Capacity building in South Africa, Namibia and Ghana to create sustainable, non-food bio-oil supply chains

Jatropha Africa is pleased to be an active partner, supporting the following objectives:

Objective : To build sustainable non-food renewable bio-oil supply chains for providing CHP electricity, and in the future, the chemical feedstocks needed to replace fossil fuels, by linking the relevant science and technology academics, professionals, decision-makers and support scheme managers from South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Italy and the UK.

Specific Objectives:

1. To build capacity in the research institutes and universities of Partner countries to draft research proposals that will support the objective e.g. develop the supply of sustainable bio-oil from 2nd generation oil-bearing plants (jatropha, salicornia) and from microalgae; develop new products with high value.
2. To build capacity in the research institutes and universities of Partner countries to develop relevant training programmes to support the overall objective e.g. training for staff in ESCos offering biofuel CHP / training for staff in plant processing businesses that are extracting oil from seed or microalgae.
3. To stimulate investment in new biofuel businesses e.g. ESCos seeking to supply renewable CHP electricity; plant processsors extracting oil from seed and microalgae
4. To foster partnerships between between renewable bioenergy businesses and farming / aquaculture supply chains.
5. To promote success stories and best practices in businesses, commercial buildings, etc. and the public sector on the effects of taking up biofuel technologies e.g. installing renewable CHP systems for electricity, so that more actors become engaged with the need for low /zero CO2 ­emissions in energy generation.

Partners :

1. The University of Greenwich, UK
2. Jatropha Africa Limited, Accra Kanashie, Ghana
3. University of Palermo, CoRiSSIA, Sicily, Italy
4. Turner & Townsend Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa
5. University of Ghana, GCLME, Accra, Ghana
6. Sam Nujoma Marine & Coastal Resources Research Centre, University of Namibia
7. Goldex 35 Pty Ltd, South Africa
8. Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK

EU ACP Project Partners hosted by Turner and Townsend in South Africa.

 

Details of the Work Packages can be found at : http://www.jatrophaafrica.com/ACP-Project