Ashesi is actively increasing its investments in campus clean energy infrastructure and technology with energy systems including solar panels that reduce our CO2 emissions on campus and draw us closer to our carbon neutrality goal. Ashesi is also training students to facilitate others' access to renewable energy technology. Members of the Engineering class for example are equipped with the skills to design and build solar-powered generators, and smart irrigation systems, among others, that can potentially be scaled up to service agricultural irrigation needs across Ghana.

Through the Ashesi Venture Incubator program, we have provided both students and alumni with the tools and resources i.e., funding, mentorship and coaching and the needed capacity building to build such systems.

Emmanuel Asaam ’14 founded Gamma Energie, which provides clean, affordable energy from renewable sources to homes and businesses across Ghana and other communities as an alternative to charcoal and firewood. Since its incorporation in 2017, Gamma Energie has collected and recycled over 1,709 metric tons of biomass waste, saving 5,400 metric tons of trees (approximately 1,392 trees) from being cut down and preventing a total of 29.22-tons of CO2 emissions.

Samuelle Asante ’21 founded Kaniya Energy, a start-up that uses organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell technology to design safe and affordable solar-powered lighting alternatives for households and individuals living in areas with inconsistent energy supply. Kaniya Kotoku was developed to provide alternative lighting solutions for children, giving them at least 2 additional hours of light at night for studies.