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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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23

Aug

Self help group applies for electricity generation and distribution permit!

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In november of 2010, when I visited Sidonge “A” for the first time, the community was being evaluated as a potential pilot site. Just nine months later, we have helped them form a community utility service self help group that will run a business, generate electricity, biogas and potable water – they will sell these […]
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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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