International resource costs of biodiesel and bioethanol

AEA Technology

2006

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AEA Technology was commissioned to investigate international resource costs for biodiesel and bioethanol by the Department for Transport. This study has looked at a range of possible feedstocks, processing routes and distribution options for biodiesel and bioethanol, including some routes where intermediate products are imported to the UK and processed here. The production of biofuels from UK has not been addressed in this study. Instead it has focused on other European Union (EU) sources and those regions of the world which may be able to produce bioethanol and/or biodiesel for export at a competitive price due to advantageous growing conditions or cheap labour costs, i.e.: EU countries for biodiesel from oil seeds and for bioethanol from wood, straw, wheat or corn. North America for biodiesel from oil seeds and for bioethanol from wood, straw, wheat or corn. South America for bioethanol from sugar cane. Eastern Europe for bioethanol from wood, straw, wheat or corn. Other regions of the world such as Africa, South-East Asia and China are also suitable for growing these crops but biofuels production is not so well established there. These regions may offer marginally lower raw material and processing costs in the longer term, perhaps offset by higher costs for transporting the products to the UK. [Introduction]

Biodiésel; Bioetanol; Costos;