Table 3.
Amount and cost of biomass processed in each scenario
| Scenario | Biomass processed (106 t/year)a | Biomass production cost (US$/t)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarcane stalks | Sugarcane straw | Energy cane | Sugarcane stalks | Sugarcane straw | Energy cane | |
| 1G-base | 2.00 | – | – | 28.00 | – | – |
| 1G-ST | 4.00 | 0.25 | – | 29.11 | 27.09 | – |
| 1G-MT | 4.00 | 0.34 | 1.72 | 20.31 | 20.47 | 14.15 |
| 1G-LT | 4.00 | 0.39 | 4.17 | 16.15 | 20.66 | 12.10 |
| 1G2G-ST | 4.00 | 0.25 | – | 29.30 | 27.09 | – |
| 1G2G-MT | 4.00 | 0.34 | 1.72 | 20.73 | 20.47 | 14.33 |
| 1G2G-LT | 4.00 | 0.39 | 4.17 | 16.68 | 20.66 | 12.63 |
aAmount and cost of sugarcane straw are expressed in dry basis. Values for sugarcane stalks and energy cane are expressed in wet basis