Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models

Recovering energy, nutrients and water from domestic and agro-waste streams is gaining momentum as a new agenda for promoting sustainable development in developing countries as waste management strategies shift focus from a disposal-oriented approach to a business-oriented approach. The latter appro...

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Autores principales: Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Krishna Rao
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91309
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description Recovering energy, nutrients and water from domestic and agro-waste streams is gaining momentum as a new agenda for promoting sustainable development in developing countries as waste management strategies shift focus from a disposal-oriented approach to a business-oriented approach. The latter approach emphasises value creation and revenue generation (Murray and Buckley, 2010). As most cities in developing countries struggle with the challenge of energy security, recovering energy from different waste streams offers dual benefits – improved waste management and provision of reliable energy to households, institutions and commercial entities.
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spelling CGSpace913092023-06-08T19:25:40Z Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Krishna Rao business management models developing countries waste management energy generation cost recovery resource recovery biogas Recovering energy, nutrients and water from domestic and agro-waste streams is gaining momentum as a new agenda for promoting sustainable development in developing countries as waste management strategies shift focus from a disposal-oriented approach to a business-oriented approach. The latter approach emphasises value creation and revenue generation (Murray and Buckley, 2010). As most cities in developing countries struggle with the challenge of energy security, recovering energy from different waste streams offers dual benefits – improved waste management and provision of reliable energy to households, institutions and commercial entities. 2017 2018-03-07T10:16:34Z 2018-03-07T10:16:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91309 en Open Access Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Krishna Rao. 2017. Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models. Urban Agriculture Magazine. 32:8-10.. http://www.ruaf.org/waste-energy-business-models-insights-compendium-business-models.
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models
developing countries
waste management
energy generation
cost recovery
resource recovery
biogas
Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
Krishna Rao
Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title_full Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title_fullStr Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title_full_unstemmed Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title_short Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models
title_sort waste to energy business models insights from a compendium of business models
topic business management
models
developing countries
waste management
energy generation
cost recovery
resource recovery
biogas
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