Agriculture
January 24, 2024
Bornay Inclin 600
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Bornay
Updated on January 20, 2024
·Created on October 5, 2018
Distributed by ATEC, this biodigester converts green waste into biogas for cooking and organic fertilizer for crops and comes along with a twin cookstove and biogas rice cooker.
ATEC biodigester converts animal, organic, and kitchen waste into approximately 500 to 1500 L of biogas per day. The gas can be used for cooking and the organic byproduct is suitable to produce 20 tons of organic fertilizer per year for crops. This product is the first commercialized biodigester also suitable for earthquake and flood-prone areas. The system comes with a twin cookstove and a biogas rice cooker, along with the biodigester itself. The system requires a minimum of 2 livestock or 5 kg of green waste per day and there are two sizes available: 3,25 m3 for small-scale farmers and 10 m3 for medium-scale farms.
ATEC Biodigesters International is a triple bottom line impact enterprise operating in Cambodia.
Target SDGs
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Market Suggested Retail Price
$650.00
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
ATEC in partnership with other organisations and companies for the technical, sales and supply chain needs.
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include Green Heat Biogas Digester, HomeBiogas, Flexigester V10, ADRA Cold Climate Biodigester, ARTI Biogas Plant, MBSA Biogas Plant, TINYTECH Portable Biogas Plant, and Rotoplast Biodigestor.
Manufacturing/Building Method
ATEC biodigesters use a rotor-moulded design, with export-quality UV-treated linear low density polyethylene (LLDP) plastic. Manufactured by H2O Co Ltd in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, there are two system's capacity available: 3,25 m3 (2 m high and 1,5 m wide) for small-scale farmers and 10 m3 for medium-scale farms
Intellectural Property Type
Patent
User Provision Model
Users can obtain it directly by contacting the manufacturer and from its retail channels.
Distributions to Date Status
By 2020, 12 distributor channels are operating in Cambodia and 1,400 units have been installed during pilot phase with a 98% customer satisfaction. Along with Cambodia, further units have been installed in Myanmar (10 pilot units), Indonesia, PNG and Thailand.
Output energy product
Biogas
Average daily biogas production (m3/day)
0.5 m3/day- 1.5 m3/day
Description of waste source(s)
Manure, human, kitchen and green waste.
Waste input requirements (kg per hour or day)
A minimum of 20kg of cow/buffalo manure or 13kg of pig manure per day.
Description of other input requirements
N/A
Other input requirements (amount per hour)
N/A
System dimensions (m)
2 m height, 1.5 m wide. Total volume 3.25 m3.
Design Specifications
Design specifications include the twin cookstove, biogas rice cooker, and the biodigester with a new rotor-molded design that uses export-quality UV-treated LLDPE plastic. The biodigesters collect and treat manure, human, kitchen, and green organic waste to be converted to biogas that powers the twin cookstove. The biodigester can be directly plumbed to the household's toilet system.
Technical Support
The product comes with a user training and 5-step after-sales-service program. For further support, users must contact the manufacturer.
Replacement Components
Unknown
Lifecycle
The product has a 2-years warranty and an expected lifecycle of 25 years.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
9.5 trillion liters of eco-friendly renewable biogas (51 million MWh equivalent)
24.6 billion hours saved from collecting and using wood
1/2 billion tons of organic fertilizer
12.4 billion USD net income increase in households
5.4 million tons of forest wood conserved
75 million tons of Greenhouse Gas reductions
Payback of 16 USD for every 1 USD spent on the unit
Vetted Performance Status
Tests performed by Engineers Without Borders Australia found an average reduction in E. Coli pathogen level of 2-log order, between input and output E-Coli levels, es expected for an anaerobic biodigester.
Safety
ATEC biodigester aims to reduce the potential health risks linked to the burning of traditional biomass and domestic accidents such as accidental burning or spill-overs in traditional open fires cookstoves. No known safety concerns can be associated with this product.
Complementary Technical Systems
The biodigester is complemented with the twin cookstove and the biogas rice cooker.
Academic Research and References
Buskauskas K., Koolhof K., Kim P., King M., 2017, Small-scale wastewater treatment technologies for challenging environments, Engineers Without Borders Australia and Engineers Without Borders New Zealand, Australia and New Zealand.
Case Study: ATEC* Biodigester. n.d. Engineers without Borders Australia.
ATEC* Smart Modern Farming. n.d. www.atecbio.com.
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
Unknown
Other Information
ATEC was the Google Impact Challenge Winner in 2016, global winner in the CTI PFAN in 2017, and the Australian Government Frontier Innovators Winner in 2018, along with other prizes that can be seen in the key milestones and recognition field. Introduction video of the ATEC biodigester.
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