Case 1 feasibility

The feasibility and sensitivity analysis for Case 1 with pellets and oil as fuel are shown in fig 3. With today’s pellet prices a feasible payback period cannot be found during the plants estimated lifetime. With annual pellet price increases of between 5-10% the feasible payback periods start to come within

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the range of the estimated lifetime. With today’s oil prices a feasible payback period can be found in Sweden but not in Finland, where an annual oil price increases of between 2-5% would be needed.