Tunisian Startup Turns Olive Waste Into Clean Energy

Source: International Business Times

A man arranges rolls of olive pomace at the grounds of start-up Bioheat in the town of Sanhaja near Tunis AFP In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel. Holding a handful of compacted olive residue -- a thick paste left over from oil extraction -- Khelifi said: "This is what we need today. How can we turn something worthless into wealth?"For generations, rural households in Tunisia have burned olive waste for cooking and heating, or used it as animal feed.