David founded Biopower Solutions intending to transform waste into energy solutions. By converting grains residue into hydrogen and further into hydrogen derivatives such as ammonia or methanol, David believes his innovative idea would add a revenue stream for growers and be beneficial for transport, mining, marine, and industrial sectors.

During the program, David interviewed several customer segments, including sustainability managers, primary producers, and councils, to learn that they were all looking for different ways to valorise the waste. A critical insight also revealed that farmers are a part of the value chain for his concept rather than end-users. As a result, he will now pivot his idea to make hydrogen for methanol or ammonia for direct consumption.

Coaching from the F2F mentor also encouraged David to explore bagasse for hydrogen production, assess the cost of equipment required to produce hydrogen, storage solutions on-farm and identify potential uses of hydrogen or by-products on the farm to reduce costs associated with transporting the product to the market.