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Example of a measuring record

Appendix 2

Abstract of the questionnaire used for The Economic Evaluation of the Energetic Use of Cotton Stalks in Egypt

A. Cotton stalks harvest

  1. Methods used for harvesting cotton stalks (manual and mechanic)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for harvesting cotton stalks

B. Field storage of cotton stalks

  1. Methods used for storing the cotton stalks on the field (time, place, size, duration)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for storing the cotton stalks on the field

C. Burning the stalks on the field

  1. Methods used for burning the stalks on the field

  2. Costs of alternative fossil fuel purchase

  3. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

D. Transport of cotton stalks from the fields to processing site

  1. Methods used for transporting cotton stalks (manual and mechanic)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for transporting cotton stalks from the fields to the processing site

E. Storage of cotton stalks

  1. Methods used for storing cotton stalks (time, place, size, duration)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for storing cotton stalks

F. Energetic use of unprocessed cotton stalks

  1. Methods for using unprocessed cotton stalks for energy supply (efficiencies)

  2. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  3. Total costs for using unprocessed cotton stalks for energy supply

G. Chopping of cotton stalks on the fields

  1. Methods used for chopping cotton stalks on the fields (manual and mechanic)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine and energy requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for chopping cotton stalks on the fields

H. Transport of chips from the field to processing site

  1. Methods used for transporting chips from the fields to the processing site (manual and mechanic)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for transporting chips from the fields to the processing site

I. Storage of chopped cotton stalks

  1. Methods used for storing the chopped cotton stalks (chips) (time, place, size, duration)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for storing the chopped cotton stalks/chips

J. Energetic use of chopped cotton stalks

  1. Methods for using chopped cotton stalks (chips) for energy supply (efficiencies)

  2. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  3. Total costs for using chopped cotton stalks (chips) for energy supply

K. Chopping of the cotton stalks at the processing site

  1. Methods used for chopping cotton stalks at the processing site (manual and mechanic)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine and energy requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for chopping cotton stalks at the processing site

L. Briquetting at the processing site

  1. Methods used for briquetting

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  4. Energy requirements and costs

  5. Total costs for briquetting

M. Storage of briquettes

  1. Methods used for storing the briquettes (time, place, size, duration)

  2. Labour requirements, organisation and costs

  3. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  4. Total costs for storing the briquettes

N. Energetic use of briquettes

  1. Methods for using briquettes from cotton stalks for energy supply (efficiencies)

  2. Machine, equipment and building requirements and costs

  3. Total costs for using briquettes from cotton stalks for energy supply