Design of production systems with hybrid energy and water generation for sustainable value creation

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Population growth, connected with rising incomes, urbanization, fidelity to dogmas and climate change, places pressure on the food industry. This significantly increases the inextricably-linked demand of production systems for water and energy. Technological solutions—such as increasing accessibility and further reducing costs—can be employed to overcome the limitations created by the local availability of resources. This paper develops a new methodology generating sustainable value, and thus achieving a competitive advantage in business ecosystems. The methodology addresses both the key requirements of sustainable development and the preferences of stakeholders. A set of design conditions are proposed to develop eco-efficient, socio-eco-effective, and adaptable production systems under changing limitations. An international project is launched to demonstrate the superiority of the design methodology and to create awareness about interdependencies among the prevalent design conditions

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