extreme affordability 2009: footprint microfuel
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FootprintChristina CacioppoCarissa CarterGraeme WaitzkinSeth Silverman
20% time spent carrying wood for cooking fuel biomass pelletizer footprint microfuel
anatomy of a pellet
Biomass Pellets Biomass Briquettes Charcoal Briquettes
no wasteburns hotlow moisture
uneven densityhigh moistureeasy to make
takes E to make Eburns hotcarbonized
footprint microfuel
the biomass fuel landscapeFAO, UNDP, Legacy Amy Smith / D-Lab
footprint’s non-electric pelletizer
next iterations
roller / die contact
grooves on compressor wheel
die hole geometry
flat die
fly wheel power generation
hopper
manufacturing plan
roller + die manufactured in china
simple components + welding + assembly in ethiopia
estimated manufactured cost: $115/unit
ziway
addis ababa
$
61,000non-electrified households
882,000spent on fuel
market size
Ethiopia
ziway
addis ababa
$
535,000
76,000,000
market size
Ethiopia
non-electrified households
spent on fuel
ziway
addis ababa
$
4,100,000
589,000,000
market size
Ethiopia
non-electrified households
spent on fuel
ziway
addis ababa
$
14,000,000
2,000,000,000
market size
Ethiopia
non-electrified households
spent on fuel
energy spectrum
accessible
inaccessible
high qualitylow quality
dung
wood
charcoal
kerosene
electricity
natural gasgasified biomass
microfuel pellets
biomass briquettes
charcoal briquettes
competition
Wood Dung Charcoal Kerosene
Price per boil
Abundance
Portability
Compatible with stoves
Available for “free”
Burn quality
Pellets
10 cents5 cents 16 cents 17 cents 10 cents
implementation landscape
20 km • 4x/weekhome
forest
Ziway market
Addis Ababa
2x/week
end users
entrepreneurs
implementation planforest
Ziway market
Addis Ababafootprint microfuel
end users
entrepreneurs
value to consumers
microfuel reclaims 20 hrs / wk
annual income $698 (average) $1,100 (high potential)value of 1 hr $0.19 $0.30
value of lost time $238 $424
School fees Transport Cattle17 years of public school 5 donkey carts 3 cows
enabling wealth generation400 =$
value to entrepreneur
value to entrepreneur
raw materials: $2.40/week
value to entrepreneur
payback: 11 weekspelletizer: $160
value to entrepreneur
revenue: $17/week
value to entrepreneur
income: $10/week $520/year
distribution optionsZiway market
pellet delivery by donkey cart
pellet pick up during trips to
market
short runcomplete prototypepellet as viable fuel sourceIP protection
long runaccess to high-quality energy sourcecompetition (local, NGO)
Risks Mitigation
risks and mitigation
short runform development partnershipsfurther needfindingsecure patent protection
long runmove quickly to marketpartnerships with entrepreneurs, communities
wood to pellet
footprint microfuel
footprint microfuel
timepotentialhealth
acknowledgements
Thank You!IDE | EthiopiaJim Patell, Erica Estrada, Dave Beach, Carly GeehrTed SweetJawar Mohammed, Sam AlemayehuMark Jeunette, Fasika AfeworkCraig MilroyEd WoodBrendan BakerHeather FlemingKurt KuhlmannScott Sadlon, Sam HamnerVickie Chang, Dave EvansCraig AmerkhanianGreg NortonLauren Milroy, Matt Wahl, Robyn Beavers, Jenna Whitely