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01 / Resource Biomass input

Every resource
has a story. Follow this one.

Biomass today. A brighter tomorrow.

Sawdust, pinecones, maize cobs, wood chips and macadamia shells from around Maai Mahiu, pressed into dense biomass briquettes for Kenya’s boilers, kilns and furnaces.

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Stack of finished biomass briquettes
High-density briquettes Energy output
Fresh sawdust piled for processing
Sawdust
Pinecones collected as feedstock
Pinecones
Macadamia shells in the yard
Macadamia shells

Utheri Energy Solutions Limited is transforming locally available biomass into productive energy solutions for industry.

  • Local sourcing
  • Value addition
  • Jobs & livelihoods
  • Circular economy
  • Industrial heat
  • A cleaner tomorrow
02 / Recovery Resource recovery
Workers unloading sawdust delivered from a sawmill
Sawmill residue
Moisture meter reading taken on incoming biomass
Moisture tested

Don’t leave useful resources with nowhere to go.

Circularity begins by finding the next productive use. Residues that would be burned in the open, dumped or left to rot become a steady, local fuel.

  1. Process / 01

    Recover. Collected from sawmills, farms and forests near Maai Mahiu.

  2. Process / 02

    Prepare. Dried and moisture-tested so every batch burns consistently.

  3. Process / 03

    Compress. Pressed into dense briquettes that store, move and feed easily.

  4. Process / 04

    Power. Replaces firewood and fossil fuels with local biomass heat.

How we measure impact
03 / Process Industrial heat

Connect the fuel to the process.

The right biomass conversation starts with the application. We match briquette supply to how your plant actually uses heat.

Applications Boilers Gasifiers Kilns Industrial furnaces

  1. Stage 01

    Resource

    Briquettes pressed from local sawdust, pinecones, cobs and shells.

  2. Stage 02

    Storage

    Receive, store and manage fuel on site.

  3. Stage 03

    Handling

    Convey and meter a steady supply.

  4. Stage 04

    Conversion

    Boilers, gasifiers, kilns and furnaces turn biomass into heat.

  5. Stage 05

    Heat

    Transfer and distribute heat to the process.

  6. Stage 06

    Application

    Power productivity and growth.

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04 / Impact Operating data

Local resources. Real value.

Every tonne is residue that found a productive use, heat that didn’t come from a forest, and work for women and youth across our value chain.

Data / 01 tonnes / month
100+
Biomass fuel produced
Data / 02 tonnes / year
1,000+
Biomass waste transformed
Data / 03 established
2022
Producing in Maai Mahiu
Utheri Energy Solutions Limited · Maai Mahiu, Nakuru County · Est. 2022
Women and youth from the Utheri team on site
Fig. 05 — Utheri team, Maai Mahiu
05 / People Inside Utheri

Real people, real residue. Real impact.

Our operations create work across the value chain, from collection and drying to pressing and delivery, with a particular focus on women and youth.

Loaded truck crossing the weighbridge
Sacks of pinecones gathered in the field
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Partners & programmes
  • KCIC
  • ANDE
  • IKEA Foundation
  • Somo Africa
06 / Stories From our socials

Every resource has a story. Follow the story.

Campaigns, site visits and updates from the field. Follow along and share them.

  • Utheri team in safety gear holding finished briquettes
    Field / 001 Team
  • Biomass drying inside a solar tunnel
    Field / 002 Production
  • Sacks of pinecones gathered in the field
    Field / 003 Sourcing
07 / Energy Next step

Ready to switch to biomass heat?

Tell us about your boiler, kiln or furnace and how much heat you need. We’ll help you plan the move.

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