Optimal Location of Biogas Plants in Supply Chains under Carbon Effects: Insight from a Case Study on Animal Manure in North Dakota

Table 6

Impact of wet versus dry manure content.

Types of manure	Wet basis		Dry basis
Scenario	Carbon price at $0	Carbon price at $40	Carbon price at $0	Carbon price at; $40
Total cost; (in $m)	464.5	579.2	45.5	348.1
Acquisition cost; (in $m)	7.7	7.7	1.0	0.7
Investment cost; (in $m)	385.0	385.0	35.0	52.5
Production cost; (in $m)	70.8	70.8	9.2	1.8
Transport cost; (in $m)	0.9	0.8	0.3	0.3
Emission cost; (in $m)	-	114.9	-	61.0
Carbon credit; (in $m)	-	8925.8	-	231.8
Cost of biogas ($/cu.ft.)	0.88	1.07	9.02	10.58
Number of plants	11	11	2	3
Average capacity; (tons)	70,000	70,000	70,000	70,000