Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre for Rural Sustainable Development
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani – Enugu State, Nigeria
– Renewable Energy
– Sustainable Agriculture
– Green materials
– Waste to Energy
What do we seek to achieve?
We believe that we are a product of our environment, we have a duty to sustain and preserve it and make it work in our favour. Our goal in ISD is to continuously work toward a healthy environment.

Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Green Materials
Green materials are materials that are local and renewable. These materials are non-toxic, they improve occupancy health, lower cost, conserve energy, water use, and waste products.

Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture consists of farming methods that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to human or natural systems.It maintains environmental soundness.

Waste to Energy
It is the conversion of non-recyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including combustion, gasification, pyrolization, anaerobic digestion and landfill gas recovery.
The goal has always been to leave the earth a better place than what it has always been.
The focus is to maintain a great technology in green materials, waste-to-energy solutions and sustainable agriculture in rural communities through research training and creating entrepreneurship for local population.
Benefits
- Necessary for individuals, it will contribute to a cleaner environment, high-quality education, and wellbeing
- Necessary for organizations because it will initiate new Research and Development projects and investments in renewable energy, waste utilization, and sustainable agriculture;
- Necessary for local economies because it will help to contribute to the government’s policy to create high-standard living conditions in remotely populated areas.
UPCOMING EVENTS
APPLY FOR THE REGIONAL COMPETITION
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre is organizing a regional competition on design, development, and application of innovative green technologies for rural development for local companies, SME’s, entrepreneurs, NGOs, students, and individuals, with awards in four categories.
Categories and Prizes
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Green materials and buildings:
1st place– N650,000, 2nd place– N400,000, 3rd place– N200,000 -
Waste-to-energy applications:
1st place– N650,000, 2nd place– N400,000, 3rd place– N200,000 -
Renewable energy applications:
1st place– N650,000, 2nd place– N400,000, 3rd place– N200,000 -
Sustainable agriculture:
1st place– N650,000, 2nd place– N400,000, 3rd place– N200,000
COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
Community training exercise held at different communities and institutions in Enugu State Nigeria, including Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Institute of Management Technology and University of Nigeria etc.









