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Uganda to Get Quality Biodiesel
April 5, 2013 – 3:10 pm | No Comment

by Eriosi Nantaba (AllAfrica.com)  A private Firm African Power Initiative Limited (API) recently announced its plans and commitment to start mass production of bio diesel in Uganda with a capacity of more than 4000 litres. …

CALL FOR PAPERS: World Clean Technology Summit (WCTS) October 31-November 2, 2013 Kampala, Uganda DEADLINE: August 1
March 20, 2013 – 3:56 pm | No Comment
CALL FOR PAPERS: World Clean Technology Summit (WCTS)   October 31-November 2, 2013    Kampala, Uganda   DEADLINE: August 1

Founded in 2006, Pilot International was the first private sector driven International Organization based in Uganda, whose purpose is to promote global sustainable development for the benefit of humanity and the planet. Since its foundation, …

World Clean Technology Summit (WCTS) October 31-November 2, 2013 Kampala, Uganda
March 20, 2013 – 3:47 pm | No Comment
World Clean Technology Summit (WCTS)   October 31-November 2, 2013    Kampala, Uganda

Founded in 2006, Pilot International was the first private sector driven International Organization based in Uganda, whose purpose is to promote global sustainable development for the benefit of humanity and the planet. Since its foundation, …

Kenya: Kisumu Molasses Resumes Operations
February 10, 2013 – 10:14 am | No Comment

by Justus Ochieng (AllAfrica)  THE Kisumu molasses plant will outsource for raw materials from Uganda and Tanzania to continue its operations. Insufficient supply of molasses has derailed operations at the company.
The plant had been closed …

CLC bio Collaborates with Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Project
July 4, 2012 – 12:42 pm | No Comment

(CLC bio)  Today CLC bio and the International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology (ILTAB) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, announced a collaboration to benefit the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa project (VIRCA), a partnership including researchers …

CALL FOR PAPERS: World Clean Technology Summit September 26-28, 2012 Kampala, Uganda
January 30, 2012 – 1:57 pm | No Comment
CALL FOR PAPERS:  World Clean Technology Summit    September 26-28, 2012   Kampala, Uganda

Every year, Pilot International continues to provide a Global Platform for Advancement of Innovations and Clean Technology for a Sustainable World.
The growth and success of our events is testament to Pilot Internationals’
determination to provide a …

World Clean Technology Summit September 26-28, 2012 Kampala, Uganda
January 30, 2012 – 1:54 pm | No Comment
World Clean Technology Summit    September 26-28, 2012   Kampala, Uganda

Every year, Pilot International continues to provide a Global Platform for Advancement of Innovations and Clean Technology for a Sustainable World.
The growth and success of our events is testament to Pilot Internationals’ determination to provide a …

Uganda: Planned Sweet Sorghum Project to Create 250 Jobs
October 14, 2011 – 4:45 pm | No Comment

by Dennis Picco (Esse Community)  Up to 250 jobs are expected to be created in Kayunga District, Uganda, after the launch of the Sweet Sorghum Energy Plant. The plant will use sweet sorghum stems as the …

Uganda: Plant Jatropha, Says Museveni
July 8, 2011 – 7:23 am | No Comment

(AllAfrica.com)  President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Masaka district and Uganda at large to work with the Pegasus Investments Limited in the cultivation of jatropha (ekiroowa) plant as one of the means to boost …

Africa Power Initiative to Produce Bio-Diesel by 2012
June 30, 2011 – 1:03 pm | No Comment

by Emma Onyango (East African Business Week)   …Pegasus Investments and now African Power Initiative have both shown interest in making this diesel.  Mr. Sudhir Kumar, the Business Development Manager African Power Initiative said that …

Everett Boatbuilder’s African Ferry Almost Ready for Service
May 19, 2011 – 9:46 am | No Comment

by Kurt Batdorf  (Snohomish County Business Journal)  Thain Boatworks’ effort to bring reliable ferry service back to east Africa’s Lake Victoria is about to bear fruit, albeit two years late.
Rob Smith, chief executive and president …

Innovation and Sustainability Conference & Expo August 24-27, 2011 Kampala Uganda
February 6, 2011 – 6:01 pm | No Comment
Innovation and Sustainability Conference & Expo    August 24-27, 2011    Kampala Uganda

Pilot International is delighted to invite you to the “Innovation and Sustainability Conference & Expo, 24-27 August 2011, Kampala Uganda. This event will bring together key leading global innovators, sustainability experts, and scientists from the …

Ugandans Turn Kampala’s Uncollected Garbage into Versatile Fuel
December 3, 2010 – 10:57 am | No Comment

by Wambi Michael  (The Guardian Weekly)   Cement kilns are used to transform waste, which would otherwise pollute the city, into a fuel that suits petrol engines
Fred Kyagulanyi and James Sendikwanawa used to get up in the …

Uganda: Do We Have Reasons to Support Local Research?
October 13, 2010 – 6:06 pm | No Comment

(All Africa)  …CREEC – Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation is an institution doing research in renewable energy (Biomass stoves and gasifiers); Biofuels; Solar PV and energy efficiency in households, industry and institutions.
Obviously, …

Uganda Scientists Find Ways to Get Ethanol from Stems, Leaves
March 29, 2010 – 9:37 am | No Comment

by Halima Abdallah  (The East African)  Uganda scientists have made a breakthrough in extracting bio-ethanol from non-food parts of plants — cassava stems, cassava leaves, pineapple leaves, elephant grass stems and wood — opening the way …