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Healthy Landscapes, Thriving Communities Bioenergy And Wood Products Conference

Healthy Landscapes, Thriving Communities Bioenergy And Wood Products Conference. David Garman Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy. The Problem….

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Healthy Landscapes, Thriving Communities Bioenergy And Wood Products Conference

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  1. Healthy Landscapes, Thriving CommunitiesBioenergy And Wood Products Conference David Garman Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy

  2. The Problem… The American people, their property, and our environment, particularly the forests and rangelands of the West, are threatened by catastrophic fires and environmental degradation. Healthy Forests: An Initiative for Wildfire Prevention and Stronger Communities – The White House, August 2002

  3. The Problem… …and how can the Department of Energy help? The American people, their property, and our environment, particularly the forests and rangelands of the West, are threatened by catastrophic fires and environmental degradation. Healthy Forests: An Initiative for Wildfire Prevention and Stronger Communities – The White House, August 2002

  4. Unprecedented Collaboration • Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003, Title II • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Woody Biomass Utilization (DOE/USDA/DOI) • Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 • Biomass R&D Technical Advisory Committee • Vision for Bioenergy & Biobased Products in the US • Roadmap for Bioenergy & Biobased Products in the US • Biomass R&D Board • Farm Bill 2002, Title IX • Federal Procurement of Biobased Products (Section 9002) • Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements (Section 9006) • Biomass Research and Development (Section 9008) • Joint DOE/USDA Solicitation for FY 02, FY 03, & FY04 • Continuation of the Bioenergy Program (Section 9010)

  5. FY 2004 DOE/USDA Joint Solicitation Biomass Research and Development Initiative DE-PS36-GO94002  ISSUING OFFICE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY in Partnership with U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ISSUE DATE: December 22, 2003 PRE-APPLICATION DUE: January 30, 2004 FULL APPLICATION DUE: March 26, 2004 http://e-center.doe.gov http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov

  6. One of DOE's Strategic Goals: To protect our national and economic security by promoting a diverse supply of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy. Two of EERE’s Strategic Goals: • Dramatically reduce or even end our dependence on foreign oil • Create the new domestic bioindustry Biomass Program Goal: Develop biorefinery-related technologies to the point that they are cost- and performance-competitive and are used by the nation’s transportation, energy, chemical and power industries to meet their market objectives. Program Goal Hierarchy

  7. Biomass Program Goal: Develop biorefinery-related technologies to the point that they are cost- and performance-competitive and are used by the nation’s transportation, energy, chemical and power industries to meet their market objectives. Program Goal Hierarchy Intermediate Goals: • $7.38 per MMBtu syngas (changed from $6 due to budget issues) • $0.10 per lb sugars (changed from $0.07 due to budget issues) • Industrial viability of four commodity scale products 2005: Demonstrate an integrated process for fuels production from biomass 2007: Complete technology development necessary to start demonstration of biorefinery producing fuels, chemicals, power 2010: Help U.S. industry establish the first large scale biorefinery based on agricultural residues

  8. Advanced Biomass Process R&D Sugar Feedstocks & Residues Bio-Chemical Platform Mixed Sugars Fuels, Chemicals, Materials, Heat & Power Biomass Thermo-Chemical Platform Syngas, Pyrolysis-oils Conditioned Gas Technology Validation and Systems Integration “The Integrated Biorefinery”

  9. Small Modular Biomass • Combined heat and power at small scale • Uses agricultural residues and forest thinnings • Provides Local Employment Community Power Littleton, CO 5-25 kW Carbona, Inc. Orinda, CA 2-5 MW

  10. Small Modular Biomass • Residences • Remote Communities • Native American Communities • Farms, Ranches, Co-ops • Small Industrial Sites • Urban Mini-Grids External Power, LLC Athens, OH 3-18 kW Flex Energy Mission Viejo, CA 30-60 kW

  11. Evolution of SMB Alpha Prototype Philippines 2001 Pre-commercial Prototype USFS demo sites 2003 Beta Prototype Hoopa Reservation 2002

  12. Indigenous Community Enterprises Cameron, AZ SMB Technology Validation • Forest thinnings • Long Duration • Operations • Emissions • Costs

  13. Forrest Thinnings to Ethanol? • Recent study suggests feasibility at Wheelabrator Environmental Systems’ Martell California Plant.

  14. Promoting Markets • Sustainable Building Materials • Engineered wood products from small diameter wood highlighted at International Home Builders Show now underway.

  15. Promoting Markets • Federal purchases of “residue products” • Biomass and Alternative Methane Fuel (BAMF) Energy Savings Performance Contracts

  16. Promoting Markets • Financing Vehicle for Federal Agencies • Private sector capital (no appropriations) • Involves a BAMF Resource (anything organic + waste fuels) • Excess energy can be exported (above facility needs)

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