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Realising the transition to bioenergy: Integrating entrepreneurial business models into the biogas socio-technical system in Uganda

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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
卷 333, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130135

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Transition; Entrepreneurial; Business model innovation; Socio-technical system; Biogas; Uganda

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  1. NORAD/NOHED project

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This study assesses the entrepreneurial potential and feasibility of developing a mobile system for purifying and bottling biogas in portable cylinders. The findings highlight the neglected entrepreneurial potential in biogas energy, which could increase energy supply and access in developing countries. By using a multimethod approach, the study provides a comprehensive analysis of how an entrepreneurial business model could be developed and integrated into the biogas sociotechnical system in Uganda. The results show a high probability of reducing the supply gap, providing a reliable energy source, and generating income and employment for the wider society.
This study assesses the entrepreneurial potential and feasibility of developing a mobile system for purifying and bottling biogas in portable cylinders for wider society consumption and benefit. Our findings reveal that existing research has neglected the entrepreneurial potential in biogas energy that could increase energy supply and access in developing countries. Therefore, using a multimethod approach, the paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how an entrepreneurial business model could be developed and integrated into the biogas sociotechnical system in Uganda. The analysis from the transitional model canvas shows that current biogas users have a relatively high satisfaction rate (50%) and with the adoption of the entrepreneurial business model this satisfaction could be captured on a wider social spectrum. Results from the feasibility study indicate that by sourcing materials locally, system builders (entrepreneurs) achieve a marginal cost reduction of 64% compared to when they are imported. Both findings from the transitional model canvas and the feasibility study indicate a high probability of not only reducing the supply gap but also a reliable energy source for developing countries and a potential for income generation and employment for the wider society.

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