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Annual Technology Baseline 2018

National Renewable Energy Laboratory


Recommended Citation:
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). 2018. 2018 Annual Technology Baseline. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://atb.nrel.gov/.


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Biopower

CAPital EXpenditures (CAPEX): Historical Trends, Current Estimates, and Future Projections

Because biopower plants are well-known and perform close to their optimal performance, EIA expects capital expenditures (CAPEX) will incrementally improve over time and slightly more quickly than inflation.

The exception is new biomass cofiring, which is expected to have costs that decline a bit more than existing cofiring project technologies.

Current estimates and future projections calculated from EIA (2017) and modified.
R&D Only Financial Assumptions (constant background rates, no tax or tariff changes)

References

Annual Energy Outlook 2017 with Projections to 2050. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Energy. January 5, 2017. http://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/0383(2017).pdf.