Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Objective: To provide a sustainable, clean, and efficient cooking energy source by producing hydrogen gas from water, thereby reducing dependence on traditional biomass and fossil fuels, and minimizing environmental pollution.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

In this project I intend to produce hydrogen gas that may be used at home by simple electrolysis of water , I intend to used materials that are readily available at home to reduce the cost of production of the gas. By doing so we may reduce our reliance on fossil fuel for activities like cooking at home. The hydrogen gas produced in this way may also be used as motor vehicle fuel. Since water on its own does not have enough electrons to pass electric current I have decided to use one other abundant material and by doing so I was able to produce the hydrogen gas.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

This project aims to be a model for sustainable energy solutions, promoting clean cooking practices while leveraging renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen, thereby contributing to global efforts in combating climate change and ensuring energy security. Reduce or eliminate carbon emissions from fossil fuels while cooking.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

1) Reduction or elimination of carbon emissions. 2) Reduce over reliance on fossil fuels. 3) Eliminate deforestation and cutting of trees for firewood 4) Address climate change challenges. 5) Ensure environmental sustainability 6) Create employment 7) Generate foreign exchange and wealth growing the economy 8) Promote research and development 9) Cheaper and affordable energy prices for cooking 10) Uplift living and cooking standards for communities 11) Open opportunities for utilisation of hydrogen fuel

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

1) Communities across Africa both in rural and urban settings 2) Urban households who use LPG for cooking 3) Schools and institutions that use fossil fuel for cooking

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-11-03

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

4

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

Lincoln Aligula Lincoln is high on consciousness and has outstanding analytical and problem solving skills. He is reliable, hardworking, team player, always completes assignments on time, has good communication and scientific writing skills and is capable of working with minimum supervision. Mr. Lincoln employed with excellence analytical skills and methodical approach to identify and rectify bottlenecks in implementation of research. His innate ability to blend theoretical knowledge with practical application proved to be a tremendous asset to our team, as he constantly sought new challenges and opportunities to apply his knowledge creatively. Brian kuntai I am a graduate chemical engineer. I am a research scientist with an interest in environment conservation measures in production and product development. Mercy kavutha Mercy is a graduate chemical engineer. Mercy is a product development specialist Kevin mukasiari He is a grad chem eng and aan innovative electronics enthuthi

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

a) Energy (equipment, services, sustainable energy and fuel)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Production phase of the project will lead to employment of staff Low cost of the fuel will reduce household bills

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Our idea is not directly related to food production but it is a cheap method of energy production, reduced cost in energy means money saved which might in turn be used to acquire extra food, especially poor families in urban settlement who rely on kerosene and lpg gas for energy.

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Our product has little to no harmful emission, reduced emissions to the environment will mean reduced health risks in the longterm.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

It will contribute to existing researches on sustainable energy production.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

2

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Other than our research team consisting of 1 female researched, the research itself will not contribute to gender equality directly.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

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02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Our project's main goal is to achieve sustainable energy by electrolysis water and producing hydrogen gas that will be used for cooking. Water is the most abundant resource on earth and therefore it's available in plenty, availability of the raw material is a very important factor in sustainability this project.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

If we are able to produce energy from water, this will save the nation and in turn the world so much of the money spent on energy production. The future might even involve using the hydrogen gas produced to run motor vehicle engines.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

This is a very new project whose literature will be critical in future researches on economical and sustainable energy sources

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

The reduced cost of production will level the ground and give access to people of all classes to cheap and efficient energy for cooking

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Considering how much Africans rely on charcoal and dry firewood for energy production, this is not sustainable as it encourages to deforestation. This project on the other hand encourages afforestation as it substitutes charcoal and firewood with hydrogen gas. This supports community goals of improving forest cover.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

5

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

This industry will be dependent on the electrical, water and labour. To produce our gas we will need to pass an electric current through water, our dependence on other industries ensures there is circular economy.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

This project if implemented in rural parts of the country will substitute use of charcoal and firewood which encourage deforestation and produce greenhouse gases. This move will reduce air pollution and increase forest cover.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

3

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

This project discourages deforestation. Most birds on land depend on trees for habitat. By discouraging deforestation this project protects the natural habitat of numerous birds and protects different plant species from destruction.

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

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02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

2

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

6

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

5

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

5

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

4

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

5

05.08 Justification

Our project intends to use solar energy(renewable source of energy) to produce current. This makes our idea very sustainable. We intend to produce clean energy, with a very abundant resource. Wo being clean energy and with a very low cost of production this makes our project very sustainable

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

Producers of bio fuel such as bio ethanol and bio diesel as well as LPG gas distributors. We stand out from them because our main raw material is water which is a very abundant resource, we will also use solar energy to produce electric current which is a renewable source of energy.

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

1) Collaborating with female researcher on this project 2) Conducting public participations with women on clean cooking fuel. 3) Collaborating with women owned stores when it gets to distribution chains