🌍 Overview & Mission

Founded in 2010 by Peter Scott, BURN Manufacturing emerged from his experience observing massive deforestation in Central African cook-fuel industries (burnstoves.com). BURN’s mission is to save lives and preserve forests by designing, manufacturing, and distributing the world’s most fuel-efficient cookstoves—ranging from biomass and charcoal to LPG, ethanol, and electric models (burnstoves.com). Headquartered in Nairobi with operations across 9–10 African countries, BURN is Africa’s only fully vertically integrated modern cookstove manufacturer (burnstoves.com).

🏭 Manufacturing & Operations

• Kenya (Nairobi): One solar-powered factory, commissioned in 2014, with a capacity to produce ~400,000 stoves/month and employing over 2,500 people—half of whom are women (burnstoves.com).
• Nigeria (Kano & soon Ogun State): Facility producing 40,000 stoves/month, scaling to 100,000/month by end of 2025, with ~700 staff equally balanced by gender (burnstoves.com).

Distribution extends to Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, DRC, Mozambique, Ghana, and others (burnstoves.com).

🔥 Product Portfolio

• Charcoal Stoves (ECOA Char series): 72% thermal efficiency; delivers 40–65% fuel savings. Over 2.1 million units sold (burnstoves.com).
• Wood/Biomass Stoves (Jikokoa): Slash fuel use by 50%+ and smoke emissions by 60–90%. Over 4.5 million stoves sold, impacting 22–25 million people (burndesignlab.org).
  • Jikokoa is in its 4th generation and still evolving for durability (burndesignlab.org).
• Electric Stoves (ECOA induction / IoT): Africa’s first large-scale electric cooking carbon project, Gold Standard certified. Cellular‑enabled, real-time monitoring and “pay-as-you-cook” financing (burnstoves.com).
• LPG & Ethanol Stoves & Institutional Models: Used by hotels, schools, and small businesses .
• Cookware & Accessories: Stainless-steel ECOA pots, pans, and grills made in Kenya, up to 55% cheaper than imports (burnstoves.com).

🌱 Impact & Achievements

• Health & Livelihoods: Reduced indoor pollution, improved well-being, faster cooking times (climateimpact.com).
• Economic Benefits: Households save $119–$178 per year in fuel; investors report 296% IRR on Jikokoa; societal returns of approx. $1,000 per $40 stove investment (burnstoves.com).
• Environmental Conservation: Over 20–21 million tons of CO₂ avoided; tens of millions of trees conserved .
• Carbon Finance Leadership: BURN develops, monitors, issues, and sells carbon credits—Gold Standard-approved for both biomass and electric stoves; pioneered carbon credit futures and call options (burnstoves.com).
• Awards & Recognition: Ashden Award 2015; Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Global Leap, Environmental Finance (2023) (climatebase.org).

👥 Leadership & Team

• Founder & CEO: Peter Scott
• Senior leadership includes Leif C. Haerum (CFO), Chris McKinney (CCO), Dr Sylvia Kokonya (Chief Talent & Happiness), Oliver Mauersberger (COO), Jacob Okoth (Chief Field Ops), and Samuel Murekefu (Chief Product Officer) (burnstoves.com).
• Workforce of ~3,000 across Africa, with strong female representation (~50–60%) (burnstoves.com).

🚀 Vision & Future Plans

• Expand production in Kenya from 400K to 1 million stoves per month (burnstoves.com).
• Geographic expansion into Ghana, Nigeria, DRC, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and beyond (burnstoves.com).
• Develop and launch five new products, including institutional and clean-energy appliances (burnstoves.com).
• Leverage carbon financing and pay-as-you-cook models to scale electric cooking access (burnstoves.com).

📊 Quick Stats

Summary

BURN Manufacturing is a trailblazer in clean cooking technology, blending innovative engineering with deep social and environmental impact. Through vertical integration—from R&D to manufacturing, distribution, and carbon finance—it delivers scalable, high-quality cookstove solutions across Africa. With a bold roadmap ahead, backed by solid carbon credit strategies and institutional recognition, BURN is poised to revolutionize clean cooking for millions more.