“Everything-as-a-Service” Platform for
Scaling Access to Renewable Energy
10th ICEF 2023, Concurrent Session 3“Innovative Use of Renewables”
05/10/2023

Rebecca Bregant
Co-founder & CMO PineBerry"Everything-as-a-Service" Platform for Scaling Access to Renewable Energy | ICEF 2023 | 5th October 2023

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INTRODUCTION

PineBerry is a German-Kenyan social business with a mission to scale access to clean energy with digitalization.

20182018/19from 2020

Establishment

Solar home system (SHS)
manufacturing Field research & pilot projects inrural Kenya

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1 BILLION PEOPLE
in the world are left in the dark at night.

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PROBLEM
A market evolved which serves communities “off the grid”
with stand-alone, clean energy.

Example: Solar home system
solar panel

appliances
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BUT: THE ENERGY ACCESS SECTOR FACESSEVERAL CHALLENGES.

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CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY ACCESS SPACEAccording to co-creation studies with 50+ participants, energy access providers need…
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to ensure energy is affordable for consumers!

to manage all products and payments in the field!

to reach economic viability in challenging settings

The energy access market is heterogeneous:Systemsize

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Sales...

5SOLUTIONS WITH DIGITALIZATION
These pressing challenges can be solved with digital solutions for energy access providers that…
are customizable: Features, roles, logo, colors
offer inclusive “Pay-As-You-Go” financing options for consumers and different
payment types: Mobile money vs. cash, rent-to-own vs. leasing
can be integrated with existing ecosystems and the (IT) landscape of clean energyproviders

 Every operating model is special and has special needs to operate most cost-efficiently.

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PINEBERRY TURNSSOLAR SYSTEMSINTO JUKEBOXES.

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SOLUTIONS WITH DIGITALIZATIONTHE “JUKEBOX PRINCIPLE”

Insertcoin!

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SOLUTIONS WITH DIGITALIZATIONTHE “JUKEBOX PRINCIPLE”

Insertcoin!

1Insert coin2Music on… for 30 minutes

3Music off

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Pay instalment

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Solar system on… for 1 week3

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SOLUTIONS WITH DIGITALIZATIONPineBerry has developed the first Everything-as-a-Service platform that enables clean energy providers tomanage their operations in 1 central platform, save costs and time while scaling their business andimpact.
Energy players can…
… manage all customers & productsin 1 central place$… be sure their customers are paying(thanks to the “Jukebox”)… keep full control over allconnected products"Everything-as-a-Service" Platform for Scaling Access to Renewable Energy | ICEF 2023 | 5th October 2023

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LAST-MILE-AS-A-SERVICESELLING SOLAR PRODUCTS

Last-Mile-as-a-Service

Dashboards:
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Remoteproduct control

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MINI-GRID-AS-A-SERVICESELLING SOLAR ELECTRICITY

Mini-Grid-as-a-Service

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Flexible tariffmanagement

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PINEBERRY TURNS SOLAR SYSTEMS INTO JUKEBOXES.

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ENERGY PLAYERS CANEXPAND THEIR BUSINESS MODELS.

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COOLING-AS-A-SERVICERENTING COOLING COMPARTMENTS

Cooling-as-a-Service

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Flexible coolingrenting

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WATER-AS-A-SERVICESELLING WATER FOR DRINKING & IRRIGATION

Water-as-a-Service

Dashboards:
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Flexible waterselling17

E-MOBILITY-AS-A-SERVICESELLING & RENTING E-VEHICLES, SWAPPING BATTERIES

E-Mobility-as-a-Service

Dashboards:
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Flexible vehicle
selling & renting

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IMPACT-AS-A-SERVICEMEASURING THE IMPACT CREATED

Impact metrics on
clean energy and climate

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Surveys for qualitative
impact metrics

Surveys for quantitative
impact metrics

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OFF-GRID VILLAGES ARE TRANSFORMEDINTO FULLY CONNECTED VILLAGES …

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Team members

Co-founders

TEAM & VISION

200 M. people until 2030
REBECCAMANUEL

DANNY

OLAF

ANNE

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SUSTAINABLE business models

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www.pineberry.services
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