Data point |
Valid in |
Capital cost |
Operating cost excluding fuel |
Source |
£(2010)/kw |
£(2010)/kw |
|
Wood (BFBC) Bubbling Fluidised Bed Combustion |
2010 |
3445–4211 |
162–215 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Wood (CFBC) Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion |
2010 |
1960–2396 |
76–103 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Wood (BFBC) Bubbling Fluidised Bed Combustion (2050) |
2050 |
1908–3029 |
97–161 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Wood (CFBC) Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion |
2050 |
1106–1753 |
51–81 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Waste Wood Grate (CFBC) |
2010 |
2871–3509 |
110–148 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Waste Wood Grate (CFBC) - 2050 |
2050 |
1742–2800 |
74–123 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Energy Crops AD |
2010 |
6136–7500 |
202–289 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Energy Crops AD - 2050 |
2050 |
3022–5329 |
109–213 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Energy crop gasification |
2000 |
2040 |
90 |
Markal 3.24 |
|
Energy crop gasification - 2010 onward |
2010 - 2040 |
2168–2712 |
69–85 |
Markal 3.24 |
|
Wood Gasification |
2010 |
3440–5160 |
110–196 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Wood Gasification - 2050 |
2050 |
1853–2876 |
57–135 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Large Biomass Power - NOAK |
2010 |
1883–2182 |
68–83 |
MottMacDonald 2010 |
|
Large Biomass Power - FOAK |
2010 |
2161–2532 |
73–88 |
MottMacDonald 2010 |
|
Small Biomass Power - NOAK |
2010 |
2388–2840 |
83–129 |
MottMacDonald 2010 |
|
Small Biomass Power - FOAK |
2010 |
2727–3087 |
88–141 |
MottMacDonald 2010 |
|
Wood Grate (CFBC) |
2010 |
3015–3685 |
139–193 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
Wood Grate (CFBC) |
2050 |
1853–2876 |
94–156 |
MottMacDonald (2011) |
|
2010 Range |
2010 |
122–5160 |
45–254 |
2050 working assumption |
|
2050 Range |
2050 |
105–5160 |
45–254 |
2050 working assumption |
|
Dedicated Biomass, <50MW |
2030 |
2392–3883 |
117–241 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, >50MW |
2010 |
2258–2801 |
106–218 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, >50MW |
2015 |
2179–2803 |
102–218 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, >50MW |
2020 |
2123–2805 |
100–218 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, >50MW |
2025 |
2097–2807 |
98–219 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, >50MW |
2030 |
2072–2809 |
97–219 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, <50MW |
2010 |
2607–3871 |
125–257 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, <50MW |
2015 |
2516–3874 |
121–250 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, <50MW |
2020 |
2451–3877 |
116–254 |
Arup/EY |
|
Dedicated Biomass, <50MW |
2025 |
2421–3880 |
118–243 |
Arup/EY |
|
Conventional co-firing (~10% biomass) |
2010 |
40–167 |
20–30 |
Arup/EY |
|
Conventional co-firing (~10% biomass) |
2030 |
34–160 |
20–30 |
Arup/EY |
|
Enhanced Cofiring (~50% biomass) |
2010 |
442–496 |
? |
Arup/EY |
|
Enhanced Cofiring (~50% biomass) |
2030 |
383–476 |
? |
Arup/EY |
|
Conversion (100% Biomass) |
2010 |
122–869 |
46–51 |
Arup/EY |
|
Conversion (100% Biomass) |
2030 |
105–835 |
47–51 |
Arup/EY |
|
Default - Biomass 300MW |
2010 |
2296 |
87 |
MARKAL 3.26 |
|
Range |
2000-2050 |
34–7500 |
20–289 |
|