Environment:HomeBiogas Launches operations in Kenya

HomeBiogas is set to host the Israel ambassador, national and county government representatives, and key renewable energy stakeholders as it celebrates 1 year of changing lives in Kenya at its main hub in Ting’ang’a, Kiambu county.

HomeBiogas® develops biogas systems enabling households, businesses, farms, schools, and more to turn their organic waste into clean energy for cooking on-site. It is the most cost-effective biogas solution for small dairy farmers in Kenya as it allows recycling of cow manure into clean cooking energy and rich organic fertilizer allowing farmers to cut costs on charcoal, chemical fertilizer, saving money every day.

In Kenya,HomeBiogas® has installed 1,500 active systems served by hubs located in Kiambu, Embu, Murang’a and Meru counties with a strong mission to grow the customer base. Globally HomeBiogas® has sold over 15,000 systems in 107 countries to various customers that want renewable energy while recycling all their organic waste.

It has partnered with local and international organization to help in sanitation, clean cooking, and sustainable farming. Examples are UN refugee camps in Malawi, Zimbabwe,and Rwanda where Homebiogas® was contracted to set up bio-digesters.HomeBiogas® for dairy farmers, can manage up to 8,000 litres of organic waste daily and generate up to 5 hours of free cooking gas daily.It creates tens of liters of liquid fertilizer every month and saves 6 Tons of CO2 emissions a year which is equivalent to a vehicle’s annual carbon emission. This system exists in a variety of sizes and includes a larger version created for farmers that deal with larger amounts of farm waste.

Speaking during the event Yair Teller,Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at HomeBiogas®: “I founded HomeBiogas® to impact the world on many levels. Today, HomeBiogas® is impacting important, pressing issues around the world such as climate change, waste management, and renewable energy.With 84% of Kenyans still rely on polluting fuel, 6 million trees being cut down each day and 16 million people dying globally every year because of indoor pollution we saw an opportunity to provide a more sustainable solution for longer term through our innovative, easy to use and price sensitive system that is accessible to small scale farmers.

The driving force behind HomeBiogas® is to develop a portfolio of products that will treat organic waste on-site and in turn, will benefit the environment and help people and businesses worldwide shift to clean renewable energy.