From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2001 - 17:00:27 MDT
"Smigrodzki, Rafal" wrote:
> Anna Marie Tobias wrote:
>
> ran a "COMPLETE" cost/benefit analysis on methanol in 1987, it beat
> petroleum pruducts by near 2X. I'm guessing close to 4X now, but I
> could be off by as much as 50%. Still methanol beats petroleum. it
> just can't beat the pertroleum manufacturers.
>
> Could you post or send me the actual calculations?
Yes, please do, since from the numbers I've seen, methanol requires a
subsidy of around 50% just to compete evenly with unsubsidized and
highly taxed petroleum.
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