|
Site
|
Hybrid
|
Plantation economics
|
Biorefinery economics
|
|---|
|
Land feedstock productivity
|
Land neededa
|
Additional revenuec
|
Ethanol conversion yield
|
Annual ethanol production
|
Annual ethanol revenue
|
|---|
|
(tonne/acre/year)
|
(MM acre/year)b
|
($MM/year)
|
(liter/tonne)
|
(MM liter/year)
|
($MM/year)
|
|---|
|
Jefferson
|
Low-productivity
|
2.78
|
0.25
|
–
|
214
|
150
|
63
|
|
High-productivity
|
3.75
|
0.19
|
3.46
|
179
|
125
|
53
|
|
Clarksburg
|
Low-productivity
|
1.59
|
0.44
|
–
|
223
|
156
|
66
|
|
High-productivity
|
1.78
|
0.39
|
2.53
|
205
|
143
|
60
|
- Biorefinery economics: including conversion efficiency, annual ethanol production, and annual ethanol revenue using different poplar hybrids from two sites
- aLand area required to meet the biorefinery with feedstock capacity of 700,000 dry tonne/year
- bMM stands for one million
- cFeedstock grower additional revenue calculated based on selling surplus feedstock at the price of $53/tonne [19]
