ETHOS 2026 Archive

February 5, 2026 at Northwest Portland Hostel
February 6 to 7, 2026 at OSU Portland Center, Downtown Portland

February 5, 2026 (Thursday)

Stoves 101

Presented by: Dean Still, Sam Bentson

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Clean Cooking and Carbon 101

Presented by: Elisa Derby (CCA), Olivier Lefebvre (Climate Solutions), Bhushan Trivedi (ATEC)

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February 6, 2026 (Friday)

Plenary A

The Next Generation of Clean Cooking Business Models

Derisking Cookstove Carbon Business Models

Presented by: Ben Jeffreys (ATEC Technology)

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Why Clean Cooking Scales When We Design for Cooking Tasks, Not Stove Replacements

Presented by: Dave Lello (Ekasi Energy)

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BioMassters: Pioneering Sustainable Fuels in Africa

Presented by: Claudia Muench (BioMassters)

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Making Carbon Work with Cooking

Presented by: Mattias Ohlson (Emerging Cooking Solutions Group)

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Plenary B

Electric Cooking in East Africa

Electric Cooking in East Africa: Real-World Adoption, Grid Impact, and the Path Forward

Presented by: Bhushan Trivedi (ATEC)

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Ecoa By Burn

Presented by: Meredith Muthoni (BURN Manufacturing)

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Electrocook: Empowering East Africa With Clean Cooking Solutions

Presented by: Dan Klinck (East African Power)

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Extra Credit: Some Climate “Credits” Do More Than Others

Presented by: Matt Evans (UpEnergy)

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Breakout Session 1

Impact of Internal Flow Dynamics on Low-Cost OPC Performance

Presented by: Livingstone Quarshie, Randy S. Lewis, Matthew R. Jones

Comparison of Low-Cost Optical Particle Counter Particulate Matter Concentration Measurements

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Presented by: Nathan M. Williams, Matthew R. Jones

Exploring Impact of Forced Secondary Air on Particulate Emissions and Combustion Behaviors of a Cordwood Heating Stove

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Presented by: Prabin Shrestha, David Evitt, Samuel Bentson, Jaden Berger, Nordica MacCarty, David Blunck

Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Forced Primary and Secondary Air Injection on PM Mass and Size Distribution in a Cookstove

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Presented by: Yupanki de la Cruz Alta

The Development of a Health and Pasteurization Indicator

Presented by: Carlo Vukazich, Marla Linvog, Iris Lasala, Dr. Nordica MacCarty, Jaden Berger, Yupanki De La Cruz Alta

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Cookstove Design and Emissions Testing Around the World with the Aprovecho LEMS and the CCT

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Presented by: Sam Bentson

Building RTKC Capacity

Presented by: Jaden Berger, Gloria Asante, Sam Bentson, Nordica MacCarty

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How to Monitor Millions of Cookstoves with dMRV, IoT, & SUMs

Presented by: Dr. Danny Wilson

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Communicating Air Quality Metrics for People and Policy

Presented by: Katie Kearns, PhD

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Marian Stove Project Field Installation Data Tanzania

Presented by: Michael Keane and Anne Reynolds

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Breakout Session 2

How to Measure Emissions From A Woodchip Biochar Furnace

Presented by: Ryan Thompson

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End User Financing for Clean Cooking Market Development

Presented by: Kindye Gesse

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Forced Draft to Reduce PM Emissions in Many Types of Stoves

Presented by: David Evitt, Sam Bentson, Jaden Berger, Nordica MacCarty

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Lessons Learned from Digital KPT and Stove Use Monitor Deployment

Presented by: Olivier Lefebvre

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Food, Fuel & Financial Security in Pacific Island Countries

Presented by: Daniel Shafer

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Aligning Science and Practice to Strengthen Carbon Accounting

Presented by: Carlos F. Gould, PhD

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Fast Tracking the Last Mile of Clean Cooking

Presented by: Jambo Clean Energy

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Plenary C

New Ideas and Innovation in Stove Technologies

Turning Biomass Waste Into Clean Power

Presented by: GaSIO Technology

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SSM Clean Cookstoves Empower Women

Presented by: Kristina Shen

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Cookstove Design and Emissions Testing Around the World

Presented by: Sam Bentson

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Mimi Moto Innovation Session Built in Mimi Moto Stove

Presented by: Mimi Moto

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February 7, 2026 (Saturday)

Plenary A

Carbon Methodologies - Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities

Are We Really Still Talking About fNRB?

Presented by: Adrian Ghilardi (UNAM), Rob Bailis (SEI)

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Carbon Methodologies - Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities – KPTs for MECD

Presented by: Bhushan Trivedi (ATEC)

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Comprehensive Lowered Emission Assessment and Reporting (CLEAR) Methodology for Cooking Energy Transitions

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Presented by: Elisa Derby

Digital Monitoring of Cookstoves

Presented by: Olivier Lefebvre

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TPDDTEC Updates

Presented by: Tom Price

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Breakout Session 3

PV-solar Direct Cooking Solutions with Bluetooth and LPayGo

Presented by: Marco Honsberg

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Burundi’s Energy and The Success of Improved Cookstoves

Presented by: Jephil (RWEMERA)

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Chitofu – 6 Years of Climate-friendly Food Processing

Presented by: Christa Roth

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Converting School Kitchen in East Africa to Pellets

Presented by: Christian Rakos

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US Government Household Energy Initiatives

Presented by: Jessica Kroenert and John Mitchell

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Architectural Strategies for Reducing Indoor Cooking Emissions

Presented by: Hailu Tekleab Tesfamariam

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Clean Business in the Era of Climate Change

Presented by: Karabo Motsamai

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Evaluating Co-Benefits Potential of Clean Cooking Projects

Presented by: Lookman Issa

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CLEAR: Validating LPG for Health and Climate in Rural India

Presented by: Shruti Sharma and Roshan Wathore

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Breakout Session 4

Principles of Ignition from Fire Safety Science

Presented by: John Flynn, Tami Bond

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Venturi Pressures and The Burning of Pyrolysis Gas For TLUDs and More

Presented by: Kirk Harris

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Bamboo-to-Biochar: Clean Cooking for Francophone Africa

Presented by: Hermann DeSouza

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Investigating North Indian Manufacturing of TLUDs & Biomass Pellets

Presented by: Anish Jaladi, Joel Minocha, Sharvil Saindane, Akhil Pidatala

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Recent Progress in Solar Cooker Design & Adoption

Presented by: Paul Arveson

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2025 Shengzhou Stove Manufacturer Update

Presented by: Dean Still

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Air Quality and Personal Exposure to CO and PM2.5 in Mexico

Presented by: Juan Carlos Vázquez Tinoco

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Too Much Monitoring? Attentiveness vs Ownership in Zambia

Presented by: Jess Mingee

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Upgrading Solar Lights

Presented by: John Dixon

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Co-benefits and Black Carbon

Presented by: Olivier Lefebvre

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Co-benefits and Black Carbon

Presented by: Michael Johnson, Tami Bond, Andy Grieshop

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