Table 1 Comparison of MESPs for the prospective EnergyPoplar case per country with base-case processes using LHW and DA pretreatments. (MESP, minimum ethanol selling price; LHW, liquid hot water; DA, dilute acid)
From: Bioethanol from poplar: a commercially viable alternative to fossil fuel in the European Union
|  | MESP (€/l) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | LHW | DA | EnergyPoplar scenario (prospective) |
Sweden | 0.631 | 0.591 | 0.318 |
France | 0.664 | 0.648 | 0.404 |
Italy | 0.275 | 0.389 | 0.259 |
Slovakia | 0.727 | 0.683 | 0.418 |
Spain | 0.559 | 0.569 | 0.346 |