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Table 16 Manufacturing costs of synthetic biofuel (gasoline from straw—“Straw”, gasoline from wood—“Wood”) from a societal perspective with an interest rate of 2.5%, depreciation period 20 a

From: Prospective assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment

  

Straw

Wood

  

2020

2050

2020

2050

Biomass Provision

Cent/l

42.43

42.43

66.38

66.38

Pyrolysis

Cent/l

34.08

29.94

34.08

29.94

Gasification

Cent/l

40.29

36.06

40.29

36.06

Synthesis

Cent/l

37.18

30.92

37.19

30.93

Revenues for electricity

Cent/l

− 4.54

− 19.12

− 4.54

− 19.12

Sum

Cent/l

149.44

120.24

173.39

144.19

Difference 1.5% IR

Cent/l

− 3.09

− 2.51

− 3.09

− 2.51

Difference 3.5% IR

Cent/l

3.24

2.63

3.24

2.63