Largest operating cost is steam cost. Steam price assumes natural gas $5.6/MMBTU (Current US natural gas price Boiler and Turbo Generator $60,300,000 Waste Disposal $18 36,000 ton/yr; ethanol: 19.3 MMgal/yr • NREL 2011 report for biomass to ethanol: $2.15/gal (2,000 dtpd feed rate) Learn More
1 EIA, an independent arm of the Department of Energy, is the primary public source of energy statistics and forecasts for the United States. The estimated amount of new generating capacity is taken from the Excel output spreadsheet for the Annual Energy Outlook 2008 report. Note that EIA forecasts assume no change to the laws and regulationsLearn More
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Burner/Boiler Turbogenerator Distillation and Stillage Treatment. Economic Parameter (Units, $1999) Value . Min. Ethanol Selling Price ($/gal) $1.30 Ethanol Production (MM gal/yr) 60 Ethanol Yield (gal/dry ton stover) 77.5 Total Project Investment ($ MM) $200 TPI per Annual Gallon ($/gal) $3.34 Net Operating Costs ($/gal) $0.73 * Assuming Learn More