BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE Emerging Technologies Jim Spaeth Program
BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE Emerging Technologies Jim Spaeth Program Manager Demonstration & Market Transformation November 12 th, 2014 1 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Key Challenge for Innovation Involves Lowering Risks Strategic Goal De-risking of: Technology Construction Operations Finance Feedstock Supply Product Off take Markets 2 | Bioenergy Technologies Office Develop commercially viable biomass utilization technologies to enable the sustainable, nationwide production of biofuels that are compatible with today’s transportation infrastructure and can displace a share of petroleum-derived fuels to reduce U. S. dependence on oil and encourage the creation of a new domestic bioenergy industry.
Assistant Secretary David Danielson’s Five Questions § § § HIGH IMPACT: Is this a high impact problem? ADDITIONALITY: Will the EERE funding make a large difference relative to what the private sector (or other funding entities) is already doing? OPENNESS: Have we made sure to focus on the broad problem we are trying to solve and be open to new ideas, new approaches, and new performers? ENDURING U. S. ECONOMIC BENEFIT: How will this EERE funding result in enduring economic benefit to the United States? PROPER ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT: Why is what we are doing a proper high impact role of government versus something best left to the private sector to address on its own? 3 | Bioenergy Technologies Office INNOVATION ─ Innovation is central to each question.
Conventional Feedstock Supply System Establishment Baling Mow / Windrow Recover Storage Load Into Process Line Bale Yard Storage Unload to Storage 4 | Bioenergy Technologies Office Roadsiding Transport Load for Transport
Advanced Feedstock Supply System Establishment Single Pass Harvesting Freeman 1592 D Self-Propelled Removes 1 pass through the field Bale Yard Storage Load Directly Onto Process Line Transport Self Loading Trailer (SLT) Removes loading & unloading operations; load/unload times down to ~5 minutes 5 | Bioenergy Technologies Office Roadsiding Bale Picking Truck BPT) Reduces # trips in the field by 67% Direct transfer from BPT to SLT can eliminate field-side storage & retrieval operations.
Reduction in Biofuels Cost 6 | Bioenergy Technologies Office Conversion Cost, $/gge Historical and Projected Feedstock Costs $3, 50 $3, 00 $2, 50 $2, 00 $1, 50 $1, 00 $0, 50 $0, 00 ($0, 50) ($1, 00) 2013 State of Technology: Fast Pyrolysis and Upgrading (2011$) CHG Treatment of AHTL Aqueous Phase AHTL Oil Upgrading to Fuels Algae Conversion to AHTL Oil Balance of Plant (with Naphtha credit) $2. 36/gge $1. 18/gge 2014 SOT 2022 Projection 2014 Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae Conversion Cost
Biological and Chemical Upgrading (BCU) Selection Announcement On October 9 th, DOE announced up to $13. 4 million for five projects to develop advanced biofuels and bioproducts that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from biomass. § The University of Wisconsin of Madison, Wisconsin (Up to $3. 3 M) § American Process, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia (Up to $3. 1 M) § The National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden, Colorado § (Up to $2. 5 M) § Natureworks, LLC of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Up to $2. 5 M) § Vertimass LLC of Irvine, California (Up to $2 M) 7 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels DOE’s Focus for Bioproducts for R&D Final Applications q Innovative approaches: § Bioproducts that are molecular replacements for petroleum derived chemicals are being developed § Lignin and waste streams to value added products (2 x the cost of biofuels on a mass basis) 8 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Biopolymers – Enabling Behind the Scenes Change Bombgardner Chemical & Engineering News. 92 (43) 10 -14. Oct 27, 2014 9 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
CEMI – Renewable Carbon Fiber FOA Topic Area: § Converting raw biomass sugars, algal oils, or lignin, to high quality acrylonitrile (bio -ACN) FOA Awards: Announced July 2014 Southern Research Institute (SRI) § Up to $5. 9 million to innovate on a multistep catalytic process for conversion of sugars from non-food biomass to acrylonitrile. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) § Up to $5. 3 million to investigate and optimize multiple pathways to bioacrylonitrile. 10 | Bioenergy Technologies Office (Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Lab)
