VIP 10-40 Steam Engine
Village Industrial Power
Using agricultural waste as fuel, the VIP 10-40 supplies thermal, electrical, and mechanical power.
The Village Industrial Power V-10-40 steam engine produces heat that can be used either to produce hot air or hot water, depending on the agricultural application required. Functionalities include transforming biomass into heat for opportunities such as crop drying, and powering various equipments. It is clean-burning and able to run on numerous biomass feedstocks. V-10-40 was previously named as V-10 steam engine. Village Industrial Power is located in Bradford, Vermont with additional operations in Nairobi, Kenya and Maharashtra, India.
This product is currently being distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa with operations in Nairobi, Kenya and India with operations in Pune.
Village Industrial Power is the sole distributor and manufacturer of the V-10-40 steam engine.
To be determined after establishment of mass production. An initial range is 10,000 USD – 15,000 USD. Interview with Representative in 2018
Primary competitors include the HPS Biomass Gasification Power Plant and All Power Labs.
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
Target users are individual farmers, farming communities, and private sector farming and agricultural businesses with access to solid biomass fuel.
