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A methodological approach for assessing businness investments in renewable resources from a circular economy perspective

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  • Donia, Enrica
  • Mineo, Angelo Marcello
  • Sgroi, Filippo

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In this paper, we have analyzed a feasibility project for the realization of a biogas plant at a company in the viticulture sector located in south-central Sicily. Using engineering formulas, we identified the electrical power that the plant could produce using waste products created by the vineyard itself, examined the new and interesting opportunities that have arisen with the encouragement and development of biogas production in Italy, and then assessed the economic feasibility of the investment itself, considering an investment scheme of total capital self-financing.

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  • Donia, Enrica & Mineo, Angelo Marcello & Sgroi, Filippo, 2018. "A methodological approach for assessing businness investments in renewable resources from a circular economy perspective," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 823-827.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:76:y:2018:i:c:p:823-827
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.017
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