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Regional Feedstock Partnership Overview
Laura McCann, Feedstock Platform
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Biomass Program
February 23, 2010
DOE Regional Feedstock Partnership Contacts
DOE HQ Contacts
John Ferrell –
Feedstock Platform
Lead
Laura McCann –
Regional Feedstock
Partnership Lead
Alison Goss Eng –
GIS Task &
Sustainability Lead
DOE – GO Contacts
Steve Thomas –
Feedstock & SGI Lead
James Cash
– SGI Project Monitor
Bryce Stokes
– Feedstock Advisor
Richard Hess – Idaho
National Lab Lead
Dave Muth – Corn
Stover Removal Trials
& Tool
Tom Ulrich –
Herbaceous Team
Robin Graham – Oak
Ridge National Lab
Lead
Mark Downing –
Woody Team
Chris Abernathy –
GIS Team
Technical Support
Contacts – Nat’l Labs
Aaron Meyers/Phil
Nugent – KDF Lead
DOE Priorities and Goals
"Developing the next generation of biofuels is key to our effort to
end our dependence on foreign oil and address the climate
crisis -- while creating millions of new jobs that can't be
outsourced. With American investment and ingenuity -- and
resources grown right here at home -- we can lead the way
toward a new green energy economy."
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Advancing Presidential Objectives
Science & Discovery
• Connecting basic and applied
bioscience
• Conducting breakthrough R&D:
− Advances in enzymes and
catalysis
− Engineering of new
microorganisms
− Novel sustainability indicators
Economic Prosperity
• Creating 50 to 75 jobs per new
biorefinery
• Creating major new energy crop
markets
• Reinvigorating rural economies
Climate Change
• Reducing GHG emissions by > 80%
with advanced biofuels (relative to
gasoline)
Clean, Secure Energy
• Developing & demonstrating
cellulosic
and advanced biofuels to meet RFS
White House Plan for Biofuels
• On February 3, President Obama announced a strategy for
meeting or beating RFS goals:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/obamaannounces-steps-boost-biofuels-clean-coal
• The strategy specifically mentions the Regional Feedstock
Partnership multiple times: “…USDA will coordinate with DOE
to enhance work underway through DOE’s Regional
Feedstock Partnerships…”
2010 Activities To Date – Expanding the Scope of the Program
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Biopower Technical Strategy Workshop
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Bioproducts from Cellulosic Feedstocks Workshop
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Dec. 4, 2009
Outcome: Report that will inform strategic planning within the Federal
Government in the area of bioproducts
High-Yield Resource Assessment Scenario Workshops
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Dec. 2 – 4, 2009
Outcome: Strategic planning & development of future R&D priorities in the area of
biopower
Dec. 3, 2009 (Corn & Ag Res); Dec. 10 -11, 2009 (Herbaceous & Woody)
Outcome: Addition of a stakeholder-based “high-yield” scenario to the upcoming
Billion Ton Study update (anticipated in 2010)
Advanced Biofuels Consortia – 2 Teams Awarded Under the ARRA
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To develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel
(such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts
To conduct cutting-edge research to develop infrastructure compatible, biomassbased hydrocarbon fuels.
Recovery Act Funding and Initiatives
Biomass R&D and Demonstration Projects - $800 Million in Funding
$483M
Pilot and Demonstration-Scale Biorefineries
Validate technologies for integrated production of advanced
biofuels, products, and power to enable financing and replication.
DOE recently selected
- Up to $25M for 14 pilot-scale projects
- Up to $50M for 4 demonstration-scale projects
$176.5M Commercial-Scale Biorefineries
Increase in funding for prior awards; one project
Expedite construction; accelerate commissioning and start-up
$107M
Fundamental Research
$24M: Integrated Process Development Unit
$5M: Sustainability research with the Office of Science
$34M: Advanced Biofuels Technology Consortium
$44M: Algal Biofuels Consortium to accelerate demonstration
$20M
Ethanol Infrastructure Research
Optimize flex-fuel vehicles operating on E85
Evaluate impacts of intermediate blends on conventional vehicles
Upgrade existing infrastructure for compatibility with E85
$13.5M
NREL Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility: expand the pretreatment capacity
Biomass 2010
Tuesday March 30 – Wednesday March 31, 2010
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/biomass2010
Conference Goals:
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Share information about the activities and efforts of DOE, EERE, and the Biomass
Program.
Foster communication among biomass technology stakeholders.
Present technical sessions that offer valuable information and promote a dialogue
about biomass issues.
Secure speakers from a variety of organizations, who represent different topic areas
and varying opinions.
OBP Feedstock Platform Peer Review - Results
• Review conducted April 8 – 10, 2009
• For more information and full report (future):
http://www.obpreview2009.govtools.us/feedstocks/
• The Regional Feedstock Partnership project was reviewed.
Selected reviewer feedback includes:
• Regional partnerships are productive
• Allows feedstock work across nation
• Includes variety of feedstock types (woody, grasses, residues,
etc.)
