PARTICIPANTS PROFILES

2

What is the KCIC?

2

LaunchofCIC– Sept2012 WhoWeAre

• CIC launched in September 2012 • Opened its door to clients in October

2012

World Bank-infoDev initiative, funded by UK Aid and DANIDA.

Provides incubation, capacity building services and financing to SMEs developing climate mitigation/adaptation solutions

GVEP International, PwC, Strathmore University and KIRDI are the lead partners in a consortium contracted by infoDev to establish and operate the KCIC.

Incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee to strengthen sustainability of its operations.

Launched a strategy for 2016 – 2021 which is mainly funded by Danida

Vision Mission

Vision:“To be the one stop shop supporting innovative climate change solutions in Kenya”

Mission:“To provide incubation, financing and awareness that empowers the private sector to

deliver innovative climate change solutions”

KENYA CICThematic Areas:

Renewable energy – To improve access to clean energy Agribusiness – To build greater climate resiliency Water Management – To improve access to safer drinking water

Links to Government and the World Bank:KCIC operates on the nexus of private sector development and the climate change agenda.The Kenya CIC is a key part of the government of Kenya’s Climate Change Action Plan (KCCAP).

KCIC

Financing

Access to Facilities

Access to

Information

Enabling Environment

Advisory Services & Mentoring

KCICInnovationSupportRiskCapitalFund• Proof-of-Concept• SeedinvestmentsInvestmentfacilitation• Workingcapital• ConsumerFinancing

• BusinessTraining• TechnicalTraining• AdvisoryserviceFund

• Testing&demo• Office&

networkingspace

• Marketintelligence• Technology• Financing

PolicySupport• Advice&advocacyInternationalCollaboration• Brokeringknowledgetransfer,

jointR&D

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Business potential • Scalability • Simplicity • Possibility of sharing • Connection between the sectors/thematic areas although

not necessary

6

Equatorial Energies

7

Equatorial Energies

• Equatorial energies is an engineering, procurement and construction company that provides bankable, innovative and reliable solar energy solutions to its customers.

• Their products include;• Commercial solar PV systemThis systems are installed in commercial facilities with an aim of reducing the business’ operating costs. The system ensure efficient electricity supply to maximize on production performance.• Solar off-grid PV systemThe company offers reliable, modular and powerful stand-alone systems to supply energy to commercial applications like hotels, health centers, hospitals, schools mini and micro grids as well as individual households.

8

Equatorial Energies

• Solar water pumpingCirculation and filtration pumps used to keep swimming pools clean are high consumers of electricity. There is a growing need to irrigate agricultural land efficiently, economically and sustainably which is critical to achieving food security. The cost of irrigating using diesel powered pump is rising at more than 10% per annum.To address this issues Equatorial Energies offer specialized solar water pumping solutions.• The company also offer energy efficiency consultation to their clients.

9

El Plast Company

• El-Plast is involved in recycling of plastics and nylon products, into roofing sheets that are ideal for households in hot areas.

• Iron sheets are not suitable in these areas, and therefore plastic roofing offer a very good alternative due to their nature as a poor conductors of heat making the room cool.

• The roofing sheets are coated with heat regulators to prevent the households from being adversely affected by the heat from the sun.

10

Solar Freeze

11

Solar Freeze

• Solar freeze is a company offering a cold storage “Uber-ing” logistical solution to smallholder rural farmers.

• This solution works without an internet connection and operates through connecting smallholder farmers to transporters via USSD messages on simple basic cellphones.

• These transporters are portable solar powered cold room units that can be easily deployed from the farm gate to the market.

• Solar freeze takes a 15% commission from the produce sold by the farmer. This initiative aims to reduce post harvest losses which are as high as 80%. The farmers are also expected to experience increased incomes by 70%

• Their products & services include;– Mobile solar powered cold room– Cold-chain distribution logistics & refrigerated transport – Cold storage as a service– Cold storage mobile app data monitoring

12

SolarPark Renewable Energy Co. LTD

• SolarPark RE is seeking to produce 2.5MW solar electricity in Nyandarua, Mairo Inya. The produced electricity will be sold to the off-taker in-order to promote community development through accessibility to energy that will encourage growth in the agricultural sector in the area.

• The target projects for this initiative are such as fish cold storage solutions and water pumping systems for irrigations.

