Contract: 2018.03
Resource Efficiency
Resource Efficiency and Waste Management for Off-grid Solar Products
in Kenya
Project Type: |
Pilot Project |
Technology: |
Resource Efficiency |
Country: |
Kenya |
Project State: |
Ongoing |
Project Start: |
April 2018 |
End of Project: |
Planned 2020 |
Partner: |
Foundation Myclimate, Zurich, www.myclimate.org, Tobias Hoeck |
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Swiss Contribution
The project’s lead partner and coordinator is the Swiss non-profit myclimate (MYC) Foundation. This ETH spin-off is a partner for effective climate protection – both locally and globally. myclimate focuses primarily on national and international climate protection projects.
Description
Kenya is one of the largest markets for off-grid solar products and shows the highest growth rates in Africa. This project will tackle the issues related to electronic waste from off-grid solar products in collaboration with the local distributor Solibrium, a social enterprise located in Kakamega, Western Kenya. The main project goals are the lifetime extension of off-grid solar products and the introduction of economic viable business models for waste management and the recycling of solar home systems.
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