• Leverages support from USDA
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GIS Data Collection including carbon in biofuel trading is particularly
relevant to policy
• Need increased focus on genetic improvement to meet yield
targets
• Need increased focus on sustainability to meet yield targets
$300
$300
Earmarks
Earmarks
Cellulosic Ethanol Reverse Auction
Cellulosic Ethanol Reverse Auction
Directed
Large Scale Biopower
Discretionary
Large Scale Biopower
Analysis and Sustainability
Analysis and Sustainability
Integration of Biorefinery
Technologies
Integration
of Biorefinery
Products
Development
Technologies
Products Development
Biochemical Platform R&D
Biochemical R&D
Thermochemical Platform R&D
$250
$250
$200
$200
$150
$150
$292.2M
$275.8M
Millions
Millions
Millions
Biomass Program Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2005 to 2010
Biomass
Program Appropriations:
Fiscal Years 2005 to 2010
Biomass
Funding
(Including CellulosicProgram
Ethanol Reverse Auction
and Known Earmarks)
(Including Cellulosic Ethanol Reverse Auction and Known Earmarks)
$231.8M
$230.2M
$78.0M
$214.2M
$194.6M
$1.8M
$192.8M
$85.1M
$190.7M
$50
$300
$200
$100
$0
FY10
$89.9M
$89.9M
$35.3M
$45.3M
$50
$46.8M
$43.1M
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$0
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FY05
FY06
$600
$400
Feedstock Infrastructure
$80.6M
$700
$500
Thermochemical R&D
Feedstock Infrastructure
$100
$100
$800
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10*
Figures are adjusted for SBIR, STTR, and rescission (if applicable)
Note, Biofuels Infrastructure project funding ($19.8M) was appropriated through Integration of Biorefinery Technologies B&R Code
FY05earmarks yet to be
FY06
FY07 unknown
FY08
FY09
FY10*
*Requested;
determined and rescission
FY11*
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FY11*
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ARRA
Partner & Support Funding for FY10 Work Year
Recipient
Amount
Source
Description
Sun Grant Universities &
Partners
$4,500,000
FY10 Feedstock Platform
Funds
Ongoing work under Resource Assessment,
Resource Development & Outreach tasks;
includes support for ARS Herbaceous Species
Coordinators
Sun Grant Universities &
Partners
$400,000
FY10 Feedstock Platform
Funds
Addition of 5 trial sites on which soil carbon,
hydrology, & GHG emissions data will be
collected
Total OBP Investment in
Sun Grant Universities &
Partners
$4,900,000
Idaho National Laboratory
(INL)
$400,000
FY10 Feedstock Platform
Funds
Support of Corn Stover Removal Team & Tool
Development; Support of Herbaceous Team
INL & National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL)
$2,050,000
FY10 Planned Conversion
Platform Funds
Feedstock Composition Analysis
$400,000
FY10 Feedstock Platform
Funds
Support of Resource Assessment Task/GIS Team
& Woody Team
ORNL
$1,500,000
FY10 Feedstock Platform
Funds
Data management support & Knowledge
Discovery Framework (KDF) Development
Total OBP Investment in
Regional Feedstock
Partnership:
$9,250,000
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL)
*Does not include FY10 Congressionally-directed funds or FY09 carryover
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DOE Approval of 5-Year Partnership Funding
• A determination was made to allow the Biomass Program to
provide funding to the Regional Feedstock Partnership
annually through FY2013
• Signed and approved in September 2009
• Funding is still subject to appropriations
• Continuation of the established field trials was the primary
justification for the 5-year request, but all aspects of the
Partnership’s scope of work were included
Stated Goals of the Regional Feedstock Partnership
• Field trials and resource assessment activities help ground-truth
feedstock analysis efforts, contributing to the potential of
realizing a 1.3 billion ton supply
• Baseline feedstock productivity for key bioenergy feedstock
resources at a scale that approaches a demonstration scale
• Data from field trials and literature reviews enhance the GISbased Knowledge Discovery Framework
• Work provides input to future DOE synthesis reports that tie
feedstock efforts to other program areas:
• Feedstock composition for biochemical and
thermochemical platforms
• Resource assessment and development for integrated
biorefinery development
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Goals Continued
• Establishment of a national network of biomass field trials and
associated data from which all partners, the biomass conversion
value chain and the public can benefit
• Establishment of networks with university, Federal, National
Laboratory, and industry contacts interested in biomass
development
• Support for university researchers and graduate students
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Regional Feedstock Partnership Contribution to DOE
Technical Milestones
• Using Regional Feedstock Partnership trials and analysis efforts,
determine feedstock types and regions in which nutrient use efficiency
(tons of feedstock per pound of nutrients applied) and soil organic
matter can be increased by at least 5%. This data will be input into
designing integrated biomass production systems that incorporate
positive services to the environment (2010 target).
• Achieve a sustainable harvestable yield of 1.3 DM tons/acre (2011
target).
• Achieve a sustainable harvestable yield of 2.0 DM tons/acre (2012
target).
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This Year’s Meeting
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Provide a detailed update on the status of the Regional Feedstock Partnership,
and determine steps for moving forward
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Identify ways to expand or leverage the Partnership
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Address barriers/concerns
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USDA Opportunities
Common Site Yield Studies
Testing of Sustainability Standards
Others as identified
Roles & Responsibilities
Data Management & Report Publication
Funding & NEPA Delays
Prioritization for Sustainability
Others as Identified
Next Steps
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Resolve as many issues/come to as many conclusions as we can in the next two days
Develop small, volunteer-based tasks teams to address broader issues
Incorporate decisions/processes into individual work plans/funding agreements
Follow-up via conference call or webcast later in the year to communicate
results/identify additional needs