Green Shift Hacks · Built for Nigeria’s everyday systems

Turn smoke into sunlight.

Millions of homes run on petrol for hours every day, while plastic chokes the drains that flood our streets. Green Shift turns those everyday problems into clear numbers and next steps.

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The problem

Awareness is everywhere. What people lack is a tool that says how much, where, and what to do next.

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of petrol burned every month by a typical 3 kVA generator running 8 hours a day.

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spent on that fuel each month at ₦900 a litre, and it never stops.

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of CO₂ released a year by one home. A street of them is a cloud you can see.

Figures come from the Power Shift model below (0.48 load factor, 0.7 L/kWh, 2.31 kg CO₂/L). Change the assumptions yourself in the Story section.

One platform · three live prototypes

Measure it. Map it. Shift it.

Each module starts from a real behaviour or system, then shows the next step and its effect in numbers.

01

Power Shift

See what your generator really costs in naira, litres and CO₂, and when solar pays for itself.

Open calculator Top pick 02

DrainGuard

Residents report blocked drains; the risk engine weighs blockage against the rain forecast and ranks cleanup crews.

Run the radar 03

Loop & Lean

Pick an everyday choice and see the water, energy, waste and CO₂ it saves in a week and a year.

Score a habit
On the roadmap AquaWatch: leak reporting FoodLoop: surplus rescue ReBuild: repair network MaterialMind: scrap marketplace

01 Power Shift

What does your generator really cost?

Move the sliders to match your home. Everything updates live.

Regional sunshine estimate.
3 kVA
Printed on the generator, in kVA.
8 h
Add up every time it is switched on.
₦900
What you paid at the pump this week.
–on petrol each month
–litres burned each month
–kg CO₂ released each year

Petrol, adding up Solar, bought once

What the smoke does to your street

Illustrative indicators that move with your daily running hours and generator size.

High exposure
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Exhaust adds carbon monoxide, NOx and fine particles (PM2.5) right where people live and sleep.

Street-tree vitality0%

Soot coats leaves and NOx feeds ground-level ozone, which stresses plants and lowers growth.

Breathing comfort for children0%

Children, elders and pets breathe closest to the exhaust and feel it first.

02 DrainGuard · working prototype

Clear the drain before the rain.

Plastic + blocked channels + a heavy downpour = a flood you can predict. Report a drain, and the risk engine ranks where crews should go first.

Simulated data for demonstration
  1. 1Detect blockage
  2. 2Weigh rain forecast
  3. 3Rank & dispatch
  4. 4Measure impact

Report a drain

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Risk engine outputConfidence —
Likely waste mix—
Risk index—

Submit a report to see a recommendation.

Flood-risk radar
Selected —
Status —

Response priority queue

0 drains cleared 0 kg waste removed

    03 Loop & Lean

    Small habits. Stacked weekly.

    Choose an everyday decision. Repeated wins add up faster than one big gesture.

    What are you deciding?

    3 times

    0 impact score

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    0L water / year
    0kWh / year
    0kg waste / year
    0kg CO₂ / year

    Your next move

    Eight actions. One household.

    Tick them off as you go. Your progress stays in this browser.

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    0 of 8 done Start with the safety ones.

    Stay safe while you shift

    Carbon monoxideNever run a generator indoors, in a garage or on a balcony. If someone feels dizzy near one, get them into fresh air and seek help.
    Fuel firesSwitch off and let the engine cool before refuelling. Never store petrol in living areas.
    BackfeedingNever plug a generator into a wall socket. Have an electrician fit a changeover switch.
    Batteries & e-wasteKeep batteries ventilated. Never burn or dump them; return them to a licensed recycler.

    Emergency in Nigeria: 112

    Project story

    Built to be used, not just admired.

    Problem

    Nigerian homes and shops lose money and health to petrol generators, and plastic-blocked drains turn ordinary rain into floods. People know it is bad but have no numbers to act on.

    Who it’s for

    Households and small businesses on generators, residents who live near drains, and LGA sanitation teams that need to decide where to send crews first.

    Approach

    Start from a real behaviour, measure it with transparent formulas, show the next step, and keep score so progress is visible.

    Environmental benefit

    One 3 kVA home moving to solar avoids about 6.7 t CO₂ a year. Clearing drains before storms keeps plastic out of waterways and prevents flood losses.

    Tools

    HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript, Canvas for the city scene, and SVG for the charts and radar. No backend and no tracking; nothing leaves the browser.

    Limitations

    Drain data and the photo scan are simulated. Fuel, sunshine and solar costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Health meters are illustrative.

    Assumptions you can change
    • Sunshine hours are broad regional estimates, not site measurements.
    • Petrol prices are held flat for five years. If they rise, solar pays back sooner.
    • Maintenance, repairs, battery replacement and grid supply are not included.
    • CO₂ uses a standard tailpipe factor and ignores solar equipment life-cycle emissions.

    Make the shift.

    One home, one drain, one habit at a time.

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