Biogas was introduced in Ethiopia more than 50 years ago in Ethiopia although the growth of the technology has been far behind compared to other Renewable Energy sources. The Digital global Biogas Cooperation (DiBiCoo) is a project to change that in Ethiopia and other countries by facilitating technology transfer from European countries.
The European Union Horizon 2020 funded, DibiCoo’s objective is to support the European biogas/biomethane industry by preparing markets for the export of sustainable biogas/ biomethane technologies from Europe to developing and emerging countries, like Ethiopia. The project will help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and increase the share of global renewable energy generation.
DiBiCoo utilizes digital matchmaking platform and classical capacity development mechanisms for improved networking, information sharing, and technical/financial competences.
iceaddis is partner organization from Ethiopia, and other emerging and developing countries and their respective partner institutions are Argentina (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria) Ghana (Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions), Indonesia (Inisiasi Pengkajian Resiliensi – Resilience Development Initiative), and South Africa (GreenCape and Selectra CC).
The European partner countries involve Germany (WIP Renewable Energies GmbH & Co. KG and the Fachverband Biogas – German Biogas Association), Austria (ARGE Kompost & Biogas – Austrian Compost and Biogas Association and the Austrian Energy Agency), Belgium (European Biogas Association); with the technical support from the Latvia Life Science University. The project with a budget of 3 Million Euros is implemented by the consortia and coordinated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. EUs Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) oversees the project on behalf of the European Commission.