• The community is currently using alternative methods of energy in households and schools such as Kerosene and firewood. With the 2.5MW grid it will light up households and schools boosting social and economic development.

• The electricity produced will part be sold to the off-taker and the rest will be used in the community.

13

Kiri Energy

14

Kiri Energy

• Kiri energy is providing a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), mini/pico hydro and solar services.• The solar PV is integrated into corrugated metal offering a (2-in-1) roofing solution,

where the roof will generate electricity as well as acting as a cover.• This solution is scalable for areas that are off-grid, and in areas that are connected to

the grid the will be able to sell the excess power back to the grid.• This solution is aiming on tackling and solving energy poverty in rural Kenya, as well as

tackling high energy cost in urban users.• The roof will allow the clients to pay for energy as they use like a regular utility. It will

also be adding to the number of people gaining access (more than 3 light bulbs a radio and phone charger).

15

Eco Innovation Services

16

Eco Innovation Services

• Eco Innovation services is a company offering a water circulation economy solution through, building a sustainable, resilient, repairable, water and sanitation infrastructure.

• This is possible through a process of energy-water nexus of an industrial scale, water treatment system of waste water and re-use that generates electricity as well as heat, while cleaning contaminated water through a bio-electrical process.

• The aim of this innovation is to address waste water treatment issue in the food and beverage industry through an industrial scale. This will cut the firms operating costs and the waste water streams will significantly increase the plant’s sustainabilty.

17

Methane Generation

• Lake Victoria has been heavily infested with the water hyacinth menace which invaded the region back in 1994.

• It has had negative impact on the fishermen livelihoods due to limited navigation. • The organization is looking at utilizing the water hyacinth to produce methane.

Production of methane from water hyacinth is a basic anaerobic process utilized in many biogas processers.

• The technology is well established and involves anaerobic digestion of the water hyacinth to produce biogas which contains up to 65% methane.

• This solution offers energy to many households as the gas can be packaged in LPG cylinders, as well as trying to eradicate the hyacinth which as become a challenge to the lake.

18

Solar Maize Roaster

• This initiative aims at replacing the charcoal roasters that are currently being used in different regions in the country. The technology will use solar energy that will end up saving trees that are being logged for charcoal, as well as reducing green house gas emissions into the atmosphere.

• It will be a mobile roaster fitted with power storage batteries for roasting maize and root tubers.

19

Bio Alkanol Gel

• Bio-Alkanol gel is an alternative biofuel which has been developed from mango, banana, watermelon, orange and papaya fruit peelings through microbial fermentation to produce Ethanol and egg shells as a source of calcium carbonate (Gelling Agent) to replace conventional forms while remaining an economical alternative source of energy.

• The gel burns with a clear flame without smoke or soot formation thus do not darken containers, making cleaning easier and has an astounding steady effect of repelling all harmful insects, especially mosquitoes within a respectable radius from where it is lit.

• The Higher Heating Value (HHV) of gel is 20.50 MJ/kg determined from the adiabatic bomb calorimeter and the Lower Heating Value (LHV) of the gel is 17.50MJ/kg. Instant Heat, Long burning (1 liter can cook for up to Eight hours non-stop), High intensive heat, where a liter of water will boil in just nine (5) minutes.

20

Bio Alkanol Gel

• The Gel has a thick viscosity meaning the bottle contents will neither spill nor splash; its safety arises from the fact that the fuel does not explode. It saves on inputs because the user- friendly Stove burns the Gel without the need of a wick or any solid medium.

• The Bio-Alkanol gel has the potential of reducing environmental pollution thus promoting conservation of biodiversity. Mass production of the gel will accelerate industrialization while promoting sustainable economic growth hence enhancing improved health and livelihood

21

Clean Planet

• The organization is using a combination of pyrolysis and plasma technology to turn plastic, rubber and other municipal waste into gas and char.

• In pyrolysis the waste is exposed to very high temperatures in the absence of oxygen. This breaks the long chain carbons, mainly producing flammable gases.

• The plasma technology will use electricity to produce very high temperature torch. This makes a glassy like molten from the waste. The end product will make a raw material for the purpose of road construction which is safer from landfills.

• The innovation involves cooling gases to oil for easy storage and also it will involve excess gas being bottled for both industrial and domestic use.

