As part of ZE-Gen, the Carbon Trust and Integrate to Zero launched a Circularity Challenge, focused on Nigeria, to address the reuse and end-of-life processing of displaced fossil fuel generators’.
The CoolCycle Project was selected to receive USD 50,000 to help bring its transformative solution to life.
This Project is the combined effort of two Nigeria-based organisations – Youth Sustainable Development Network and KAMIM Technologies, led by Damilola Hamid Balogun and Adekoyejo Kuye.
CoolCycle repurposes parts from disused generators to create affordable, energy-efficient solar-powered cooling systems, addressing generator waste and cooling needs to transform waste into wealth for Nigerian farmers. This project has been launched in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria where eight end-of-life generators are being repurposed to construct two commercial-size walk-in 5000kg capacity cold rooms.
Both cold rooms will be installed at the same location and utilised for the storage of horticultural products, including animal feed, fruits, and vegetables. This solution simultaneously tackles post-harvest losses and environmental challenges associated with end-of-life generators.
