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. 2009 Feb 3;2:3. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-2-3

Table 2.

Average transport cost assumptions for feedstock price normalisation

Operation Country of origin Biomass form Average cost
2005US$ odt-1
Comment Reference
Transport Sweden Logs 11.6 Average Scandinavian transport cost assuming 107 km trip [12]

UK Logs 21.7 Average UK transport cost assuming 107 km trip

UK/Sweden Chips 14.0 Average transport cost assuming 50 km trip [22]

International Chips 25.0 1500 km trip – non-dedicated ship

Bundles 44.3

Logs 47.7 10,000 km trip – non-dedicated ship

UK Bales (straw) 14.9 Average transport cost assuming 50 km trip [13]

Size reduction UK Sweden All 3.7 Hammermill – 12 month operation window [22]