extreme affordability 2009: footprint microfuel

FootprintChristina CacioppoCarissa CarterGraeme WaitzkinSeth Silverman

20% time spent carrying wood for cooking fuel biomass pelletizer footprint microfuel

anatomy of a pellet

Biomass Pellets Biomass Briquettes Charcoal Briquettes

no wasteburns hotlow moisture

uneven densityhigh moistureeasy to make

takes E to make Eburns hotcarbonized

footprint microfuel

the biomass fuel landscapeFAO, UNDP, Legacy Amy Smith / D-Lab

footprint’s non-electric pelletizer

next iterations

roller / die contact

grooves on compressor wheel

die hole geometry

flat die

fly wheel power generation

hopper

manufacturing plan

roller + die manufactured in china

simple components + welding + assembly in ethiopia

estimated manufactured cost: $115/unit

ziway

addis ababa

$

61,000non-electrified households

882,000spent on fuel

market size

Ethiopia

ziway

addis ababa

$

535,000

76,000,000

market size

Ethiopia

non-electrified households

spent on fuel

ziway

addis ababa

$

4,100,000

589,000,000

market size

Ethiopia

non-electrified households

spent on fuel

ziway

addis ababa

$

14,000,000

2,000,000,000

market size

Ethiopia

non-electrified households

spent on fuel

energy spectrum

accessible

inaccessible

high qualitylow quality

dung

wood

charcoal

kerosene

electricity

natural gasgasified biomass

microfuel pellets

biomass briquettes

charcoal briquettes

competition

Wood Dung Charcoal Kerosene

Price per boil

Abundance

Portability

Compatible with stoves

Available for “free”

Burn quality

Pellets

10 cents5 cents 16 cents 17 cents 10 cents

implementation landscape

20 km • 4x/weekhome

forest

Ziway market

Addis Ababa

2x/week

end users

entrepreneurs

implementation planforest

Ziway market

Addis Ababafootprint microfuel

end users

entrepreneurs

value to consumers

microfuel reclaims 20 hrs / wk

annual income $698 (average) $1,100 (high potential)value of 1 hr $0.19 $0.30

value of lost time $238 $424

School fees Transport Cattle17 years of public school 5 donkey carts 3 cows

enabling wealth generation400 =$

value to entrepreneur

value to entrepreneur

raw materials: $2.40/week

value to entrepreneur

payback: 11 weekspelletizer: $160

value to entrepreneur

revenue: $17/week

value to entrepreneur

income: $10/week $520/year

distribution optionsZiway market

pellet delivery by donkey cart

pellet pick up during trips to

market

short runcomplete prototypepellet as viable fuel sourceIP protection

long runaccess to high-quality energy sourcecompetition (local, NGO)

Risks Mitigation

risks and mitigation

short runform development partnershipsfurther needfindingsecure patent protection

long runmove quickly to marketpartnerships with entrepreneurs, communities

wood to pellet

footprint microfuel

footprint microfuel

timepotentialhealth

acknowledgements

Thank You!IDE | EthiopiaJim Patell, Erica Estrada, Dave Beach, Carly GeehrTed SweetJawar Mohammed, Sam AlemayehuMark Jeunette, Fasika AfeworkCraig MilroyEd WoodBrendan BakerHeather FlemingKurt KuhlmannScott Sadlon, Sam HamnerVickie Chang, Dave EvansCraig AmerkhanianGreg NortonLauren Milroy, Matt Wahl, Robyn Beavers, Jenna Whitely