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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts

TABLE H.5 Estimated Storage Costs for Cellulosic Feedstocks

Type of Feedstock	Type of Cost	Cost per Ton (cited $)	Cost per Ton (2007$)	Reference
Corn stover		4.44	5.64	Hess et al. (2007)
Corn stover	Round bales	6.82	6.82	Petrolia (2008)
	Square bales	12.93	12.93
Switchgrass		16.67	16.67	Duffy (2007)
Switchgrass		4.14	5.18	Khanna et al. (2008)
Miscanthus		4.40	5.50	Khanna et al. (2008)
Nonspecific		2	2.18	Mapemba et al. (2008)
Note: Storage costs were updated by using USDA-NASS agricultural-building material prices from 1999 to 2007 (USDA-NASS, 2007a,b).

TABLE H.6 Estimated Costs of Establishment and Seeding for Cellulosic Feedstocks

Type of Feedstock	Type of Cost	Land Rent Included	Cost per Acre (cited $)	Cost per Acre (2007$)	Reference
Switchgrass		Yes	200	200	Duffy (2007)
Switchgrass		No	25.76	46	Perrin et al. (2008)
Switchgrass		Yes	85.46	153	Perrin et al. (2008)
Switchgrass	PV^a per ton	No	7.21/ton	12.6/ton	Khanna et al. (2008)
	10-year PV per acre		142.3	249
	Amortized
	4% over 10 years		17.3	30.25
	8% over 10 years		20.7	36.25
Switchgrass		Yes	72.5–110	88.5–134	Vadas et al. (2008)
Miscanthus	PV per ton	No	2.29/ton	4/ton	Khanna et al. (2008)
	20-year PV per acre		261	457
	Amortized
	4% over 20 years		19	33.2
	8% over 20 years		26.20	45.87
Miscanthus	Total	No	1206–2413		Lewandowski (2003)
	Amortized
	4% over 20 years		88–175	176–350
	8% over 20 years		121–242	242–484
Note: Establishment and seeding costs were updated by using USDA-NASS agricultural fuel and seed prices from 1999 to 2007 (USDA-NASS, 2007a,b). ^aPV denotes present value.