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Revision as of 14:32, 5 January 2015
Overview
In it's inaugural round, more than 475 organizations from 80 countries applied to the Powering Agriculture Grand Energy Challenge for Development, offering market-based, clean energy innovations for the agricultural sphere in developing countries. Each of the 11 winning organizations received awards of between $800,000 and $1.5 million.
The innovations of the winners can be broadly categorized into applications for processing, irrigation, decentralized power, and cold storage.
ProcessingBiomass-Powered Thermal Processing of Ethiopian Bamboo. African Bamboo, Ethiopia
IrrigationMicro-Solar Utilities for Small-Scale Irrigation in Senegal. The Earth Insitute at Columbia University, USA
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Decentralized Power
Biomass Mini-Grids for Palm Oil Producing Communities in Benin and Tanzania. Camco Advisory Services, Tanzania
Cold Storage
SunChill: Solar Cooling for Horticultural Preservation in Mozambique. Rebound Technology, USA
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Further Information
- Powering Agriculture portal on energypedia
- Website: Powering Agriculture - Winners 2013
- Powering Agriculture Call 2014
References