"Kheira BENAISSA, author of the book "Production du méthane et du biofertiliseur:
l'Energie verte des déchets" published on Amazon, PhD holder in waste management
and pollution of ecosystems, scientific researcher, professor, businesswoman and a
mother.
She is working to provide practical solutions to socio-economic problems in Algeria's
isolated desert regions. She has designed the first 15m3 biodigester in the town of
Tamanrasset (southern Algeria) and created her environmental consultancy company "
SYNERGY" to be more active in the field of environmental protection.
Since 2014, Kheira has been working with passion on anaerobic digestion to produce
biogas, electricity and biofertilizer from organic waste and especially from the camel
dung and food waste. Her project was also awarded the label of Innovative Project by
the Algerian Ministry of Start-ups in September 2021.
"Green-Al Energy start-up" won the "Ready to Invest" award during the A3C Challenge
“Algerian Climate Challenge” in March 2022 for its prototype "Green-Al" mobile
biodigester, and the Emerging Mediterranean award "Women in Entrepreneurship"
in the same year.
GreenAL Energy startup is also the winner of the UM6P France’s challenge intitled
“Programme d'accélération Europe-Afrique UM6P France” February, 2024."
