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Introducing the SGI

Introducing the SGI. NC: South Dakota State Univ. NE: Cornell University SC: Oklahoma State University SE: Un. of Tennessee W: Oregon State University. www.sungrant.org. Relation to Land Grant Universities. LGU - SGI Centers - SGA - Agencies. SGA. Others. SGI Authorization.

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Introducing the SGI

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  1. Introducing the SGI • NC: South Dakota State Univ. • NE: Cornell University • SC: Oklahoma State University • SE: Un. of Tennessee • W: Oregon State University www.sungrant.org

  2. Relation to Land Grant Universities

  3. LGU - SGI Centers - SGA - Agencies SGA Others

  4. SGI Authorization • 2002 Farm Bill • Sec. 9011: Sun Grant Initiative • An amendment in the FY04 Omnibus • SGI Structure • Purposes • Energy security • Environmental sustainability • Economic diversification in rural areas • Improved coordination between universities and agencies on research and education

  5. Funding • USDA Special Grant • Planning and Coordination (~$640K) • DOE Special Grant (FY05) • SDSU and UT ($1.5M) • DOT Trust Fund (05 SAFETEA-LU) • Each of the five centers (~$1.4M per Center) • Prototype regional competitive grants program • DOE Regional Biomass Program • Senate FY07 Energy Approps • Each of the five centers (~$4.5M total)

  6. Competitive Grants Program • DOT Funded • Completing process now • National priorities at regional and local level • A integrated national application process but managed at the regional level • RFPs by beginning of 2007

  7. The SGI Centers www.sungrant.org

  8. Western Region

  9. Member States Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Washington U.S. Territories & Affiliated Pacific Islands

  10. Regional Partners • DOE National Labs: Pacific Northwest National Lab, Idaho National Lab, Sandia • Western Governor’s Association and state Governor’s offices • State Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Forestry, Transportation and Environmental Quality • State, Regional, and National Nonprofits • National Biomass Partnership • Agricultural Development in the American Pacific (ADAP)

  11. Challenges for the Western Region • Water limitations • Distance • concentrated urban areas with vast distances between them, making transmission and transportation major factors • Soil and climate diversity • for example, Oregon has 220 separate agricultural commodities, California has more • Limited production scale, and in some situations, areas have limited infrastructure.

  12. The Western Region Will focus on crops, technologies and business development strategies that are: • scaled to the realities of rural communities • sustainable, • capable of showing applied, on-the-ground results, and • able to handle lots of variables in terms of crops

  13. Opportunities inthe Western Region • include waste products from agriculture and forestry, and in the culls from our forests • invasive species such as juniper and Scotch broom, which are rich in resins, oils and other potentially useful compounds • a strong track record in producing niche crops and varietals that could emerge as niche bioproducts

  14. Current Research Priorities for the Western Region • Feedstock Development • Bioprocessing Technology • Bioproduct Development and Commercialization

  15. Research Priorities (cont.) Feedstock Development • crop production and diversification • industrial crops development • drought-tolerant species • invasive species • fuel load reduction in forests

  16. Research Priorities (cont.) Processing Technology • conversion processes • biofuel and biopower development • co-generation plants • waste stream energy capture • fuel cells from biomass and waste streams

  17. Research Priorities (cont.) Bioproducts • co-products enhancement • value-added bioproducts • biofuels and bioenergy • medicinal, nutriceutical, and food products • industrial production

  18. Next Steps • Upon line of credit for US DOT grant: • Release competitive grant opportunity • Establish research and extension projects • Develop workforce and faculty expertise • Develop and nurture multi-institutional and regional partnerships • Transfer technology into new and existing businesses

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