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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Program Biomass Program Budget $800 $400 Earmarks $700 Cellulosic Ethanol Reverse Auction $350 Analysis and Sustainability $600 Large Scale Biopower $300 $250 EERE Direction Integration of Biorefinery Technologies Products Development $500 Algal Conversion $400 Algal Feedstocks $200 Biochemical Platform R&D $300 Thermochemical Platform R&D $150 $200 Feedstock Infrastructure $100 $100 $0 FY10 ARRA $50 $0 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11* *Requested Biomass Program Mission and Objectives Develop and transform our renewable and abundant, non-food biomass resources into sustainable, cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts and biopower. Through targeted research, development, demonstration, and deployment: • R&D on Feedstock and Conversion Processes • Demonstrate and Deploy technologies in Integrated Biorefineries Biomass Program Goals: • Make cellulosic ethanol cost competitive, at a modeled cost for mature technology of $1.76/gallon by 2017 • Meet EISA goal of 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels per year by 2022increased RD&D focus on drop-in hydrocarbon fuels such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel Feedstocks Conversion Integrated Biorefineries Sustainability & Analysis Biofuels Infrastructure Strategic Focus: Biofuels Feedstock Production Feedstock Logistics Biofuels Production Biofuels Distribution Biofuels End Use • Cellulosic Ethanol: Primary focus of the program. • Alternative Light-Duty and Diesel Replacement Fuels: Major scoping activities are underway to help prioritize future work on additional alternate fuels that require governmental support and can significantly contribute to achieving the President’s goal. Exploring Routes to Convert Biomass Integrated Biorefineries Biochemical Conversion Pretreatment & Conditioning • Energy crops • Forest Residue • Agricultural wastes • Algae Enzymatic Hydrolysis Sugars Fermentation Thermochemical Conversion Gasification Lipid (Oil) Extraction Lignin (for power) By-Products Wastes/Residue Enzyme Production Fast Pyrolysis DDGS Liquid Bio-oil Syngas Algal Oil Upgrading Zeolite Cracking Hydrogenolysis Fischer Tropsch Alcohol Synthesis Transesterification Fractionation REFINING Feedstock Production & Logistics Distillation Ethanol Butanol Olefins Gasoline Diesel Others Research on multiple conversion pathways aims to improve the efficiency and economics of biofuels production. 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Transportation: Jet fuel Transportation: Gasoline & Ethanol Transportation: Diesel & Biodiesel Electricity: Diesel & Biodiesel Liquid Fuel Used in 2009 Potential Production on 300,000 Acres Electricity: Fuel Oil & Naphtha Potential Production on 140,000 Acres Million Gallons Hawaii biofuels requirements and production potential Locations of Integrated Biorefinery (IBR) Projects For more information on individual projects, visit: http://www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/integrated_biorefineries.html Integrated Biorefineries: Renewable Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel Performer Flambeau River Biofuels LLC NewPage RSA Location DOE Award* Park Falls, WI Up to $80M Wisconsin Rapids, WI Up to $50M Old Town, ME Up to $30M Feedstock Type Conversion Technology Fuel / Capacity** Scale/Status Woody Biomass Thermochemical to Fischer-Tropsch 6M gals FT Liquids/yr & 50M lbs FT Wax Commercial Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Woody Biomass Thermochemical to Fischer-Tropsch 5.5M gpy FT Liquids Demonstration Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Biochemical 1.5M gpy Butanol***, 2.2M gpy Acetic Acid Demonstration Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Woody Biomass *Award amounts are subject to out-year funding. **Fuel capacities are based on performers estimates ***Butanol can be an intermediate to Renewable Jet Fuel Integrated Biorefineries from Recovery Act: Renewable Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel Performer Sapphire Energy, Inc. Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. Clearfuels Technology, Inc. Location Columbus, NM Emeryville, CA Commerce City, CO DOE Award* $50M Feedstock Type Co₂ and Algae Conversion Technology IM gpy Jet Fuel and Diesel Demonstration Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. $25M Sweet Sorghum Biochemical 1370 gpy of Renewable Diesel and chemicals $23M Wood Waste and Bagasse Thermochemical to Fischer-Tropsch 153,300 gpy Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuel Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Biochemical 300,000 gpy of Algal Oil for Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. 440,00 gpy of Renewable Diesel Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. 345,000 gpy of Renewable Gasoline Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. 60,000 gpy of Renewable Gasoline,Diesel & Jet Fuel Pilot Phase 1 Award for engineering design and environmental permitting. Solazyme, Inc. Riverside, PA $21.7M REII Toledo, OH $20M Ag and Forest Residues Thermochemical to Fischer-Tropsch Haldor Topsoe Des Plaines, IL $25M Woody Biomass Thermochemical to Fischer-Tropsch $25M Ag Residues, Energy Crops, & Woody Biomass Kapolei, HI Scale/Status Algal with Dynamic Fuels, LLC refining Algae (fed from Sugar Cane), Municipal Green Waste, Switchgrass UOP, LLC Fuel / Capacity** Integrated Pyrolysis + Hydro-conversion *Awarded in full from ARRA funds. **Fuel capacities are based on performers estimates. Advanced Biofuels Consortia: R&D in Advanced Drop-in Hydrocarbon Fuels Consortia Objectives – Break down critical barriers to the commercialization of algae-based and other advanced biofuels such as renewable aviation fuel, diesel, and gasoline that can be transported and sold using today’s existing fueling infrastructure. – The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) ($49 million) National Advanced Biofuels Consortium (NABC) ($35 million) •Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center •Will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel and bioproducts •Will develop and demonstrate the science and technology necessary to: – significantly increase production of algal biomass and lipids – efficiently harvest and extract algae and algal products – establish valuable certified co-products that scale with renewable fuel production. •Multiple test sites will cover diverse environmental regions to facilitate broad deployment. •Led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory •Will conduct cutting-edge research to develop infrastructure compatible, biomass-based hydrocarbon fuels – Result will be a sustainable, cost-effective production process that maximizes the use of existing refining and distribution infrastructure. • Plans to develop strategies to deliver a pilotready process, with full lifecycle analysis to measure the environmental benefits. Information Resources Office of Biomass Program, http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/ EERE Info Center - www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter Alternative Fuels Data Center http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/ethanol.html Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network - http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/ Biomass R&D Initiative – www.biomass.govtools.us Grant Solicitations - www.grants.gov Office of Science - http://www.er.doe.gov/