From lemongrass to oil

As stated in the problem statement there is need for a distillation unit for lemongrass that can run without the involvement of firewood. We have built a prototype that does exactly this using solar power. In this chapter we shall discuss the alternative energy sources we considered and the targets we’ve set for the distillation unit. Then we will walk you through the whole process of producing…

We got involved in the project in September of 2015 and tried to prepare ourselves the best we could for our journey to India in November. Communication with the Indian part proved to be difficult what led to an incomplete transfer of knowledge of the project. Certain progress was made in India without us being aware of this.