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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts (2009)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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. "Appendix I: Modeling of Capital and Operating Costs and Carbon Emissions of Ethanol Plants with SuperPro Designer®." Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.

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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts
  1. PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS (2008 prices)

A.

Direct Fixed Capital

188524000.00 $

B.

Working Capital

4087000.00 $

C.

Startup Cost

11311000.00 $

D.

Up-Front R&D

0.00 $

E.

Up-Front Royalties

4000000.00 $

F.

Total Investment (A+B+C+D+E)

207923000.00 $

G.

Investment Charged to This Project

207923000.00 $

H.

Revenue Stream Flowrates

 

 

Total Flow of Stream EtOH

119454958.00 kg/yr

 

Total Flow in Steam

10153761372.00 kg/yr

 

Total Production of Recovered Steam

9,999,000,000 kg/yr

 

Total Energy Content of Recovered Steam

2,844,215,150,040 kJ/yr

 

Total Requirements of Steam (High P)

652,362,126 kg/yr

 

Total Energy Content of Steam (High P)

1,130,708,220,559 kJ/yr

 

Total Energy Left over for Electricity

1,713,506,929,481 kJ/yr

I.

Production Unit Cost

 

 

EtOH

0.68 $/kg

J.

Selling / Processing Price

 

 

Total Flow of Stream EtOH

0.84 $/kg

 

Total Flow in Steam

1.60 $/1000 kg

K.

Revenues

 

 

EtOH

99833000.00 $/yr

 

Steam

16199000.00 $/yr

 

Total Revenues

116032000.00 $/yr

L.

Annual Operating Cost

81119000.00 $/yr

M.

Gross Profit (K-L)

34913000.00 $/yr

N.

Taxes (35%)

12220000.00 $/yr

O.

Net Profit (M-N)

22694000.00 $/yr

 

Gross Margin

30.09%

Return on Investment

10.91%

 

Payback Time

9.16 years

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