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Table 9 Base-case supply-chains for comparison

From: The commercial performance of cellulosic ethanol supply-chains in Europe

Supply-chain label

Feedstock cost

(2005US$ odt-1)

Finance

Ethanol pricing formula

(2005US$ odt-1)

Capacity

(odt hour-1)

Straw-DA

Straw-EH

Straw-DAp

Straw-EHp

Mid-range: 100

   

N th plant

Price = f(volume + subsidy)

25a

  

Spruce-DA

Spruce-DAp

Spruce-EH

Spruce-EHp

Mid-range: 74

   
  1. a A feed capacity of 25 odt hour-1 corresponds to an ethanol output of approximately 35–55 million litres year-1.
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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