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Table 14.5: Performance Characteristics of Biofuel Crops in Europe<br />

Crop Period Typical Primary Typical net Production Status<br />

yield energy input energy yield cost of<br />

(dry tonnes/ (GJ/ha/yr) (GJ/ha/yr) biofuel<br />

ha/year) (euro/GJ)<br />

Rape Current 2.9 11 110 20 Widely deployed in Germany and France,<br />

Long term 4 12 180 12 to a lesser extent in Austria and Italy.<br />

Requires high-quality land. Needs large<br />

subsidies to compete, even in the long term.<br />

Sugar beet Current 14 13 250 12 Annual crop, requiring high-quality land.<br />

Long term 20 10 370 8 High productivity but needs large amounts<br />

of energy-intensive fertilizers. Only surpluses<br />

are currently used for ethanol production.<br />

Willow Current 10 5 180 3-6 Perennial crop with typical rotation of<br />

Long term 15 5 280

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