In Ghana, the Ghana News Agency reports that a Chinese entrepreneur is investing $10 million in a cassava-based ethanol plant that should be online in early 2021. The facility that will produce 10,000 metric tons of ethanol annually is expected to create employment for 700 youth, of which 500 will be for farming cassava feedstock. […]
In Ghana, a local entrepreneur is producing bicycles from bamboo to provide an eco-friendlier method of transportation, create local jobs, and help children focus on their education. Bernice Dapaah tells the World Economic Forum that the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative has sold more than 3,000 bikes. For every sale, a bamboo bike is donated to […]
In Ghana, Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched enterprise development for women-owned ventures in a green energy startup incubator with a call for applications announced. The startup incubator program is aimed at helping women turn their renewable and green energy enterprise idea into a product or service that customers want to buy. […]
In Ghana, Quality Control Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Ghana Cocoa Board, purchased biodiesel earlier this year to dilute Ultra Low Volume (ULV) insecticides for disinfestations activities of cocoa replacing traditional oil-based diluents. The use of biodiesel is being evaluated in accordance with international standards as well as ensuring value for money. A recent […]
In Ghana, the UK’s University of Nottingham has teamed with the Ghana Cocoa Board and a local university to develop a biopower prototype that will use cocoa waste as feedstock. With only 15% of rural Ghanaians having access to power, the small-scale unit costing $50,000 to build could be a real game changer in cocoa-growing […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council conducted a market assessment mission to Nigeria and Ghana gauging the potential for U.S. ethanol exports to these countries. “The mission identified a need for higher ethanol volumes and engaged government and industry directly on enforceable biofuels policy as well as demonstrated the United States’ role as a […]
In Ghana, ECREEE collaborated with the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and hosted the 5th GBEP Bioenergy Week in the ECOWAS region in Accra, Ghana (5th ECOWAS/GBEP Bioenergy Week) to provide an opportunity to share knowledge and experience with the ECOWAS member states and the global community in sustainable bioenergy service delivery for increasing energy access while […]
In Ghana, the country’s only ethanol producer—Caltech—has produced 150,000 liters of ethanol from cassava since starting up the 3 million liter per year facility in August. The company is also expanding into biogas, liquefied carbon dioxide and electricity production. Though the company is already securing cassava from nearby farms in the Volta region, it is […]
In Ghana, the president has re-commissioned the country’s first sugarcane mill with an eye to participating in the global ethanol industry through exports. The mill will crush 1,250 metric tons of cane per day and will cut the country’s sugar import bill by $200,000. Between ethanol exports and offsetting sugar imports, the country expects to […]
In Ghana, Caltech Ventures is preparing to commission the country’s first ethanol plant in March, first using 400ha of cassava and ramping up to 1,000ha by year’s end, with another 2,000ha available for planting. Outgrowers will also be contracted to supply feedstock. Ghana currently imports 60 million liters per year, while one of the country’s […]
