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Table 5 Logistics assumptions

From: The greenhouse gas emissions performance of cellulosic ethanol supply chains in Europe

  

Unit

Strawc

Softwoodb

Biomass parameters

Form

 

Bales

Logs

Bundles

Chips

 

Bulk density

odt.m3

0.11

0.462

0.251

0.219

 

Distribution density

odt.km-2.yr-1

100

0.6

0.43

0.43

Logistics parameters a

Unit capacity

m3

100

 

Daily availability

hr.day-1

18

 

Annual availability

day.yr-1

261

 

Vehicle speed

Km.h-1

50

 

Terminal time

hr.trip-1

2

 

Fuel economy

Km.l-1

2.7

  1. a[25]; b[34]; c[23] (GIS-based assessment of cereal straw energy in the European Union – average value for East Anglia, UK).
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