Project Gaia, Inc.

Gaia Association
www.projectgaia.com / www.projetogaia.com

Project Gaia and it’s sister organization, Gaia

Association promote clean-burning alcohol-
fueled stoves in Africa and Latin America.
Gaia is dedicated to the sustainable production
of bioethanol in locally- owned and operated
microdistilleries.

Ethiopia: Humanitarian relief in 3 refugee camps (3,500

families). Commercialization project in Addis Ababa.
Brazil: Pilot studies in Minas Gerais, potential commercial
project in the Northeast.
Nigeria: Working with Government and private sector to
establish network of microdistilleries.
Haiti: Team established: non-profit, businesses,
Government, investors to develop ethanol market.
Madagascar: Research project underway to evaluate
feasibility of pairing stoves with microdistilleries.

The CleanCook stove has logged over 2 million stove-use days

in the laboratory and the field without a single stove accident.
Efficiency : 61% • Power: 1.5 kW • Exceeds WHO emissions benchmarks
1 liter of ethanol per day cooks 3 meals for a family of 5 • Extensive IAP testing •
Monitoring & Evaluation • Saves up to 2.5 hours of cooking per day for women •
Very positive user feedback • Ashden Award Winner • Energy Globe Award

Next Steps: Install an efficient 1,000 liter per day ethanol

distillery in Addis (BEIA/World Bank) • Conduct
microdistillery pilot studies across Ethiopia (Ethio EPA) •
Stove pilot studies in Léogâne & Port au Prince, Haiti
(with IRC) • Commercial project in Haiti (7-party MOU
signed) • Install network of cassava-based microdistilleries
across Nigeria • Continue Madagascar research on
ethanol stoves and distilleries (WB, Practical Action)

THE 5TH BIENNIAL PARTNERSHIP FOR CLEAN INDOOR AIR FORUM

FEBRUARY 21-26 2011 | LIMA, PERU