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. 2013 Oct 3;6:142. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-142

Table 7.

Investment costs by sector of the biorefinery, internal rate of return and net present value

Sector
Cost (106 USD)
  BioEE BioEth Flex
Sugarcane reception, preparation and milling
38.5
38.5
38.5
Combined heat and power plant
50.2
42.9
50.2
Fermentation, distillation and tankage
30.8
35.4
35.4
Sugarcane juice treatment
23.1
23.1
23.1
Piping, general tankage and valves
15.4
15.4
15.4
Licenses, project and ground leveling
7.7
7.7
7.7
2G (pre-treatment, hydrolysis and C5 fermentation)
0
9.6
9.6
Total
165.8
172.7
180.0
IRR*
7.6%
8.3%
8.0%
NPV (106 USD)* -34.5 -30.0 -41.8

*for an ethanol price of 513.7 USD/m3.