Smart Biogas 3: Digesting Data 

Partners: Inclusive Energy, Kenya Biogas Program, Biogas Solutions Uganda, University Of Nottingham, Green Impact Technologies (Malawi), Grassroots Energy (India)

Country: Kenya

Technology: Modern cooking

Stage: Late

Stage: 9

Smart Biogas (TM) is a patent pending, remote monitoring platform designed to monitor increasing numbers of geographically dispersed household/institutional biogas digesters at minimal cost across the world. Smart Biogas collects data on individual biogas digesters’ performance and usage, allowing detection of potential faults or substandard installation/operation. This data is transmitted to a cloud platform where the data is automatically processed and made intelligible to the user for, example through notifications, to facilitate prompt repairs or further user training.

The project is led by Inclusive Energy Ltd, with support from the biogas sector in East Africa, Kenya Biogas Program and Biogas Solutions Uganda, academic input from the University of Nottingham, and larger scale commercial pilots with Green Impact Technologies (Malawi) and Grassroots Energy (India). Ultimately we seek to address financial barriers and operational inefficiencies enabling viable biogas-as-a-service commercial models, enhancing company operations and providing additional income streams.