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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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Air Conditioning
Air Source Heat Pump
Air Source Heat Pump with Storage (commercial)
Air Source Heat Pump with Storage (domestic)
Battery Storage
Biogas
Biomass 1st generation biocrops
Biomass 2nd generation biocrops
Biomass Boiler (commercial)
Biomass conversion 1st generation energy crops to liquid
Biomass conversion 2nd generation energy crops to gas
Biomass conversion 2nd generation energy crops to liquid
Biomass conversion dry biomass and waste to gas
Biomass conversion dry biomass and waste to liquid
Biomass conversion dry biomass, biocrops and waste to solid
Biomass conversion gas to gas
Biomass conversion wet biomass and waste to gas
Biomass conversion wet biomass and waste to liquid
Biomass forestry arisings collection
Biomass liquid fuel imports
Biomass manure collection
Biomass solid fuel imports
Biomass straw collection
Biomatter to fuel conversion
Bus EV
Bus Hybrid EV
Bus Hydrogen FCV
Bus ICE
Carbon Storage
Cars EV
Cars Fuel Cell Vehicle
Cars ICE
Cars PHEV
Cavity wall insulation
CHP
Coal CCS
Coal-fired Boiler
Coal Price
Commercial cooking demand reduction
Commercial Heat Demand
Commercial lighting and appliances
Compressed Air storage
Conventional Coal Electricity Generation
Conventional Gas Electricity Generation
Cooking
District Heating (domestic)
District Heating Network
Draughtproofing
Electric heating
Electricity Distribution
Electricity Grid Distribution Costs
Electricity Grid Transmission Costs
Electricity Transmission
Energy Saving Trust’s Advanced Practice Energy Efficiency standard for New Build
Enteric fermentation abatement
Exported Electricity
Floor insulation
Fossil Fuel Transfer Costs
Gas Boiler
Gas CCS Electricity Generation
Gas (Natural or Biogas) CHP
Gas Price
Geosequestration
Geothermal Electricity
Geothermal Heat
Ground Source Heat Pump (commercial)
Ground Source Heat Pump
Ground Source Heat Pump with Storage (commercial)
Ground Source Heat Pump with Storage (domestic)
Heat exchanger for District heating
Hydroelectricity
Hydro pumped storage
Imported Electricity
Imported Uranium
Interconnection
International Aviation
International Shipping
Loft Insulation
Macro Algae
Manure management
Micro CHP
Microwind
Nuclear Power
Offshore Wind
Oil Electricity Generation plants
Oil-fired boiler
Oil fired Boiler
Oil Price
Onshore Wind
Passenger Rail
Passiv Haus
Pumped storage - Hydro
Rail Freight
Range - Cars ICE
Road Freight
Soil management
Soil management level 1
Solar PV
Solar Thermal (commercial)
Solar Thermal
Solid Biomass Electricity Generation 2050
Solid Biomass Electricity Generation
Solid Fuel Boiler (inc Biomass)
Solid Fuel CHP
Solid wall insulation
Conventional Oil Electricity Generation
Temporary
Superglazing
Test category
Tidal Range
Tidal Stream
UK National Aviation
UK National Shipping
Uranium Enrichment & Disposal
Waste collection and separation
Waste landfill gas capture
Waste landfill sites
Waste sewage gas capture
Wave
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