ACEP Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon 2025 (up to $15,000) Deadline: 27 July, 2025

Applications are open for the ACEP Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon 2025. The Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon is designed to encourage youth-led innovations in developing working prototypes of ethanol-based cookstoves that are not only environmentally sustainable but also 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, and locally adaptable.

The Ethanol Stove Innovation 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.

Benefits

• The successful applicant(s) selected will 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.

Eligibility

Open to young Ghanaian innovators passionate about clean energy, product design, and sustainable development. To ensure the competition meets its goal of nurturing emerging talent, the following criteria will apply:

• Applicants must be Ghanaian citizens.
• Applicants must be 35 years or younger at the time of submission of the Expression of Interest.
• Target Participants
  • Tertiary-level students, including those enrolled in 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.
• Applicants may apply as individuals or in teams. For team submissions, the maximum number of members is five (5). All team members must meet the eligibility criteria outlined above.
• While applicants from diverse academic and professional backgrounds are welcome, those with relevant skills in stove design, mechanical engineering, materials science, environmental health, or industrial design will have an added advantage.

Deadline: 27 July, 2025

Application

For more information, visit Ethanol Stove Innovation Hackathon.