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35th centile between low and high end of "2050 working assumption" cost source

  Technologies Fuels
Valid in year Capital cost Operating cost excluding fuel Size Output Efficiency Life Fuel cost Fuel limit
Biomass conversion gas to gas Default 2010 £(2010) 98/MWh £(2010) 15/MWh
Biomass conversion gas to gas Default 2050 £(2010) 98/MWh £(2010) 15/MWh
Macro Algae Default 2010 £ 524.25/odt
Macro Algae Default 2050 £(2010) 524.25/odt
Biomass conversion wet biomass and waste to gas Default 2010 £(2010) 415.6/MWh £(2010) 26.6/MWh
Biomass conversion wet biomass and waste to gas Default 2050 £(2010) 415.6/MWh £(2010) 26.6/MWh
Rail Freight Default - Rail Freight (Diesel) 2050 £(2010)2342530/unit £(2010)31264/unit
Soil management Default - improved soil management level 2 2050 £(2010)23.57/tco2e
Soil management Default - improved soil management level 1 2050 £(2010)3.17/tco2e
Soil management Default - improved soil management level 1 2010 £(2010)3.17/tco2e
Soil management Default - improved soil management level 2 2010 £(2010)23.57/tco2e
Waste collection and separation Default - preparing for use for energy 2010 £(2010) 19/tonne £(2010) 19/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - collection of Household, C&I 2050 £(2010) 9.5/tonne £(2010) 26.65/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - Recycling Household, C&I 2010 £(2010) 22.7/tonne £(2010) 50.25/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - preparing for use for energy 2050 £(2010) 19/tonne £(2010) 19/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - separating wet waste from Household, C&I 2050 £(2010) 5.5/tonne £(2010) 32.65/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - separating wet waste from Household, C&I 2010 £(2010) 5.5/tonne £(2010) 32.6/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - collection of Household, C&I 2010 £(2010) 9.5/tonne £(2010) 26.65/tonne
Waste collection and separation Default - Recycling Household, C&I 2050 £(2010) 22.7/tonne £(2010) 50.25/tonne
Manure management Default 2010 £(2010)108.96/tco2e
Manure management Default 2050 £(2010)108.96/tco2e
Enteric fermentation abatement Default 2050 £(2010) 72.98/tco2e
Enteric fermentation abatement Default 2010 £(2010) 72.98/tCO2e
Waste landfill sites Default - landfill site 2010 £m(2010) 7.85000/250ktonne £m(2010) 1.08750/250ktonne
Waste landfill sites Default - landfill site 2050 £m(2010) 7.85000/250ktonne £m(2010) 1.08750/250ktonne
Exported Electricity Default 2010 £m(2010) 73.2 / TWh
Exported Electricity Default 2050 £m(2010) 73.2 / TWh
Interconnection Default 2010 £m(2010)443.7 / GW £m(2010)0.3 / GW
Interconnection Default 2050 £m(2010)443.7 / GW £m(2010)0.3 / GW
Imported Electricity Default 2010 £m(2010)617.9 / TWh £m(2010)0.328 / TWh
Imported Electricity Default 2050 £m(2010)617.9 / TWh £m(2010)0.328 / TWh
Waste sewage gas capture Default 2010 £m(2010) 0.00035/1ktonne
Waste sewage gas capture Default 2050 £m(2010)0.00035/1ktonne
Hydro pumped storage Default 2010 £m(2010)2093/GW £m(2010) 22.4/GW
Hydro pumped storage Default 2050 £m(2010)2093/GW £m(2010)22.4/GW
Waste landfill gas capture Default - recovering the landfill gas for energy 2050 £m(2010) 0.00104/13ktonne
Waste landfill gas capture Default - capturing the landfill gas 2010 £m(2010) 0.00185/24ktonne
Waste landfill gas capture Default - capturing the landfill gas 2050 £m(2010) 0.00185/24ktonne
Waste landfill gas capture Default - recovering the landfill gas for energy 2010 £m(2010)0.00104/13ktonne
Cooking Default - Gas 2010-50 £(2000)1156/700KWh 14 years
Cooking Default - Electric 2010-50 £(2000)1124/ 500KWh 14 years
Pumped storage - Hydro Default 2010-2050 £m(2010)1776/GW £m(2000)20.73/GW
Tidal Stream 2050 Default £(2010) 2879/ kw £(2010) 63/ kw
Tidal Stream 2010 Default £(2010) 4351/ kw £(2010) 63/ kw
Biomass conversion dry biomass and waste to gas Default £(2010)29/MWh
Wave 2010 Default 2010 £m(2010)4.7/MWpeak £m(2010)0.27/MWpeak
Wave 2050 Default 2050 £m(2010)3.6/MWpeak £m(2010)0.27/MWpeak

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