Kesses Biogas Demonstartion Centre

Moi university under the ACEII – PTRE project on 14th March 2019 had a training on installation and importance of Biogas that was coordinated by Flexi Biogas International. The system has been installed at Kesses Community under the Renewable Energy component. Mr. David Sengwer, the Headmaster, Murgor Primary has installed the Biogas system at his home and it is used for demonstration.

School of Engineering Solar Plant

The school of Engineering Moi University under the championship of the Department of Mechanical Production and Energy plans to setup a Solar Plant utilising the roof tops of buildings in its environs to create substantial amounts of power for local Usage.

Thermal Unit

Moi University School of Engineering has set up a thermal heating unit to

System size.

Biogas at Ngeria

Moi University School of Engineering has set up a thermal heating unit to

Solar PV System

The facility is the university’s school of engineering located in Eldoret. The system is designed as a demonstration unit to take up part of the electrical loads majorly during the daytime and some load at night.

Installed System Capacity and Components

The installed system capacity is 2.2kWp with a storage capacity of 3.6kWh supercapacitors. It comprises the following components:

    A 5kW Deye Hybrid inverter
    4 Monocrystalline Jinko 465Wp solar panels
    A 3.6kWh Supercapacitor for power storage

Advantages of Supercapacitors

Despite the high initial cost, supercapacitors offer several advantages over other storage options:

    No capacity degradation over life.
    Nominal capacity is always usable (100% depth of discharge), reducing installed capacity by 30% to 50% compared to chemical batteries.
    Highly scalable, allowing new storage to be added to an existing bank without affecting performance.
    High C-rate functionality, enabling faster charging compared to conventional batteries.
    Wide operating temperatures (-30°C to 80°C) with natural cooling.
    Safe with no risk of thermal runaway.
    Minimal cost of operation compared to chemical batteries.
    Lifespan of up to 27 years with unlimited number of cycles per day.
    Maximum charging and discharging current is 100A.

Etemo Solar Drier.

Dr Muchilwa a Lecturer at Moi University in the Department of Mechanical, Poduction and Energy Engineering, Inventor and a rural tech enterprenuer has setup a biogas demonstration centre in Kitale. He uses the gas produced for cooking to show how the technology can be used to residents.