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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111769
	Understanding the failures in developing domestic ethanol markets: Unpacking the ethanol paradox in Guatemala
	Cutz L.; Tomei J.; Nogueira L.A.H.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	145
英文摘要	Fostered by environmental and economic drivers, liquid biofuels are expanding in the global energy matrix. However, many countries with biofuel potential, such as Guatemala, have yet to develop domestic biofuels markets. During the last decade, ethanol production in Guatemala has increased significantly, yet a domestic market does not appear to be in the horizon. It is a kind of paradox: a world class sugarcane producer and ethanol exporter does not use any blend of ethanol and gasoline in vehicles. This paper presents a techno-economic analysis and review of barriers that have delayed ethanol-gasoline blends in Guatemala. The cost assessment considers data from an existing distillery in Guatemala. Results show that Guatemala could produce annually a maximum of 250 million liters of ethanol from molasses, more than the amount required to introduce E10. For the current conditions, results from the modelling indicate that the cost of ethanol has minimal impact on the price of E10, but taxes could represent one third of the cost of E10 at the retail level. Since supply conditions are favourable and technical barriers are not relevant, strong government intervention and a coherent price structure for ethanol-gasoline blends is needed to create an ethanol market in Guatemala. © 2020 The Authors
关键词	Biofuel policies Ethanol Institutional analysis Sugarcane
英文关键词	Biofuels; Commerce; Economic analysis; Failure (mechanical); Gasoline; Domestic markets; Ethanol gasoline blend; Ethanol production; Government intervention; Price structure; Supply conditions; Technical barriers; Techno-Economic analysis; Ethanol; biofuel; cost analysis; econometrics; energy management; energy market; ethanol; Guatemala [Central America]
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204615
作者单位	Process & Energy Department, TU Delft, Leeghwaterstraat 39, Delft, Netherlands; UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0NN, United Kingdom; Center of Excellence in Energy Efficiency (EXCEN), UNIFEI (MG), Av BPS 1302, Itajubá MG, CEP: 37500-903, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cutz L.,Tomei J.,Nogueira L.A.H.. Understanding the failures in developing domestic ethanol markets: Unpacking the ethanol paradox in Guatemala[J],2020,145.
APA	Cutz L.,Tomei J.,&Nogueira L.A.H..(2020).Understanding the failures in developing domestic ethanol markets: Unpacking the ethanol paradox in Guatemala.Energy Policy,145.
MLA	Cutz L.,et al."Understanding the failures in developing domestic ethanol markets: Unpacking the ethanol paradox in Guatemala".Energy Policy 145(2020).