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. 2022 Jul 25;10:906704. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.906704

TABLE 5.

Energy analysis results for a reference plant. The ranges are based on the intervals of gas utilization and energy content of the natural gas input considered.

Variable Low end High end Unit
Total energy requirements of reference plant 359 489 MW
Of which electricity is 48 50 MW
Overall energy efficiency 20.0 14.6 %
Natural gas requirement of SCP production 0.218 0.276 bcm/year
Thermal energy requirements in terms of: Coal 62,039 ton/year
Natural gas 0.048 0.058 bcm/year