Agriculture
November 9, 2023
Updated on November 9, 2023
·Created on November 7, 2018
Specially designed for rural farmers in Morocco, this composter and biodigester transform organic waste into biogas for energy purposes and organic fertilizer for crops.
Designed by Biodôme and distributed in Morocco, composters and biodigesters are two separate units that convert organic waste into both biogas and organic fertilizer for lands and crops. The biogas can be used for general energy purposes and it can also power motors from water pumps, especially suitable for rural farmers. As waste can be managed on site, this system helps reducing organic domestic waste that represent the 70% of the trash while decreasing storage loads and the need to destroy waste.
Bidôme has improved the first system design with a new one that features an application to verify the composting process in real time.
Market Suggested Retail Price
$5,819.00
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Manufacturing/Building Method
Biodigesters are built in the client's farm and composters delivered to the client site. Interview with the representative
Intellectural Property Type
Other
User Provision Model
Distributions to Date Status
For August 2018, 4 units have been sold throughout Morocco. Interview with the representative
Design Specifications
Biodigesters are buried installations made of concrete. The design is composed of 4 parts: (1) the feeding pond, (2) the digestion tank, (3) the compensation pool and (4) the digestor recovery pond. The system is designed with a slope so that the material can flow to the compensation pool. The produced biogas has a so-called digestat material and it is recovered in the pond. The biogas scapes from the top of the digestion tank and it is directed by the pipes to the desired uses (cogeneration, heating, combustion, etc).
Composters are rotating drums designed to mix and aerate food residues. Further specifications are unknown.
Technical Support
Provided by the manufacturer.
Replacement Components
Biodigester: None Composters: Electric components are replaceable (motor, fan, etc). Interview with representative
Lifecycle
Biodigester estimated lifecycle is 90 years and for composters is 20 years with proper maintenance. Interview with representative
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Biodôme's target is to have a field-tested prototype: a fully systematized prototype representative of the industrial design that has been tested in a relevant environment with target customers/end users so as to validate the design and develop another dimension of composter with a new design. For August 2018, Biodôme is finalizing the industrial design within the month and moving into the pre-production in three months. Interview with the representative
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown.
Safety
For biodigester potential hazards are minimum. Biodôme Maroc puts alarms and detectors to monitor gas leaks and assure safety; For composters, there are potential hazards related to electrocution and rotation of the drum. To avoid it, Biodôme Maroc has put doors covering all the drum, an alarm and electrical boxes are well isolated. Interview with representative
Complementary Technical Systems
None.
Academic Research and References
None.
Compliance with regulations
None.
Other Information
Fatima Zahra, the representative of Biodôme was awarded the best prize of Woman entrepreneur at the COP22, during the Global Clean Technology Innovation Program (GCIP) Maroc 2016. In 2018, the prime minister of Morocco in the annual competition “Tamayuz” entitled her the best woman entrepreneur of the year, and she managed to win several other nominations in the international events that she has participated. She has also earned the title of ‘woman of the future in the Mediterranean’ awarded by the Union of Mediterranean, and the technical and financial support of several different organisations, including Cluster Solaire’s Fast Track 2 Market program with the financing of over 50,000 USD (500,000 Moroccan dirhams).
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