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Trigeneration based on the pyrolysis of rural waste in India: Environmental impact, economic feasibility and business model innovation

Simon Ascher, Jillian Gordon, Ivano Bongiovanni, Ian Watson, Kristinn Hermannsson, Steven A. Gillespie, Supravat Sarangi, Bauyrzhan Biakhmetov, Preeti Chaturvedi Bhargava, Thallada Bhaskar, Bhavya B. Krishna, Ashok Pandey, Siming You · 2024 · The Science of The Total Environment

Summary. This study evaluates trigeneration systems powered by rural waste pyrolysis in India, combining environmental and economic analysis with business model innovation. Researchers surveyed villagers to understand actual feedstock prices, then used cost-benefit analysis and life cycle assessment to design two novel business models. The proposed models achieve up to 90% economic profitability with benefit-cost ratios of 1.35–1.75, offering viable pathways for rural bioenergy production in developing countries.

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Ascher, S., Gordon, J., Bongiovanni, I., Watson, I., Hermannsson, K., Gillespie, S. A., Sarangi, S., Biakhmetov, B., Bhargava, P. C., Bhaskar, T., Krishna, B. B., Pandey, A., & You, S.. (2024). Trigeneration based on the pyrolysis of rural waste in India: Environmental impact, economic feasibility and business model innovation. The Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170718

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DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170718
Countries
India
Regions
Asia
Categories
energy, climate-and-environment, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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2026-04-29