Contribute to the ecological transition, and the fight against climate change by developing the use of fuels of renewable origin, and energy efficiency in the building industry through massification, and dissemination of typha-based products.

For Phase 1:

Fuel

• 2 artisanal units in Senegal capable of producing up to 800 kg of fuel per month
• A semi-industrial unit in Mauritania with a capacity to produce 1,000 t of biofuel per year
• More than 140,000 t or 140 ha of typha cut per year
• Substitution of wood fuel by the produced biofuel would avoid emissions of 12,000 teqCO2 [MF1] per year

Construction:

• 2 to 4 pilot buildings accompanied in Senegal and Mauritania

For Phase 1:

• Knowledge of the resource (agronomic characteristics, territorial distribution,) and its exploitation (cutting techniques, access rights and regulations) is improved and shared with the local and national actors concerned. This facilitates the development of value chains
• Different typologies of building materials are developed (earth-typha, thatch roofing, tied panels, typha concrete and loose insulation). Some of them are mature enough to be used in buildings
• For the others, the knowledge acquired is robust, and will allow a rapid transition from R&D to innovation and then to construction
• The foundations of a quality system, including a technical and environmental assessment, have been laid
• The tools for capitalizing on, and disseminating knowledge are in place. The first training sessions have been held, and the increase in technical and scientific skills has been activated
• Local green economic dynamics are developed, and local actors are empowered (technical, management, governance, etc.) in the two sectors targeted by the project through the establishment of pilot demonstration sites (fuel production unit, bioclimatic buildings)
• This development allows the creation of jobs, the reduction of GHG emissions, the resilience of the sectors to climate change, etc. The program initiated in Phase 1 will be deployed in the next phase of TyCCAO, with the ambition of ensuring an effective massification of the use of typha-based products in innovative, and environmentally efficient projects, and at the service of territorial development

The TyCCAO project is financed by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the French Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE), and the project partners.