Economics of bioethanol production from wheat in the UK

The cost of bioethanol production from wheat was found to be very sensitive to the price of wheat. When wheat is purchased at a typical current UK price of £115/tonne, the net cost of ethanol was calculated to be 38.3p per litre, but growing wheat on set aside at £45/tonne could result in a net etha...

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Published in:Renewable energy 1994, Vol.5 (5), p.807-809
Main Authors: Batchelor, S.E., Cook, P., Booth, E.J., Walker, K.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bioethanol
Biomass
Crops
economics
Energy
Environmental impact
Exact sciences and technology
Natural energy
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wheat
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Summary:The cost of bioethanol production from wheat was found to be very sensitive to the price of wheat. When wheat is purchased at a typical current UK price of £115/tonne, the net cost of ethanol was calculated to be 38.3p per litre, but growing wheat on set aside at £45/tonne could result in a net ethanol cost of 21p/litre.
ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/0960-1481(94)90092-2