Technical deep-dives, funding insights and project retrospectives from our engineering and research teams.

A producer's playbook for selling biochar carbon credits: eligibility, registry choice, MRV evidence, end use proof and the routes to a paying buyer.
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Sewage sludge disposal costs 150 to 350 EUR per tonne of dry solids to incinerate. The four drivers behind that number, and the levers that move it.
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Biochar carbon credits in 2026: what a tonne costs, which standard to certify under, who is buying, and the supply gap that decides project economics.
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How biochar carbon credits work: pyrolysis, H/Corg permanence, the deductions that turn biochar into net tCO2e, and the verification chain to issuance.
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Is waste to energy profitable? The gate fee, not the megawatt, decides. Real capex, opex and IRR numbers, and the four ways the business case breaks.
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Solar vs diesel generator cost in Nigeria, repriced at the NBS May 2026 diesel average of N3,277.47 per litre. Full five-year model, every input sourced.
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Waste to energy vs incineration, at engineering level: the legal R1 line, the combustion vs gasification split, and peer-reviewed efficiency numbers.
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Off-grid power solutions in Nigeria compared: solar home systems, mini-grids, hybrids and waste-to-energy, with real cost per kWh and the 2026 NERC rules.
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Energaia Institut has been awarded EUIPO SME Fund co-funding to expand its intellectual property portfolio across patents, trademarks and designs — strengthening the IP backbone behind the IPVX system.
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The cost of electricity per kWh in Nigeria in 2026: NERC band tariffs, what diesel really costs, and how mini-grid and waste-to-energy compare.
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Carbon credits and carbon offsets are not the same. A clear framework: compliance vs voluntary, avoidance vs removal, and what MRV means for buyers.
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How does waste to energy work? The 5 steps from trash to dispatchable power, real efficiency numbers, and where gasification beats incineration.
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