ATEC Biodigestor

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$650.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

ATEC in partnership with other organisations and companies for the technical, sales and supply chain needs.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Green Heat Biogas Digester, HomeBiogas, Flexigester V10, ADRA Cold Climate Biodigester, ARTI Biogas Plant, MBSA Biogas Plant, TINYTECH Portable Biogas Plant, and Rotoplast Biodigestor.

Countries

Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand

Manufacturing/Building Method

ATEC biodigesters use a rotor-moulded design, with export-quality UV-treated linear low density polyethylene (LLDP) plastic. Manufactured by H2O Co Ltd in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, there are two system's capacity available: 3,25 m³ (2 m high and 1,5 m wide) for small-scale farmers and 10 m³ for medium-scale farms.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent

User Provision Model

Users can obtain it directly by contacting the manufacturer and from its retail channels.

Distributions to Date Status

By 2020, 12 distributor channels are operating in Cambodia and 1,400 units have been installed during pilot phase with a 98% customer satisfaction. Along with Cambodia, further units have been installed in Myanmar (10 pilot units), Indonesia, PNG and Thailand.

Design Specifications

Design specifications include the twin cookstove, biogas rice cooker, and the biodigester with a new rotor-molded design that uses export-quality UV-treated LLDPE plastic. The biodigesters collect and treat manure, human, kitchen, and green organic waste to be converted to biogas that powers the twin cookstove. The biodigester can be directly plumbed to the household's toilet system.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

The product comes with a user training and 5-step after-sales-service program. For further support, users must contact the manufacturer.

Replacement Components

Unknown

Lifecycle

The product has a 2-years warranty and an expected lifecycle of 25 years.

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Vetted Performance Status

Tests performed by Engineers Without Borders Australia found an average reduction in E. Coli pathogen level of 2-log order, between input and output E-Coli levels, es expected for an anaerobic biodigester.

Safety

ATEC biodigester aims to reduce the potential health risks linked to the burning of traditional biomass and domestic accidents such as accidental burning or spill-overs in traditional open fires cookstoves. No known safety concerns can be associated with this product.

Complementary Technical Systems

The biodigester is complemented with the twin cookstove and the biogas rice cooker.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

Unknown

Other Information

ATEC was the Google Impact Challenge Winner in 2016, global winner in the CTI PFAN in 2017, and the Australian Government Frontier Innovators Winner in 2018, along with other prizes that can be seen in the key milestones and recognition field.

Introduction video of the ATEC biodigester.