Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

The minimal price established is $CUP 0.09 /kg. This could be expressed in
volume as $CUP 39.06/m 3 . The price of a piece would then be $CUP 0.09.
The alternative product traded in the market (firewood) is sold at
approximately $CUP 58.8/m 3 . In this minimal profit scenario the SFB could be
traded at prices approximately 34% lower than that of firewood. The breakeven
point for this minimal scenario is reached for 80% of sales
approximately; this can be accomplished by maintaining 19 continuous
working days in the month.
In a more profitable price scenario, the SFB could be traded at the same price
as firewood. This would yield a price of $CUP 0.13 apiece. The break-even
point is reached after 14 days of continuous work. Table 1 summarizes the
two analyzed scenarios.
Table 1: Economic analysis of SFB production in comparison with firewood.
Firewood SFB optimal scenario
SFB minimal scenario
Price x
m3
Price x m3 Price x
unit
Days for
BEP
Price x
m3
Price x
unit
Days for
BEP
58.80 58.80 0.13 14 39.06 0.09 18
Advantages to Developing Countries
SFB is a profitable and quite viable technology, which can be implemented at
very small scale with minimal resources. This represents obviously an
alternative to traditional fuels, specifically in Developing Countries.
Examples of Real Life Applications
Trial
Supplier
Dr. Fernando Martirena and Engr Pedro Seijo
CIDEM Central University of Ias Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
f.Martirena@ip.etecsa.cu
Tel. +53 42 281539
SFB Social Kitchens
Sta. Clara City, Cuba
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