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An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Bioenergy Center. An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act. Senate Bill 510 Creation of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center $40 million for 4 years Founding member institutions: University of Oklahoma

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An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma

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  1. Oklahoma Bioenergy Center An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma

  2. Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act • Senate Bill 510 • Creation of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center • $40 million for 4 years • Founding member institutions: • University of Oklahoma • Oklahoma State University • The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

  3. Purpose The conduct of research and the delivery of practical outcomes to: • Enable the competitive and sustainable production of liquid biofuels in Oklahoma, and • Contribute to the national research effort to enable the United States to achieve prescribed levels of petroleum independence.

  4. Research Programs • Primary research program • Focus: Sustainable, economic production of cellulosic ethanol • A comprehensive, whole-system approach, integrates solutions from each stage of the biofuels production/value chain. • Secondary research program • Focus: Developing critical steps in production of biodiesel and ethanol from non-cellulosic sources

  5. Research Programs Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma The Noble Foundation

  6. Why Oklahoma? • Oklahoma’s heritage industries: agriculture and energy production • Abundant natural resources • Existing, world-renown research programs at participating institutions.

  7. Potential Benefits? • Diversification of Oklahoma’s economy • Contribution to the revitalization of rural Oklahoma • Creation of a new, broad industry • New jobs • An internationally recognized research center • New opportunities to retain Oklahoma’s youth in Oklahoma

  8. Why this Center? • Focuses on Oklahoma • Developing crops and crop systems for Oklahoma • Educating our agricultural producers • Establishing an industry in Oklahoma • Improves opportunities for federal funding • Improves opportunities for partnering with industry

  9. Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Federal Funding Why this Center? • Supports research targeting the creation of an industry in the near-term Relative Funding Basic/Fundamental Research Applied Research

  10. Oklahoma Bioenergy Center For more information, contact: Cassie Gilman Office of the Secretary of Energy 100 North Broadway, Suite 2430 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Telephone: (405) 285-9213 Email: cassie.gilman@doe.ok.gov

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