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Tim Donohue GLBRC Director & Professor of Bacteriology Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium

Tim Donohue GLBRC Director & Professor of Bacteriology Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium UW-Stout July 17, 2008 www.glbrc.org. How did the BioEnergy Research Centers (BRCs) get here? Who is GLBRC? What will GLBRC do?. www.glbrc.org. Bioenergy Research Center Challenge.

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Tim Donohue GLBRC Director & Professor of Bacteriology Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium

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  1. Tim Donohue GLBRC Director & Professor of Bacteriology Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium UW-Stout July 17, 2008 www.glbrc.org

  2. How did the BioEnergy Research Centers (BRCs) get here? • Who is GLBRC? • What will GLBRC do? www.glbrc.org

  3. Bioenergy Research Center Challenge Nation produces ~1.3 billion tons of cellulosic biomass/yr (crops, grasses, trees, etc) • High energy/value products • Liquid fuels (ethanol, biodiesel, hydrocarbons, others) • Energy sources (hydrogen, electricity) • Chemical feedstocks (precursors) How did we get here? • “Billion Ton” Challenge: cut fossil fuel use for transportation fuels by 30% • Need to convert 1 billion tons of plant (cellulosic) biomass to ethanol per year Called for establishment of “Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs)” http://genomicsgtl.energy.gov/biofuels/b2bworkshop.shtml www.glbrc.org

  4. How did the BioEnergy Research Centers (BRCs) get here? • Who are we? • 1 of 3 “virtual” BRCs • GLBRC – UW-Madison • Joint BioEnergy Institute – Lawrence Berkeley Lab • BioEnergy Sciences Center – Oak Ridge National Lab • ~$134,000,000 each from 2008-2013 • What will we do? www.glbrc.org

  5. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center What will we do? Plugging the scientific, agricultural, economic & technological excellence in the Great Lakes Basin into the energy grid www.glbrc.org

  6. Additional partners/supporters • DOE Office of Science • Joint Genome Institute (DNA sequencing & informatics; BER) • Jacquard Opteron supercomputer cluster (OASCR) http://128.55.6.34/nusers/resources/jacquard/ • BACTER computational biology training grant (OASCR) http://www.bacter.wisc.edu/index.html States of Michigan & Wisconsin • Facilities (UW-Madison) & additional faculty (MSU & UW-Madison) Patent & Licensing • GLBRC Technology Transfer Working Group www.glbrc.org

  7. How did the BioEnergy Research Centers (BRCs) get here? • Who are we? • 1 of 3 “virutal” BRCs • GLBRC – UW-Madison • Joint BioEnergy Institute – Lawrence Berkeley Lab • BioEnergy Sciences Center – Oak Ridge National Lab • What will we do? www.glbrc.org

  8. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Major programs • Breed new generations of bioenergy crops, trees & grasses • store carbon in modified cells walls, oils & energy-rich polymers • Harvest & process plants to release energy compounds • tailor chemical, physical & enzymatic treatments • Convert released plant compounds into fuels • improved microbial refineries & chemical conversion platforms • Develop sustainable economic & agricultural bioenergy practices • better carbon & greenhouse gas, ecosystem services • Create assays & infrastructure to support a biofuels economy • deploy genome-enabled lab & computational approaches • Develop bioenergy education & outreach programs • remove today’s bottlenecks while training tomorrow’s leaders www.glbrc.org

  9. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center How will we achieve our mission? • Integrated research platform www.glbrc.org

  10. New blends of transportation fuels for tomorrow’s engines • New ways for families, industries or municipalities to cut energy costs • New local, scalable, diversified bioenergy strategies • New jobs & technologies to keep energy dollars in State, region & nation • New markets for agricultural or renewable products & services • New energy management, conservation & sustainability practice • New programs to inform population, students, & stakeholders www.glbrc.org

  11. Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Collaborating to generate a new bioenergy economy • UW-System (UW-Madison & other campuses); Technical Colleges, State of Wisconsin (OEI, DNR, DATCAP, Commerce, others); private sector • Growing other parts of the bioenergy landscape www.wisconsinbioenergy.com

  12. Bioenergy: A new (& obvious) venue for the Wisconsin Idea www.glbrc.org

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