Fuel costs
Residues at this sawmill have no market and so no commercial value, and no cost is applied to the raw material as such.
Preparation and handling of the fuel for the gasifier do, however, incur a certain cost. At the Sapire sawmill, the cost is composed as follows:
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Number of employees |
Hourlv waqe rate per employee |
Total work hours per dav |
Dailv cost of labour to provide fuel |
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3 |
G 250 |
3 |
G 750 |
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i. e. sawing machine, electricity, etc. |
G 104 |
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Total cost of fuel preparation handling wood and loading gas producer/day. |
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G 854 |
COSTS PER DAY
Average wood consumption 1898 kg
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Total wood handling and loading costs 6 854 Electric energy produced kWh 463
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COST OF CUT WOOD PER kWh —