ACEP Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon 2025

Deadline: Jul 27, 2025

other

partially funded

Ghana

To Apply

Please visit the application link below to apply.

Opportunity Overview

📖 About ACEP Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon

The Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon is designed to encourage youth-led innovations in developing working prototypes of ethanol-based cookstoves that are environmentally sustainable and meet the diverse needs of households in Ghana and beyond. Participants will compete individually or in teams to design stoves that are:

Efficient
Affordable
Safe
Locally adaptable

This hackathon will be structured as a two-phase process to identify and support innovative stove concepts that combine environmental sustainability with technical and economic viability.

📅 Opportunity Details

Date Published: July 22, 2025
Application Deadline: July 27, 2025
Category: Contest
Eligible Locations: Ghana
Sponsor Organisation: Africa Center for Energy Policy

🎁 Benefits of ACEP Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon

Successful applicants will share in a total grant funding pool of up to $15,000, intended to cover the costs of:

Materials
Fabrication
Testing required to develop a functional ethanol-based stove prototype
A detailed design guide

✅ Eligibility Criteria

The hackathon is open to young Ghanaian innovators passionate about clean energy, product design, and sustainable development. The following criteria apply:

Citizenship: Applicants must be Ghanaian citizens.
Age: Applicants must be 35 years or younger at the time of submission of the Expression of Interest.
Target Participants:
- Tertiary-level students (universities, technical universities, and TVET institutions).
- Early-career professionals in energy, product design, technical innovation, or related sectors.
- Young entrepreneurs and innovators with demonstrable interest or experience in product development, clean energy technologies, or sustainable solutions.
Team Submissions: Applicants may apply as individuals or in teams. Teams can have a maximum of five (5) members, and all team members must meet the eligibility criteria.
Relevant Skills: Applicants with skills in stove design, mechanical engineering, materials science, environmental health, or industrial design will have an added advantage.

📝 Application Process

Visit the official application website to apply.
Submit your Expression of Interest before the deadline.

📆 Application Deadline

July 27, 2025

🔗 Useful Links

🌟 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a young Ghanaian innovator with a passion for clean energy, product design, and sustainable development. Applicants with relevant technical skills and experience in stove design or clean energy technologies will stand out.

For more information, visit the official website or contact the Africa Center for Energy Policy.

Benefits

Share in a total grant funding pool of up to $15,000.
Intended to cover the costs of materials, fabrication, and testing required to develop a functional ethanol-based stove prototype and a detailed design guide.

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