T05 · Technology sheet
Bioethanol
Liquid renewable fuel from sugar, starch and lignocellulosic residues
PROVEN · DETAILED DESIGN (KENYA)Technology partner: Alfa Laval
Input
- Sugar & starch crops
- Bagasse · bamboo · residues
Process
- Pre-treatment, fermentation & distillation
Output
- Bioethanol (fuel blend, clean cooking)
- Stillage / feed co-products
- Biogenic CO₂
Key benefits
- Substitutes imported fossil fuels and charcoal
- Valorises agricultural co-products locally
- Can be coupled with T04 for stillage treatment
60 m³/daybioethanol capacity
Provenfermentation & distillation
Detaileddesign finalised, Kenya
References
Kenya — clean-cooking bioethanol project: detailed design finalised; on hold due to regional political instability (Uganda border area)
Indicative figures. Final performance depends on feedstock, site and configuration, and is confirmed during the feasibility study.
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