Table 2 |
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Comparison of the production costs (€/1000 liters) of ethanol in Brazil, United States and Germany [19]. |
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USA Corn |
Germany Wheat |
Germany Sugarbeet |
Brazil Sugarcane |
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Buildings |
00.39 |
00.82 |
00.82 |
00.21 |
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Equipment |
03.40 |
05.30 |
05.30 |
01.15 |
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Labor |
02.83 |
01.40 |
01.40 |
00.52 |
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Insurance, taxes and other costs |
00.61 |
01.02 |
01.02 |
00.48 |
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Feedstock |
20.93 |
27.75 |
035.10 |
09.80 |
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Other operation costs |
11.31 |
18.68 |
015.93 |
02.32 |
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Total production cost |
39.47 |
54.97 |
59.57 |
14.48 |
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Sale of byproducts |
06.71 |
06.80 |
07.20 |
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Government subsidies |
07.93 |
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Net production cost |
24.83 |
48.17 |
52.37 |
14.48 |
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Goldemberg Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008 1:6 doi:10.1186/1754-6834-1-6 |
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