▁those ▁possible ▁on ▁hot ▁days . ▁ ▁Bio ▁eth an ol ▁fue led ▁cook ▁st ov es ▁C lean ▁energy ▁bio - eth an ol ▁cook ing ▁fuel ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁has ▁been ▁pione ered ▁by ▁International ▁Research ▁& ▁Development ▁Africa ▁Ltd ▁with ▁a ▁B IO M OT O ▁Cook ▁st ove . ▁Bio - eth an ol ▁fuel ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁from ▁food ▁c rop ▁st over ▁and ▁post ▁har vest , ▁cont amin ated ▁and ▁dam aged ▁st arch ▁cro ps ▁purchased ▁from ▁bottom ▁of ▁ ▁py ram id ▁far mers . ▁ ▁Another ▁initi ative ▁is ▁Project ▁Ga ia . ▁Al co hol ▁fu els , ▁such ▁as ▁eth an ol , ▁burn ▁quickly , ▁clean ly ▁and ▁are ▁renew able . ▁ ▁Project ▁Ga ia ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁C lean Cook , ▁a ▁clean - burn ing ▁st ove ▁that ▁use ▁absor ption ▁technology ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁eth an ol . ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁cook ▁st ov es ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁Cook ▁Sto ves ▁( IC S ) ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁fuel ▁consumption ▁per ▁me al ▁and ▁to ▁cur b ▁smoke ▁em issions ▁from ▁open ▁fires ▁inside ▁dwell ings . ▁They ▁are ▁designed ▁for ▁developing ▁country ▁settings ▁as ▁a ▁low ▁cost ▁brid ging ▁technology . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁various ▁designs , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ON IL ▁Sto ve ▁which ▁uses ▁mort ar - less ▁concrete ▁blocks ▁in ▁its ▁construction . ▁Another ▁design ▁is ▁the ▁Ber keley - D ar fur ▁st ove ▁that ▁reduces ▁smoke