• The technology is a module by design. It is mounted on vehicles for easy access to the waste, the waste will not be transported but will be processed at origin. The diaphragm compressor will be mounted to compress the gas and bottle it.

22

Green Energy Kenya

• Green energy is making briquettes from agricultural residues that are normally considered as waste. These agricultural waste constitute a great amount of GHGs such as Methane and Carbon dioxide when improperly disposed off.

• Green energy will use readily available agricultural waste such as rice husks, bran and hull to make household briquettes. This will help in reducing deforestation as well as reducing GHGs emissions.

23

Dach

• They have been working on creating a bio pesticide and fertilizer that will serve farmers efficiently in protecting their crops from pests and ensure they obtain a good yield from their investment without there being repercussions on the ecosystem.

• Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change according to the International Panel on Climate Change as it accounts for up to 12% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. It is because of this that Dach decided to come up with an organic pesticide and fertilizer that is Eco-friendly.

24

Green Tech Organic fertilizer

• The business aspires to set up an organic fertilizer manufacturing plant. The input material will be organic wastes that are currently poorly disposed in cities and farms.

• The idea uses an advanced technology from Hungary called Gore cover composting. The technology will be adopted to local conditions. Shredded organic wastes are converted to organic fertilizer within 6 weeks of aerobic treatment in a controlled environment.

• The fertilizer will then be sold in bulk or packed in small bags, mainly to the over 3.5 million smallholder farmers in Kenya.

25

Auto Pot Village Park

26

Auto Pot Village Park

• AQUAvalve technology is a watering system where each individual plant controls its own irrigation schedule with fresh well balanced nutrient enriched feed when it needs it thereby reducing use of water.

• A Smart-valve is the heart of the system. It is small enough to fit on the palm of your hand, mainly plastic construction and consists of two chambers. Its very nature makes it a comparatively low cost item which is very important because its low cost is what makes it practical to have a valve for each individual container or two containers per valve and this is the very crux of the system’s versatility.

• When connected to a water supply the valve opens to allow water to enter the bottom of the growing container to a predetermined and pre-set depth (usually 20mm). The valve then closes and will permit no further water to enter the container until all the original supply has been conveyed from the water chamber to the pot and consequently to the plant through capillary action. This action ensures that the plants are also not constantly sat in water.

27

Auto Pot Village Park

• Once the water has been absorbed to the extent that the film of water under the valve has gone, the valve re-opens and another supply of water enters the growing container. This is how the damp and drying out cycle occurs.

• At the heart of the SYSTEM -1 is the use of bio-controls and beneficial bugs in the root system and bio-folia preventive sprays.

28

Africa Jilishe

29

Africa Jilishe

• Afrika Jilishe, Swahili for ‘Africa Feed Yourself’, is a climate smart technology based social enterprise startup currently at a prototype development phase. They produce self-sustaining greenhouse product that aim to increase the resilience against climate change of food marginalized communities in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. The greenhouse functions by recapturing water lost through transpiration and feed it back into the irrigation system decreasing water usage by 75%.

• Their unique value proposition has been modeled around;– Self-sustaining - Able to meet its own water requirements by capturing water lost through

transpiration and recycling this back into the irrigation system.– Smart - Automated system integration capable of detection and adjustment of internal

ambient conditions.– High and fast yield at low cost – It cuts production costs i.e. water and implement

requirements and decreases production time– Social Sustainability - The product serves as a plug-and-play solution thus not interfering

with the local community’s predominantly pastoral socio-economic identity.30

Fruit Pulpies

• Fruit Pulpies is carrying out value addition of fruit to fruit pulp. The objective is to reduce fruit loss which accounts for much of the food loss incurred in Kenya.

• Pulping assists in achieving a longer shelf life, with the products targets customers being local fruit processing companies, hotels, restaurants and fruit juice parlors.

• This is will assist in tackling food security as well as tackle climate change, as the degrading food components contribute to green house gas emissions.

31

Kijani

• Most farmers in Kenya spend a fortune on fertilizer, with most of them being small-scale farmers. Most of these farmers would welcome a cheaper and more nutritional option.

• Kijani through the use of black soldier fly larvae, will decompose organic waste into humus used to supply necessary nutrients to plants. This product will be primarly sold to small scale farmers.

32