University of Leeds, UK

Principal investigator: Dr Andrew Ross

Co-investigators: Dr Miller Camargo-Valero, Dr Louise Fletcher, Dr Valerie Dupont, Professor John Blacker, Professor Jon Lovett

Project support: Ms Charlotte Ball

Post-doctoral researchers: Dr Cheng Wen, Dr Cynthia Kusin Okoro-Shekwaga, Dr Oliver Grasham, Dr James Hammerton

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Partner organisations

Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC)
Kampala, Uganda

Co-investigator: Ms Mary Susan Abbo

Project support and communications: Ms Angela Nabegasera, Ms Flavia Ajambo

Researchers: Dr Betty Nabuuma, Ms Daphine Akankwatsa, Ms Agnes Naluwagga

Research Fellow: Mr Opio Miria

Field Assistant: Mr Joshua Ogwok

Website: Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC)

 

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)
Mumbai, India

Co-investigator: Professor Aniruddha Pandit

Project support: Ms Bhumika Patil

Researchers: Dr Vishwanath Haily Dalvi, Dr Shailendrasingh Rajput

Website: Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)

 

Visva-Bharati University (VBU)
West Bengal, India

Co-investigator: Professor Shibani Chaudhury

Project support: Dr Aishiki Banerjee

Researchers: Professor Amit Kumar Hazra, Dr Srinivasan Balachandran

Field Assistant: Mr Tapas Bagdi, Mr Apurba Koley

Research Fellows: Dr Sreya Ghosh, Dr Binoy Kumar Show

Website: Visva-Bharati University (VBU)

 

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Industrial partners

 

Lead: Dr Gaurav Nahar

Based in India, Defiant Renewables is keenly focused on becoming a leading energy solutions provider. The company is focusing efforts to provide sustainable environmental solutions by discovering new methods, new technologies and new ways to aid waste recovery, recycling and help build a sustainable environment.

 

Lead: Dr Vianney Tumwesige

Based in Uganda, Green Heat provides revolutionary energy, waste and fertilizer solutions for homes, schools, farms and commercial buildings. Their environmentally-friendly products convert waste into clean and reliable biofuel and fertilizer, while reducing the dependence on water resources, reliance on non-sustainable biomass, and mitigating deforestation. Their mission is to improve clean energy access, and provide sustainable solutions for energy and waste, leading Africa into its green energy future.