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At Virgin Green Renewable Energy (VGRE) we repurpose locally sourced biomass waste and waste metals to manufacture clean solid fuels (charcoal briquettes) and improved, efficient, and reliable cook-stoves respectively. Through the process of carbonizing biomass wastes for briquette production, we have also launched another product called wood vinegar (liquid smoke). We then sale these three products by partnering with local women business owners to distribute to the last mile (customers). Since 2021, we have sold over 300 tonnes of briquettes and over 10,000 clean cook-stoves in Zambia, enabling our customers to save $200 per year in fuel costs while our distributors (sales agents)are able to generate over $1000 annually to improve their small businesses. Our work has impacted the lives of over 100,000 people who now benefit from cleaner air within their homes while avoiding over 30,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, by using Wood Vinegar as a Pesticide Control and as organic fertilizers farmers are able to avoid post harvest loss due to pests by over 40% and contribute to soil fertility and restoration by over 60%.
Explore MoreBurning solid fuels such as charcoal and agricultural waste in open fires and traditional stoves exposes families to air pollution levels as much as 50 times greater than the WHO guidelines for clean air. In Africa, over 1 million deaths are attributed to household air pollution every year and the numbers just keep rising, women and children are the most affected since they spend most of their time cooking with dirty fuels and inefficient stoves. The virtues of replacing dirty fuels and traditional stoves with clean alternative fuels and improved cook-stoves are well documented, from reducing exposure to hazardous air pollutants, lowering burns risk in children under the age of five, reducing fuel consumption costs and even cooking time. However, affordability and accessibility of clean and affordable cooking products remain two of the primary barriers to adoption at scale and millions of households still persist with unsustainable methods.
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To Positively impact the health of slum and rural communities by significantly reducing toxic household air pollution (HAP).
To Provide improved, reliable and affordable cook stoves to households at the base of pyramid that save costs on fuel consumption.
To Support women and youth empowerment efforts through skills training and employing them as artisans and agents to market and sell the clean stoves in their communities.
To create awareness on the impact of pollution, the benefits of clean energy to the communities and benefit of wood vinegar to land restoration and food security in agriculture sector
To improve rural farmers earnings, contribute to land restoration and food security
We are astartup social enterprise using state-of-the-art technology capable of Manufacturing and producing high-quality bio-fuels from biomass wastes, while condensing smoke into woodvinegar (pesticide killer and organic fertilizer), and Improved biomass cook-stoves from recyclable scrap metals.
For carbon credit projects Virgin Green also distribute high quality biomass cook-stoves manufactured by other partners within the clean cooking industry.
To build a highly profitable renewable energy company whose products are clean and affordable for all.
To provide clean, affordable alternative cooking fuels and sustainable product for low income families in Zambia and other parts of Africa.
If you have any questions or need more information from us please do get in contact with us.
Plot No. 9896, Fichisa Road, North Park, Kapiri-Mposhi, Zambia.
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