Annual Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy, Governance, Policy, and Regulation

Toshi Nakamura, Co-Founder & CEO, Kopernik 4 June 2012

Website: kopernik.info Twitter: @thekopernik

Solar light and water purifiers

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Fuel efficient cookstove and phone charger

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Many great technologies exist, but are not reaching the people who need them

Life changing technologies

People in developing countries

Users can't afford the technologies upfront Manufacturers can't reach users in remote areas (where most of the poor is) No way to introduce products and foster their adoption
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Kopernik connects Manufacturers of Technology, Local Organizations and Funders to bring them to the last mile

Funders

The Technology Marketplace

Manufacturers of Technology
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Local organizations

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How Kopernik works

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Kopernik also conducts Technology Fair to complement on-line match making

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Kopernik establishes creative distribution mechanism for simple technologies

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Since our launch in 2010, weve reached over 74,000 people in 11 countries

Drip irrigation in India

Solar lanterns in China

Solar lanterns, hearing aid and battery kits in Japan

Water purifier in Uganda

DIY Charcoal in Kenya Solar lanterns in Indonesia Hearing aid in Vietnam

Obstetric kits in Haiti

Solar lanterns in Nigeria Cooking stoves in Indonesia Solar lanterns in Indonesia 9 Solar lanterns, Rollable water drum, Water purification system and cooking stoves in TimorLeste

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Impact Assessment and Feedback Collection

Average monthly expenditure on lighting (n=48): Oecusse, Timor-Leste USD

User feedback on the cookstove Indonesia

94% reduction

13.95

0.85

Before

After

Source: Kopernik/Centro Feto Survey 2010-2011

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Challenges to getting them to those in need, and policy/regulatory/legal implications

Economic
Initial subsidy to lower the product and/or distribution cost Provision of products on consignment

Social
Lack of awareness on the issues, e.g. Indoor air pollution Clean water Lack of trust by the communities to the new products A nation wide awareness raising campaign Leveraging trusted community based organizations for product distribution

High price of the products High distribution cost that increases the product price even higher

Political/regulatory
High and often unpredictable customs and import duty Lower custom and import duty for select clean energy products

Technological

Uneven quality of products Lack of impact data on the products Small number of products from the developing countries

Creation of technology evaluation and impact Support to the local inventors Support to local universities to nurture innovation from the developing world

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Annual Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy, Governance, Policy, and Regulation

Toshi Nakamura, Co-Founder & CEO, Kopernik 4 June 2012

Website: kopernik.info Twitter: @thekopernik