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Concept
– Enhance solar home systems with increased storage capacity and modular design for cost-sharing among households
– Develop hydrogen cooking solutions with retrofitting of existing stoves and development of low-cost storage solutions
– Develop biogas digesters made with local materials and adapted to local waste management needs
– Develop solar-powered refrigerated food storage systems with extended power backup and IoT-enabled remote monitoring
– Ensure sustainability through a local value chain and circular economy approach supported by social innovation
– Train and build capacity for local stakeholders in technology use, maintenance, and end-of-life management
– Engage in co-creation and community involvement to ensure technology acceptance and adaptation to local needs
Focus on creating social bridges between refugees and host communities through shared access to sustainable energy solutions
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Objectives
- Tailor and demonstrate innovative cost-effective off-grid renewable energy solutions for improved energy access to the African rural context, addressing the energy needs of both local host communities and refugee communities in Rwanda
- Demonstrate water-energy-food nexus renewable energy technologies based on a local value chain, in rural host and refugee communities in Uganda
- Ensure the sustainability of the solutions through a local value chain and circular economy approach supported by social innovation
- Strengthening EU-AU cooperation and the visibility of European diplomacy in Africa while contributing to the achievement of the African countries’ targets of the Paris Agreement
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Partners
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Germany
Technische Universität Berlin is one of Germany's leading technical universities. The university's main research areas are engineering and…
LAPPEENRANTA LAHTI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Finland
LUT University is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of science and business since…
SOLEKTRA RWANDA LIMITED Rwanda
Established in 2018, Solektra Rwanda is a leading renewable energy company offering comprehensive solar solutions, including solar home…
AKOFRESH Ghana
Established in 2021, AkoFresh is an innovative social enterprise dedicated to reducing post-harvest losses in Africa by providing…
METANOGENIA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Spain
Metanogenia is a biotechnology-based company specialized in the optimization of anaerobic fermentation processes to obtain biogas. It has…
SOLHYD Belgium
Solhyd is an impact startup that produces renewable hydrogen gas directly from air and sunlight. Solhyd’s unique technology…
SOLHYDAIR Belgium
Solhydair Foundation aims to develop and support innovative solutions that promote the use of sustainable and renewable energy…
GREAT LAKES ENERGY LTD Rwanda
Great Lakes Energy Ltd is solar EPC company based in Kigali, Rwanda, since 2005. We specialize in on-grid…
TERRA ENERGY LTD Rwanda
Terra Energy is a youth-led sustainable energy consultancy firm. Our mission is to support Africa's sustainable development agenda…
HUDARA GGMBH Germany
Hudara is a Berlin-based non-governmental, non-profit organisation that strives for a world in which people experience good mental…
ENERGIES 2050 France
ENERGIES 2050 is a global network and association dedicated to sustainable development and climate change. With members from…
REFUSE SARL Lebanon
ReFuse is a Lebanese Social Enterprise envisioning a zero-waste society that channels resources to empower communities. Established in…
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda
Established in 1922, Makerere University provides transformative innovative teaching, learning, research and services in response to dynamic national…
UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA
The University of Rwanda (UR) is a public higher learning institution established by Law No. 71/2013 on September…
CTEN UGANDA
CTEN is a refugee led NGO started as a refugee-based initiative in 2016 in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement…
EUROQUALITY-France
Established in 1997, Euroquality is a service provider specialised in innovation consulting. Its main activities are European projects…