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Giraffe Bioenergy is building the Galana Biorefinery Complex in Kilifi, Kenya, an integrated cassava-to-ethanol value chain that grows drought-tolerant cassava on marginal land and processes it into fuel-grade ethanol. The ethanol supplies Kenya's E10 road fuel blending pool and the clean cooking market, while its farming model trains smallholder farmers, particularly women.
Founders & leadership
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Linda DavisFounder and CEOLinda Davis holds a PhD in industrial microbiology with doctoral research on ethanol production from alternative substrates, and brings 20 years of experience in biofuels—including roles at Verenium (where she led the biorefinery enzymes department) and as principal investigator on over $75M in competitive US federal energy funding for biorefinery projects. She founded Giraffe Bioenergy to develop Kenya's first integrated cassava-to-ethanol biorefinery in Kilifi County.
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Jonathan DassChief Operating OfficerJonathan Dass previously led engineering, procurement, and construction projects across waste-to-value, industrial manufacturing, and oil & gas sectors in East Africa, including a plastics recycling facility expansion in Kenya and upstream capital projects at Shell's Bacton Gas Terminal, and has designed environmental and social management systems meeting IFC and AfDB standards.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does giraffe bioenergy do?
- Giraffe Bioenergy is building the Galana Biorefinery Complex in Kilifi, Kenya, an integrated cassava-to-ethanol value chain that grows drought-tolerant cassava on marginal land and processes it into fuel-grade ethanol. The ethanol supplies Kenya's E10 road fuel blending pool and the clean cooking market, while its farming model trains smallholder farmers, particularly women.
- Who founded giraffe bioenergy?
- giraffe bioenergy was founded by Linda Davis.
- Who are giraffe bioenergy's investors?
- giraffe bioenergy's investors include Opes Impact Fund.
- Where is giraffe bioenergy headquartered?
- giraffe bioenergy is headquartered in Kilifi, KE.