In development

Project Mavuno — LushBert's demonstration plant on Lush Farm

Project Mavuno is a 350 kg/day biogas demonstration plant being built on Lush Farm in Kenya — a direct Lush Bert Ltd investment, and the site that will show what LushBert's technology can do on Kenyan soil.

Containerised Bert Mobil biogas plant with gas storage tank, an existing reference installation
An existing containerised Bert Mobil installation — the same class of plant Project Mavuno is based on. More examples on the Track Record page.

Why a demonstration plant matters

Until a Kenyan installation is up and running, LushBert's track record rests on reference plants in India, the Czech Republic and elsewhere. Project Mavuno changes that: once complete, it becomes the local proof point for schools, cooperative members and communities considering LushBert's technology — a site people can visit, see, and learn from directly.

Where it sits

Project Mavuno is built at Lush Farm, the working farm operated by LushBert's Kenyan co-founder Anthony Muigai — a site that combines pig, poultry and fish farming, a butchery, and Black Soldier Fly production. That mix of organic waste streams makes it a realistic, working test case for the technology, not a laboratory demonstration.

The technology

350 kg/day organic input

Sized for farm-scale waste volumes — manure, food and processing waste from Lush Farm's own operations.

PON self-mixing technology

Bert Energy's patented approach uses the biogas produced to continuously mix the substrate itself — no separate mixing motor, lower running costs, and one less thing that can break.

Outputs

Clean cooking gas and nutrient-rich digestate (fertiliser) from farm waste that would otherwise need to be managed or disposed of.

German engineering, Kenyan build

Based on Bert Energy's proven farm-scale biogas design, built and commissioned in Kenya with Lush Bert Ltd's local team.

Status

Project Mavuno is currently under construction. Once commissioned, it will operate as LushBert's flagship reference installation in Kenya — supporting the School Biogas Programme, the 3BL Cooperative and future community projects with a real, visitable example of the technology in daily use.

Want to see Project Mavuno?

Get in touch if you'd like an update on progress, or to arrange a visit once the plant is commissioned.

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