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. 2013 Aug;59:161–171. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.003

Table 4.

Potential supply of cereal straw, bioethanol plant locations and maximum major road distances (km) from plant to major cereal growing areas for three GORs with substantial cereal straw supply.

GOR Potential cereal supply to bioenergy (t)a Potential plant location Maximum major road distance from potential plant location to major cereal growing areas (approximate km)b
North East South West
Yorkshire & the Humber 422,262 York (North of City) 76 66 58 34
East Midlands 832,106 Lincoln 37 68 66 41
East of England 393,174 Bury St Edmunds 104 84 116 82
a

Derived from Table 3.

b

Calculated using Google Maps (Google, 2013) informed by wheat and barley crop maps from Agriculture in the UK (Defra, 2011).