PROCAE - Promoting productive use of cashew shells and energy efficiency
Main goals
Improve access to renewable energy by valorizing cashew by-products for clean energy production in order to reduce deforestation and support local economic opportunities to enhance sustainable development in Mozambique
Specific objectives
SO1. Adoption of cashew by-products as renewable energy solutions: pilot systems utilizing cashew shells and cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) as alternative energy sources are installed in companies and public institutions, replacing firewood and fossil fuels
SO2. Enhanced energy efficiency in public institutions: at least five institutions in Nampula province benefit from advanced biomass technologies, leading to measurable improvements in energy efficiency and reduced operational costs
SO3. Support the local renewable energy network through strengthened technical capacities in biomass valorization: two companies and one technical school are provided with enhanced technical and operational skills
Beneficiaries
- BDA-ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
- Stakeholders from the productive sector in Mozambique: energy services businesses, manufacturing industry, restaurants and catering trade, institutional cooking, bakery, etc
Results
R1. Installation and operationalization of two cashew shell combustion systems in productive settings, replacing traditional biomass and reducing environmental impacts
R2. Deployment of a CNSL-based energy system in one SME, demonstrating its potential as a scalable renewable energy solution
R3. Conducting energy audits and installing biomass valorisation technologies in at least five public institutions to improve energy efficiency
R4. Delivery of comprehensive training programs targeting SMEs, public institutions, and technical schools, promoting local expertise in biomass energy systems
R5. Creation of a local database of cashew by-product suppliers and bioenergy solution providers to strengthen supply chain linkages and facilitate future scaling of bioenergy solutions
Activities
A1. Installation of pilot combustion systems using solid cashew by-products
A2. Installation of pilot combustion systems using liquid cashew by-products (CNSL)
A3. Promoting clean cooking through provision for improved/efficient solutions
A4. Capacity building and training for technical schools and local beneficiaries
A5. Creating an economic network for cashew shell by-product valorization
Related people
Julia Artigas Sancho
Process engineer and holder of a European MsC in Renewable energies, she works on energy-related issues in African industry, since 2016. Process optimization and agri-waste-to-energy systems are her main expertise areas: appropriate technologies, training on operation and maintenance, biofuels…
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Jean-Baptiste Roelens
Holder of a master Tropical environment and Biodiversity, he worked for 3 years in French Guyana, notably as forest ecology and soil science research officer at CIRAD. From 2008 to 2016 he worked at the WWF in Madagascar, France and Democratic Republic of Congo as Forest and Climate program manager. At WWF, he supported conservation, forest landscape restoration and REDD+ projects, he also conducted campaign and advocacy work on forest policies and energy infrastructure development. He joined Etc Terra - then nitidæ - in May 2016 as MOZBIO project manager around the Gilé national reserve in the Zambézia province in Mozambique.
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Palmira Marinho Gravata Vitória
Graduated in economics and education from the Pedagogical University of Mozambique, with 7 years of experience as an administrative assistant, since 2019 she has been responsible for administration, finance, human resources management and relations public.
Euridice Timoteo Nhantumbo
She has a master's degree in business management as well as a diploma in computer engineering. She worked for around 7 years as an administrative assistant, with 10 months of experience in an NGO. She joined the team in 2024 and is based in Maputo.