A Nigerian man may have an investment opportunity for you. Dr. Joseph Adelegan has found a way to turn greenhouse gas emissions from the refining of Cassava into energy.
Three years before his new project, Dr. Adelegan's project "Cows to Kilowatts" discovered a new way of supplying cooking gas using waste products from slaughterhouses. This time he's back with "Power to the Poor: Off-Grid Lighting."
In his native country, the Cassava plant is a staple food of Nigeria and the source of a major public health problem. Cassava refining causes water pollution and emits noxious greenhouse gases.
From CNN.com: "Through innovative biogas technology, zero emission bioreactors at specially constructed plants treat the cassava waste and produce biogas which drives microturbines for low cost, safe and reliable off-grid efficient lighting to thousands of rural homes."
By using this method, Dr. Adelegan hopes to generate 200kw daily, providing basic electricity for 2,000-plus homes. "There will be four lighting points in their homes. We're thinking in terms of basic lighting, they will be able to use their TV, cassette player, that sort of thing, but it will not be able to power a refrigerator," Dr. Adelegan told CNN.