title: Effect of corn stover compositional variability on minimum ethanol selling price (MESP).
abstract: A techno-economic sensitivity analysis was performed using a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 2011 biochemical conversion design model varying feedstock compositions. A total of 496 feedstock near infrared (NIR) compositions from 47 locations in eight US Corn Belt states were used as the inputs to calculate minimum ethanol selling price (MESP), ethanol yield (gallons per dry ton biomass feedstock), ethanol annual production, as well as total installed project cost for each composition. From this study, the calculated MESP is $2.20 ± 0.21 (average ± 3 SD) per gallon ethanol.
authors.affiliation: National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA. ling.tao@nrel.gov
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Templeton
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Humbird
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aden
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics; D000431:Ethanol / Q000191:economics*; D059205:Renewable Energy; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D014866:Waste Products / Q000191:economics*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products; D000431:Ethanol