Biodome.Sarl

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$5,819.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household, Community, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Biodôme

Countries

Morocco

Manufacturing/Building Method

Biodigesters are built in the client's farm and composters delivered to the client site. ^{Interview with the representative}

Intellectural Property Type

Patent

User Provision Model

Distributions to Date Status

For August 2018, 4 units have been sold throughout Morocco. Interview with the representative

Design Specifications

Biodigesters are buried installations made of concrete. The design is composed of 4 parts:

(1) the feeding pond

(2) the digestion tank

(3) the compensation pool and

(4) the digestor recovery pond.

The system is designed with a slope so that the material can flow to the compensation pool. The produced biogas has a so-called digestate material and it is recovered in the pond. The biogas scapes from the top of the digestion tank and it is directed by the pipes to the desired uses (cogeneration, heating, combustion, etc).

Composters are rotating drums designed to mix and aerate food residues. Further specifications are unknown.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Provided by the manufacturer.

Replacement Components

Biodigester: None

Composters: Electric components are replaceable (motor, fan, etc). ^{Interview with representative}

Lifecycle

Biodigester estimated lifecycle is 90 years and for composters is 20 years with proper maintenance. ^{Interview with representative}

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Biodôme's target is to have a field-tested prototype: a fully systematized prototype representative of the industrial design that has been tested in a relevant environment with target customers/end users so as to validate the design and develop another dimension of composter with a new design. For August 2018, Biodôme is finalizing the industrial design within the month and moving into the pre-production in three months. ^{Interview with the representative}

Vetted Performance Status

Unknown.

Safety

For biodigester potential hazards are minimum. Biodôme Maroc puts alarms and detectors to monitor gas leaks and assure safety; For composters, there are potential hazards related to electrocution and rotation of the drum. To avoid it, Biodôme Maroc has put doors covering all the drum, an alarm and electrical boxes are well isolated. ^{Interview with representative}

Complementary Technical Systems

None.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

None.

Evaluation methods

Not third-party tested.

Other Information

Fatima Zahra, the representative of Biodôme was awarded the best prize of Woman entrepreneur at the COP22, during the Global Clean Technology Innovation Program (GCIP) Maroc 2016. In 2018, the prime minister of Morocco in the annual competition “Tamayuz” entitled her the best woman entrepreneur of the year, and she managed to win several other nominations in the international events that she has participated. She has also earned the title of ‘woman of the future in the Mediterranean’ awarded by the Union of Mediterranean, and the technical and financial support of several different organisations, including Cluster Solaire’s Fast Track 2 Market program with the financing of over 50,000 USD (500,000 Moroccan dirhams).