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Profitability and greenhouse gas emissions of gasification-based biofuel production - Analysis of sector specific policy instruments and comparison to conventional biomass conversion technologies

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  • Holmgren, Kristina M.
  • Berntsson, Thore
  • Lönnqvist, Tomas

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The required level of a sector specific CO2e-cost in the transport sector to make the net annual profit (NAP) of three different gasification based biofuel production systems positive (systems profitable) is investigated. The analysis is made for two different energy market scenarios for 2030 and 2040. The results show that the additional required sector specific CO2e-cost (additional to a sector wide general cost) is not higher than the current level of CO2e-tax in Sweden. The required total level of CO2e-cost for the transport sector is in the 450 ppmv scenario in general higher than the current CO2-tax level but not higher than the fuel tax level (including also energy tax).

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  • Holmgren, Kristina M. & Berntsson, Thore & Lönnqvist, Tomas, 2018. "Profitability and greenhouse gas emissions of gasification-based biofuel production - Analysis of sector specific policy instruments and comparison to conventional biomass conversion technologies," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(PA), pages 997-1007.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:165:y:2018:i:pa:p:997-1007
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.105
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