Biomass Cost Index: Mapping biomass-to-biohydrogen feedstock costs by a new approach

Making decisions and developing policy in the field of biofuel and bioenergy is complex because of the large number and potential arrangements of feedstocks, technologies and supply chain options. Although, the technical optimisation and sustainability of any biomass to biofuel production chain is o...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2011-02, Vol.102 (3), p.2641-2650
Main Authors: Diamantopoulou, L.K., Karaoglanoglou, L.S., Koukios, E.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofuel production
Biofuels - economics
Biofuels production
Biological and medical sciences
Biomass
Biotechnology
Chains
Computer Simulation
Costing tool
Decision Support Techniques
Economic feasibility
Energy
Feedstock
Fuels
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Greece
Hydrogen - economics
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Marketing
Markets
Materials handling
Models, Economic
Policies
Software
Sugar beet
Sustainability
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Summary:Making decisions and developing policy in the field of biofuel and bioenergy is complex because of the large number and potential arrangements of feedstocks, technologies and supply chain options. Although, the technical optimisation and sustainability of any biomass to biofuel production chain is of major importance, the overall chain cost is still considered as the key for their market deployment. A significant percentage of this cost is attributed to primary generation, transportation/handling and pretreatment of the biomass. The separation of the system into smaller semi-independent sub-systems and dealing with their interfaces, provides the pathway to map this complex landscape. The main scope of this work is to present a tool, which was developed for the comparison of diverse biomass-to-biofuel systems, in order to facilitate the cost-wise decision making on this field.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.102