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CO2 and Heating Cost Calculator
Comparing the cost of natural gas-fired heating and CO2 generation to the cost of purchasing #6 oil and liquid CO2.
CO2 , Price & Heating Inputs

CO2  Inputs
    CO2  production from gas combustion 1.87 kg/m3
    CO2  requirement kg/acre/hour
    Number of days CO2  is required days
    Daily average hours of sunlight hours/day
    Percentage of sunny days %
Price Inputs
     Price of liquid CO2  $/kg
     Price of #6 oil $/litre
     Price of natural gas $/GJ
Heating Inputs
     Btu Content of #6 oil Btu/litre
     Percentage of useful heat generated from CO2 production %
                                                       
Results

Calculations
     Hours of CO2  enrichment 0 hours/acre
     CO2 required 0 kg/acre
     Natural gas required to produce CO2  0 m3/acre
     Equivalent amount of oil required for heating only 0 litres/acre
Cost comparison ($/acre)
  Natural Gas Oil Difference
      Cost of Fuel $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
      Cost of buying liquid CO2  $ - $ 0 $ 0
Total $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Most economical option To be determined after calculation
 
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