Techno-economic analysis of Bio-alcohol production in the EU: a

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SUMMARY

1. TECHNICAL FUNDAMENTALS1

1.1. WHAT IS BIO-ALCOHOL?.1

1.2. BIO-ETHANOL/ETBE PRODUCTION .2

1.3. PRODUCTION OF RAW BIOMASS FOR BIO-ETHANOL3

1.4. BIO-EHANOL/ETBE CHARACTERISTICS AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE.4

1.5. ENERGY BALANCE 6

1.6. BIO-ETHANOL AND ENVIRONMENT.7

2. TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 9

2.1. BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION ECONOMIC BALANCE.9

2.1.1. Feedstock prices .9

2.1.2. Bio-ethanol production costs .11

2.1.3. Oil prices14

2.1.4. Taxation of energy products 15

2.2. BIO-ETHANOL TAXATION LEVEL SCENARIOS .15

2.2.1. Bio-ethanol taxation level scenarios at current costs 16

2.2.2. Bio-ethanol taxation level scenarios with lower production costs .18

2.2.3. Tax linked to CO2 emissions .20

2.3. BIO-ETHANOL AND GASOLINE BLENDS .22

2.4. BIO-ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN EUROPEAN UNION .23

3. CONCLUSIONS .25

4. ANNEXES27