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Eco-charcoal from Water Hyacinth for Rural Energy Application: A Social EnterpriseAdlansyah Abd Rahman6th September 2018
Presentation Outline
• Water Hyacinth
• Rural Fuel
• Social Enterprise
• Solutions?
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• Smokeless eco-charcoal
• Impacts
• In the media
• Funding & Exposure
• Market growth potential
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Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes
• Floating aquatic plant
• Fast growing – approximately double spatially every fortnight
• Block waterways entrance and exit – cause of local flooding
• No commercial value – removal incur cost
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Rural fuel
• Firewood and charcoal in many region
• Mainly for cooking and heating
• Source of domestic indoor air pollution respiratory diseases
• Firewood derived from young trees propagate local deforestation
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Social Enterprise
• Social Entrepreneurship - The use of start-up companies and other entrepreneurs to
develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues
• HiGi Energy Pte Ltd was set up to supply affordable cooking fuel while alleviating
water hyacinth flooding and providing local community employment
• Not a charity to ensure longevity
• Not a ‘grantpreneur’ to ensure independent decision making
• The team:
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Jackie Yap (CEO) Leon Kee (CTO) Hazel Pajotagana (CFO)
Advisory Board and support
Dash Dhakshinamoorthy
Pre-seed investor & he has 10 years experience
in startups, exited several companies
Katka LetzingMore than 10 years
experience in business & entrepreneurship
Jorden WoodsExited 3 startups &
based in Silicon Valley, USA
Adlansyah Abd RahmanMore than 12 years
experience in biomass research & community engagement projects
Kres Jacobsen
Director at Northwind Power Corp, owned wind (60MW) & solar farms
(2.5MW) in Philippines, familiar with solar power market
CEO at Aries Agro Limited, listed on India
Stock Exchange
Rahul Mirchandani
• Engineering & Business Development
Solutions?
• Non-energy
• Community biogas
• Gasification stoves
• Fuel replacement
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Kurmi et al, Eu Resp J, 2012
Minimum viable product (MVP)
• Crushed water hyacinth briquette
• Approx. 1” x 2” x 6”
• Direct replacement of firewood
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Testing and Analysis of MVP
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Burning test:
• Smoke released improved than traditional firewood
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Water hyacinth briquette
Rubberwood
Sentang firewood
Sesendok firewood
Moisture Content Volatile Content Ash Content Fixed Carbon
18.71 18.4116.84 16.95
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Rubberwood Sentangfirewood
Sesendokfirewood
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Energy density Proximate analysis
Smokeless eco-charcoal
• MVP failed to gain market traction
• Little competitive advantage at minimum selling price
• Low income market wants a smokeless fuel charcoalAllow more competitive pricing
• Charcoal has larger market Domestic low & medium income (cooking & heating)
Street food vendors
Domestic high income (leisure)
Niche restauranteurs
Export
• Must employ clean production
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Lili Process (patent pending)
Harvesting
• HiGi is contracted, responsible for water hyacinth removal (exclusive access in Taytay, Rizal, Phippines)
• Employ local residents, beneficiaries, to harvest and dry
• HiGi buys at PHP 1 per kg
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Clean carbonisation
• Batched loading; sealed drum
• Three drums in tandem for semi-continuous operation
• Recirculation of volatile gases to support heating
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vs
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Testing and Analysis of Lili
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• Burning test:• visibly smokeless
• can sustain for 45 mins per piece
• Energy density of 20* MJ/kg
*to be repeated
19.9821.78
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Lili eco-charcoal Rice Husk Charcoal
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Lili eco-charcoal
Rice Husk Charcoal
Moisture Content Volatile Content Ash Content Fixed Carbon
• Proximate analysis
• Thermogravimetric
Testing and Analysis of Lili
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Impacts: direct
850 m3 of water hyacinthregulated daily
35 beneficiaries could be lifted out of poverty earning US$ 3 / day
28,500 MJ of energyrenewed from pest plants
to serve 25 restaurants
Environment Social - Blue economy@ 5 x more efficient
energy than competitors
Impacts: indirect
Rural families of domestic application
Education and awareness
Social health and disaster
Source: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL GLOBAL TRACKING FRAMEWORK Progress toward Sustainable Energy 2017
Energy poverty
In the media
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www.facebook.com/higi-energy www.higi.biz/
Funding & exposure
• Seed funder + founders
• Startup Competitions
→Startup Malaysia
→GIST Network Tech-I, Silicon Valley
→ImpactHub, Philippines
→TAYO 14, Philippines
• Angel investment
→1st Round: Dec 2017 (US$100k)
→2nd Round: Dec 2018 (US$??)
• R&D Grant
→AAIBE Chair of Renewable Energy
→UNITEN
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Market growth potential
• Water hyacinth infestation
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• Solid fuel for domestic cooking and heating
Kurmi et al
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Institute of Sustainable EnergyUniversiti Tenaga NasionalPutrajaya CampusJalan IKRAM-UNITEN43000 KajangSelangor, MALAYSIA