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24

Oct

Tour of a rural dwelling in Sidonge

No doubt you’ve heard the phrase “live on less than $1 per day” – have you ever wondered what it means to live like that? Quite possibly you’ve also heard of the term “Base of the Pyramid” or “BoP”. This phrase defines the social demographic of the poorest of the poor when compared to a […]
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27

Sep

It all begins with the kids: Solar electricity for night study

The most fascinating thing about kids is their innocence and honesty. No matter where in the world they live, no matter their economic status, no matter their last names, no matter what they look like,  ask them what they want to be when they grow up and you’ll receive an array of answers; they want […]
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09

Sep

Sidonge pilot project installation

Hannington, Nya and I set out last week to take delivery of our Rural Village Energy units (RVE) from Kenyan customs and kick off the installation in Sidonge but the week started badly. Our shipment was delayed yet again due to port congestion in Mombassa and still we had not received VAT and Duty Exemption from the […]
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15

Jun

RVE prototypes ship to Kenya

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  Seeing is believing – we have finally shipped our first prototype rural village energy solution to Sidonge, Kenya! After 9 months of search for seed finance, prototype development and test, multiple burst biogas digestors (!), consumer energy demand cycling and finally production lock down, our first two RVE Mark I units have left our […]
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06

Apr

Changing Rural Life Forever in the WSJ online

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A, albeit brief but very real mention of our company in the WSJ online at this year’s SKOLL world forum: “Social Enterprises Profit From Interest” I was quoted “… social entrepreneurs often find their relationship with big players challenging …” Read more on wsj.com or download PDF copy here
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