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Table 2 Average transport cost assumptions for feedstock price normalisation

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

Operation

Country of origin

Biomass form

Average cost

2005US$ odt-1

Comment

Reference

Transport

Sweden

Logs

11.6

Average Scandinavian transport cost assuming 107 km trip

[12]

UK

Logs

21.7

Average UK transport cost assuming 107 km trip

 

UK/Sweden

Chips

14.0

Average transport cost assuming 50 km trip

[22]

International

Chips

25.0

1500 km trip – non-dedicated ship

 
 

Bundles

44.3

  
 

Logs

47.7

10,000 km trip – non-dedicated ship

 

UK

Bales (straw)

14.9

Average transport cost assuming 50 km trip

[13]

Size reduction

UK Sweden

All

3.7

Hammermill – 12 month operation window

[22]