The Digital Global Biogas Cooperation (DiBiCoo) is set to introduce its Digital Matchmaking Platform on
Thursday October 28, 2021. The Platform, an online networking tool for stakeholders in the biogas industry, is
expected to bring biogas stakeholders from across the world and provide opportunities for matchmaking.
DiBiCoo was launched in October 2019 in Brussels, with a budget of 2.9 million Euros and has been working
towards promotion of commercial biogas plants in Ethiopia. The project will hold its 2nd stakeholder
workshop to introduce the Digital Biogas and Gasification Platform and present progress of partnerships to
demonstrate commercial biogas plants by Ethiopian developers.
Part of DiBiCoo’s commitment to develop digital support tools for the biogas sector, the Platform offers a
plethora of resources on the sector and will feature projects from the five main importing countries; Ethiopia,
Ghana, South Africa, Argentina and Indonesia.
“The Platform makes it easy to find the right gasification technology and brings business opportunities for
importing and exporting countries,” said Wondwossen Bogale, PhD, iceaddis project staff and a leading expert
on renewable energy. “It is a great opportunity to access leading stakeholders in the biogas and gasification
sector in Europe.”
The Platform will be presented at the second round of DiBiCoo’s virtual workshop which will highlight DiBiCoo’s
journey in Ethiopia and showcase demonstration biogas project cases, featuring:
- Biogas production using water Hyacinth – Biogas production from water hyacinth and other
agricultural waste. - Debre Berhan Bio-Waste-Energy Recovery Project (DBBER)- Biogas from municipal and agro waste.
(follower case) - Ethiopian Airlines Biogas Plant- Biogas from food waste. (follower case)
- Bebeka Coffee Estate Share Company – Biogas from coffee husk. (follower case)
In particular, it will present the work underway to produce biogas from the pervasive weed on lake Tana in
partnership with Bahir Dar University and the Lake Tana and other Water bodies Protection and Development
Agency. The demonstration case carries the important task of addressing a widespread challenge and
sustainably using a renewable resource.
Water hyacinth will be collected from the water body of Lake Tana and utilized, together with agricultural
residues – producing electricity paired with environmental protection measures.
The workshop will include a one day capacity building workshop on feedstock management and business
models for commercial and institutional biogas plants curated for Ethiopian biogas sector stakeholders.
About DiBiCoo: DiBiCoo is an initiative that facilitates collaboration between European biogas industries and
stakeholders from emerging and developing countries. The Project’s overarching objective is to prepare
markets in
developing and emerging countries for the import of sustainable biogas/biomethane technologies from
Europe.
For more information, please visit:
https://dibicoo.org
https://biogasplatform.eu
Maya Misikir
Communications Consultant
iceaddis
mayamisikir@gmail.com
+251973139797
More details: dibicoo.org