<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/3CCB95D4-33A8-480E-941D-4247AF8C6BC8" ns1:id="3CCB95D4-33A8-480E-941D-4247AF8C6BC8"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/98CB557A-E8E7-4965-8E1F-BCC8FCDFFC50" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5218E423-F75A-45E8-A798-5A88FA7A2409" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/4D6EE44B-6391-4154-9F69-2BAB5820F167" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/7AA8A6D1-CE51-4C06-BA76-C608ABB61519" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5218E423-F75A-45E8-A798-5A88FA7A2409" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/470B6851-2145-4029-B144-3052EFE83B5C" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/3B3431E8-52AE-4FEE-BE2E-FC34A230A615" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/2B7DBE53-187F-4A05-94F8-42071E05C597" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/6EDF8999-3B3A-4C88-ACB0-B3EE947350DE" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2020-11-30T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/4FA22D24-B2A8-4767-A90C-4CC5014E2C5B" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2019-05-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">105268</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>PyroPower Africa</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>The PyroPower Africa consortium will develop to TRL 4, a novel, low-maintenance biomass-powered PyroPower system that is feedstock flexible. In addition, the consortium will test the business case for deployment of a PyroPower pilot plant in Nigeria, using satellite geo-location / proximity data to identify possible locations for a diverse portfolio of future PyroPower installations. PyroPower Africa will also develop the business case for a mobile payment system and develop the protocols needed to sell electricity over rural micro grids in Nigeria using digital mobile transactions. Finally, the development of a detailed business case for a 100 kWe PyroPower plant using rice husk produced by a rice milling technology developed by one of the consortium members, will enable a detailed techno economic appraisal &amp;amp; front-end engineering design study to determine the replicability of PyroPower when integrated with rural food production systems in Sub Saharan Africa.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>