%0 Journal Article
%K bioenergy
%K Biofuels
%A Corinne D Scown
%A Nawa Raj Baral
%A Minliang Yang
%A Nemi Vora
%A Tyler Huntington
%B Current Opinion in Biotechnology
%D 2021
%G eng
%P 58-64
%T Technoeconomic analysis for biofuels and bioproducts
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.01.002
%V 67
%8 02/2021
%X <p>Technoeconomic analysis (TEA) is an approach for conducting process design and simulation, informed by empirical data, to estimate capital costs, operating costs, mass balances, and energy balances for a commercial scale biorefinery. TEA serves as a useful method to screen potential research priorities, identify cost bottlenecks at the earliest stages of research, and provide the mass and energy data needed to conduct life-cycle environmental assessments. Recent studies have produced new tools and methods to enable faster iteration on potential designs, more robust uncertainty analysis, and greater accessibility through the use of open-source platforms. There is also a trend toward more expansive system boundaries to incorporate the impact of policy incentives, use-phase performance differences, and potential impacts on global market supply.</p>