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Redpoint Best Use of Biomass (2011) Biomass conversion dry biomass, biocrops and waste to solid Chipping 2011

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Title: Redpoint Best Use of Biomass (2011) Biomass conversion dry biomass and waste to solid Chipping 2011

Content: Source notes "AEA et al (2010) UK and Global Bioenergy Resource report for DECC - adjusted to reflect resource cost"

The captial cost is so low it must be a bug/placeholder?



User: Tom Counsell

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Cost category: Biomass conversion dry biomass, biocrops and waste to solid cost data

Cost source: Redpoint Best Use of Biomass (2011) cost source

Valid for quantity of fuel: 

Valid in year: 2011

Efficiency: 92%

Life: 10 years

Size: 40000kW

Fuel: 

Operating: £(2010)2.7-2.9/MWh

Capital: £(2010)1/kW

Default fuel unit: 

Default operating unit: 

Default capital unit: 

Label: Chipping

Output: 100%
Title: Redpoint Best Use of Biomass (2011) Biomass conversion dry biomass, biocrops and waste to solid Chipping 2011

Content: Source notes "AEA et al (2010) UK and Global Bioenergy Resource report for DECC - adjusted to reflect resource cost"

The captial cost is so low it must be a bug/placeholder?

Low capital costs / high opex costs were highlighted as a problem in E4tech's review of the Redpoint/CCC best of biomass model, and hence will have been revised by CCC. Redpoint's model states that:

* Capex has a "negligble value as currently all costs in VOM" - i.e. these costs are missing
* Variable opex includes "Processing + storage + road transport of input to site and onward transport of refined product to consumer" - i.e. these costs shouldn't be included



User: Richard Taylor

Signed off by: 

Signed off at: 

Cost category: Biomass conversion dry biomass, biocrops and waste to solid cost data

Cost source: Redpoint Best Use of Biomass (2011) cost source

Valid for quantity of fuel: 

Valid in year: 2011

Efficiency: 92%

Life: 10 years

Size: 40000kW

Fuel: 

Operating: £(2010)2.7-2.9/MWh

Capital: £(2010)1/kW

Default fuel unit: 

Default operating unit: £(2010)/MWh

Default capital unit: £(2010)/MWh

Label: Chipping

Output: 100%