets, the company is also distributing carbon credit revenues to users.

Achieved impact

• 5,400 new clients accessing and using Biomassters’ products, and, as a result, experiencing improvements in their lives and/or livelihoods
• More than 7,000 tonnes of carbon credits received, representing new resources for users
• Reduction of CO2 emissions (approximately 1 to 5 tonnes per household)
• Decrease in health risks and domestic pollution

Achieved Sustainable Development Goals

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  Creating a solution that lowers the daily effort and expense for every household produces an immediate and sustained impact on poverty.
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  By employing a more efficient fuel source and distributing revenues through carbon credits, costs are reduced, and users can generate additional revenue.
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  Pellet stoves, utilizing more cost-effective and environmentally friendly resources than those typically employed, provide users with access to an affordable and clean cooking solution.
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  Substituting wood fuel sources reduces the risk of using potentially unsustainably harvested wood, thereby mitigating forest degradation.

News

• Business Partnership Facility

  
  Jun. 2026

  Ten years of impact: Celebrating the BPF with Luxinnovation

  For a decade, the Business Partnership Facility (BPF) has been helping businesses turn expertise and innovation into high-impact projects worldwide. As the initiative marks its 10th anniversary, long-standing partner Luxinnovation joins the celebration, reflecting on its role in supporting companies throughout the process.