Smart Biogas II - Increasing Wealth from Waste

Smart Biogas是一个物联网（IoT）平台，以最低的成本监控许多地理上分散的家庭/机构沼气池。Smart Biogas收集关于单个沼气池功能的数据，从而可以检测潜在故障或不合格的安装/操作。这些数据被传输到云平台，在那里它有助于及时维修或进一步的用户培训。硬件和软件的设计和成功原型与能源催化剂第4轮资金（编号132479）。进一步的市场研究、用户测试和反馈具有关键的增强作用，这将使沼气公司能够更快地扩大业务规模，并进入目前尚未进入的市场。其他功能包括按需付费功能，增强的分析和碳抵消验证，旨在解决财务障碍和运营效率低下问题，实现可行的“服务即服务”商业模式，增强公司运营并提供额外的收入来源。智能沼气提供了一个强大的工具，有助于更多的人，特别是农村贫困人口获得沼气技术。该项目由Connected Energy Technologies牵头，东非沼气行业的主要参与者、肯尼亚沼气计划和乌干达沼气解决方案提供支持，沿着诺丁汉大学的技术投入。

Smart Biogas is an Internet of Things (IoT) platform monitoring numerous geographically dispersed household/institutional biogas digesters at minimal cost. Smart Biogas collects data on individual biogas digesters' functionality, allowing detection of potential faults or substandard installation/operation. This data is transmitted to a cloud platform where it facilitates prompt repairs or further user training. Hardware and software was designed and successfully prototyped with Energy Catalyst Round 4 funding (No.132479). Further market research, user testing and feedback has key enhancements that would enable the biogas companies to scale their operations more rapidly and access currently unreached markets. The additional features including pay-as-you-go functionality, enhanced analytics and carbon offset verification, seek to address financial barriers and operational inefficiencies enabling viable biogas-as-a-service commercial models, enhancing company operations and providing additional income streams. Smart Biogas provides a powerful tool that facilitates increased access to biogas technology for more people, especially the rural poor. The project is led by Connected Energy Technologies, with support from prominent actors in the biogas sector in East Africa, Kenya Biogas Program and Biogas Solutions Uganda, along with technical input from the University of Nottingham.