Bot, B.V.; Axaopoulos, P.J.; Sakellariou, E.I.; Sosso, O.T.; Tamba, J.G. Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use. Energies2023, 16, 6469.
Bot, B.V.; Axaopoulos, P.J.; Sakellariou, E.I.; Sosso, O.T.; Tamba, J.G. Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use. Energies 2023, 16, 6469.
Bot, B.V.; Axaopoulos, P.J.; Sakellariou, E.I.; Sosso, O.T.; Tamba, J.G. Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use. Energies2023, 16, 6469.
Bot, B.V.; Axaopoulos, P.J.; Sakellariou, E.I.; Sosso, O.T.; Tamba, J.G. Economic Viability Investigation of Mixed-Biomass Briquettes Made from Agricultural Residues for Household Cooking Use. Energies 2023, 16, 6469.
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical evaluation of the prices of mixed briquettes produced from co-conut shells (CCS), banana peels (BNP), rattan waste (RWT), and sugarcane bagasse (SGC), and, on the other hand, an analysis of the economic viability of their use as a replacement for conventional household fuels (Liquefied Petroleum Gas, fuelwood, and wood charcoal) in house-holds in Cameroon. The investigation was carried out using the Life Cycle Cost method on a typical household over a ten-year period with annual cooking energy requirements of 950 kWhth. The SGC-CCS and SGC-RWT mixed briquettes with a ratio higher than 7.75% and 11.1%, respectively, have prices lower than 0.063 €/kWhth. The Present Value of the Net Benefit is posi-tive for the use of SGC-CCS and SGC-RWT mixed briquettes. The results show that by making the right mixes of residues, it is possible to obtain biomass briquettes that are less expensive than conventional fuels.
Keywords
cost evaluation; mixed briquettes; conventional fuels; life cycle cost; household use
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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