Kilimanjaro Sustainable Energy Society [ KiSES.org ]

    Developing Sustainable Energy Supply Chains!

Why

KiSES is interested in the following programs because the leading cause of death in low-income countries, according to the UN and WHO, is NOT water, food, malaria or AIDS.  Its Respiratory Infection, for which indoor air pollution is one of the leading causes.  Estimates of 8 Million premature deaths per year are attributed to air pollution, at least half of which is indoor air pollution. 

More than 3 Billion people per night are cooking with wood and charcoal and  account for 60% of CO2 emissions.(sciencedirect article) 

WE CAN CHANGE THIS!  (Ecuador changed fuel, saved lives! NIH paper)

Community Education & Training

Empowering Communities Through Knowledge

Education is at the heart of KiSES's mission. We don't just provide clean energy solutions – we empower communities with the knowledge to operate, maintain, and safely use these technologies. Our comprehensive training programs cover electrical safety, electric cooking techniques, and solar system operation. Hands-On Learning - Our community education sessions bring together local residents, school staff, and families for practical demonstrations. Participants learn how solar panels generate electricity, how to safely connect and operate induction cooktops, and how to troubleshoot common issues.

Building Local Expertise - By training community members to become local experts, we ensure the sustainability of our projects. These trained individuals can then teach others, creating a ripple effect of knowledge that extends far beyond our initial installation.

This educational approach is essential for the long-term success of clean cooking initiatives, as it builds confidence, ensures proper usage, and creates local ownership of the technology. Community education session with solar panel training in Tanzania - women learning about electrical safety and system operation

Projects in Tanzania

Biogas for All!

In Tanzania, we are working with local schools on Green Gas systems (Anaerobic Digesters) for both education and energy supply. Tanzania is facing extensive deforestation – the schools send the kids out foraging for wood to cook lunch. Two schools now have Anaerobic Digesters that turn cow manure into Green Gas – and they have gas cook stoves for lunch. They are teaching the kids and their parents how the system works to turn waste into energy! Larger Scale Solid Waste to Energy is in Boston, Middlebury College and many other places.

KiSES Clean Cooking Kit

Our next project, initially in Tanzania, is the KiSES Clean Cooking Kit; a complete battery operated electric kitchen kit with dual hob induction cook-top, induction pans, solar recharging, and spare outlets for other electronics and USB recharging in one complete, easy to install kit with all components included. KiSES will also provide education on electrical safety and electric kitchen operation. The KiSES Kit not only eliminates fuel cost and burnt fuel pollution, but - addresses Rural Electrification, Clean Cooking, Renewable Energy, and aims to lessen poverty from energy and fuel bills.

Expensive

Existing installaltion, like the top photo are expensive.

Integrated Solution

In the bottom photo, the battery, solar charger and inverter are all integrated with a complete set ouf outputs for AC Home power, USB recharging and 12V accessories. 		Solar Inverter
Dual Hob

Projects in Haiti

In Haiti, we are working with Rezo Lekol Kreyol (Network of Kreyole Schools) on solar electric replacements for diesel generators for water, device charging, and lighting. 

We are also developing a "Kinder Garden" program to associate growing food with the school lunch program, as well as cash crops, such as bamboo. Bamboo growing and processing can help address multiple needs – protein food, building materials, pulp and paper, textiles, and clean biomass fuel. We are seeking funding to partner with MIT to develop a new Garden School Campus (Click - Exec Summary) built from sustainable Bamboo.

Forestry Issues in Vermont

Vermont is also facing clear-cut forestry for energy. Burlington's McNeil power plant is the state's largest point polluter with 376,077 tons of CO2 annually because it burns GREEN WOOD harvested from among other places, National Forests and State Forests – hardly green or clean! 

The plant is 50 years old and sells its "renewable energy" certificates to Connecticut rate payers for $6M/year. 

Let's RETIRE MCNEIL!