MFP AND JATROPHA PROGRAM
Description:
We expect to successfully install and monitor 3 MFPs, to establish a local fabrication plan for the modification kits, to complete pilot testing of SMS based improved data collection techniques, and to increase jatropha mobilization in 20 farming cooperatives.
Record Details:
Record Type: PROJECT (ABSTRACT)
Start Date: 08/15/2009
Completion Date: 08/14/2011
Record Last Revised: 01/17/2013
Record Created: 01/17/2013
Record Released: 01/17/2013
Record ID:
249424
Organization:
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Keywords:
ENERGY, BIOFUEL, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, JATROPHA, MFP, UGANDA, CONSERVATION, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY,
Related Organizations:
Role: OWNER
Organization Name: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Mailing Address: 116 St and Broadway
Citation: New York
State: NY
Zip Code: 10027
Project Information:
Approach: Expand MFP sites: Pilgrim’s farming cooperative network includes more than 40 sites across the Teso sub region. Phase 1 funding provided resources for installing two pilot sites in the Amuria and Katakwi districts. Phase 2 funds will be used to further the monitoring and evaluation of these two sites, while also providing resources to install and monitor three more MFP pilot sites in additional Teso districts. This combination of 5 pilot sites across multiple districts would provide significant momentum toward a national MFP program in Uganda. Cash-flow data from each site engine/equipment maintenance history could provide the basis for a model used to frame a national program. The intention is to establish a widely supported program via a combination of funding from the UNDP, Ugandan Government, The Gates Foundation, and/or other institutions, similar to the path that Mali and other west African countries have taken. CU EWB has already applied to other grants (NCIIA & Mondialogo for example) that will be leveraged during Phase 2.
Continue “COVII” Modification Kit Analysis: Performance of the modification kit has been favorable in all short term tests, but further investigation into its long term performance will help to refine the design into a more effective product. Small additions to the kit will enhance its ability to provide a sustainable mechanism for non-edible plant oil fueling of MFPs. Phase 2 of this project will include investigation into the engine performance (efficiency, emissions, etc.) as it relates to modified injector pressure and timing. These results will also be relevant to the wider plant oil combustion research community and will likely be submitted for publication in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Transition to local fabrication of engine modification kits: The design of the “COVII” engine modification kit intentionally used simple fabrication processes and basic materials readily available in Uganda. In
Cost: $75,000.00