This research presents an innovative indigenous based concept that aims to resolve the age-long, unresolved problem of limited or lack of access to sustainable clean and modern forms of energy especially prevalent in rural and poor urban households in developing countries; it is an effort to complement on-going initiatives. This problem continues to negatively impact the provision of clean energy for domestic use (such as cooking and space heating), for rural industrial development (agriculture and rural businesses) and the provision of social services. It has been reported that around 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa rely upon traditional solid biomass fuels and that these types of fuels have strong negative socio-economic impacts such as drudgery and growing access problems for users, usually women and children, and health hazards, such as respiratory diseases, as well as causing environmental damage including deforestation, ecological harm and eroding biological diversity. Several alternative fuels for cooking, with varying qualities in terms of accessibility, cleaner-ability, modernity, and affordability have been sought albeit with varying success. In this research we propose a paradigm shift in the manner the numerous proposed solutions have been attempted to be implemented. In particular we present our novel concept based on the adoption of traditional methods in the production of ethanol fuel for cooking.

Energy Poverty, Sustainable Clean Energy for Cooking, Traditional Methods, Ethanol Fuel