Abengoa and POET Grand Openings POET Project Overview: § Feedstock: Corn Stover § Scale: 770 dry tons/day § Capacity: 25 Million gal/year § Product: Ethanol § Coproduct: power Abengoa Project Overview: § Feedstock: Corn stover § Scale: 930 dtpd § Capacity: 25 million gallons § Product: Ethanol § Coproduct - Energy Cogen (21 MW) 11 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Bioenergy Technologies Incubator FOA Main Objective: § Identify and develop very novel and potentially disruptive ideas that do not necessarily satisfy the requirements of specific FOAs, yet still meet the goals and mission of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). § All Topics Along Bioenergy Supply Chain Considered (Open – no “topic areas”; no restrictions) Key aspects of FOA: Released February 2014 § $10 million in FY 14 funding (expected to make 5 -7 awards) § Expected award size: $ 0. 5 – $2. 0 million with flat cost share (20%) § Expected starting TRL level: 2 -4 § Expected duration: 12 - 24 months of awards 12 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB) FOA Goal: Released September 2014 § Seeks to reduce the cost of algal biofuels from $7 per gallon – the current projected state of technology for 2019 without this FOA – to less than $5 per gallon algal biofuel by 2019 FOA Topic Areas: 1. Multi-disciplinary consortia to develop algae cultures that produce valuable bioproduct precursors, alongside fuel components, to increase the overall value of the biomass 2. Single investigator projects focused on developing crop protection and CO 2 utilization technologies to increase yields Photo credits NREL and Arizona State University 13 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems FOA Landscape Design Funding Opportunity Announcement—Announced on October 20, 2014 § Up to $14 million to support landscape design approaches that maintain or enhance the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of cellulosic bioenergy § Previous DOE projects have shown the potential for improved sustainability by strategically placing bioenergy feedstock production within a landscape. Concept Papers Due: 11/21/2014 Full Applications Due: 1/12/2015 14 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Biomass Research & Development Initiative (BRDi) BRDi Notice of Intent—Released on October 21, 2014 § Topic Areas for FY 15: 1. Feedstocks Development 2. Biofuels and Biobased Products Development 3. Biofuels Development Analysis Dates: § Open Date: 10/21/2014 § FOA Announcement: Anticipated November 2014 § Close Date: 12/01/2014 15 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
FY 15 Potential FOA Opportunities Conversion § Topic: Improved catalyst performance for the upgrading of hydrolysis intermediates to final fuels. § Initiate one or more consortia that will include researchers and experienced refiners to ensure seamless deployment of technology into the existing fuel production and distribution infrastructure. Demonstration and Market Transformation § Topic: Integrated pilot- and/or demonstration-scale biorefinery projects for production of emerging, advanced biofuel, high-volume, potential pathways. Note: FOA information is based on the publicly-available FY 15 Budget request, and is pending budget allocations and subject to change. 16 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Upcoming Events Waste to Energy Strategy Workshop • Held November 5, 2014 in Washington, DC. • Identify and address technical barriers in the Waste to Energy space presently limiting commercial operations 2015 Peer Review • Tentatively scheduled for March 23 -27, 2015 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. Bioenergy 2015 • Tentatively scheduled for June 23 -24, 2015 returning to the Washington Convention Center 17 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Thank You 18 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
BETO’s Core Focus Areas Program Portfolio Management • Planning • Systems-Level Analysis • Performance Validation and Assessment • MYPP • Peer Review • Merit Review • Quarterly Portfolio Review • Competitive • Non-competitive • Lab Capabilities Matrix Research, Development, Demonstration, & Market Transformation Feedstock Supply & Logistics R&D • • • Terrestrial Algae Product Logistics Preprocessing Conversion R&D • • • Biochemical Thermochemical Deconstruction Biointermediate Upgrading Demonstration & Market Transformation • Integrated Biorefineries • Biofuels Distribution Infrastructure Cross Cutting Sustainability • Sustainability Analysis • Sustainable System Design 19 | Bioenergy Technologies Office Strategic Analysis • Technology and Resource Assessment • Market and Impact Analysis • Model Development & Data compilation Strategic Communications • New Communications Vehicles & Outlets • Awareness and Support of Office • Benefits of Bioenergy/Bioproducts
Critical Barriers and Key Challenges § § § Scalability (sustainable) Logistics Processing Cost Infrastructure Risk Reduction Replicability 20 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
BETO Budget Outlook Status of the Continuing Resolution • DOE is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR), which expires on December 11, 2014. FY 14 Budget • BETO’s FY 14 Budget was for $232 M. • With $45 M transferred for DPA, the FY 14 budget was for $187 M. FY 15 Budget • BETO’s FY 15 budget request is $253 M. • The Senate mark is the same as the request. • The House mark is at $180 M. 21 | Bioenergy Technologies Office
Bioenergy Technologies – FY 2015 Budget Request Subprograms ($000’s) Feedstocks Feedstock Production Feedstock Logistics FY 13 Enacted FY 2014 Enacted FY 2015 Request $47, 359 $4, 847 $13, 294 46, 972 4, 997 11, 993 30, 500 4, 000 12, 500 $29, 128 29, 982 14, 000 Conversion $75, 140 101, 384 100, 500 Demonstration and Market Transformation (formerly Demonstration and Deployment) Integrated Biorefineries Biofuels Compatibility/Infrastructure $43, 630 $25, 733 $6, 500 64, 790 19, 790 - 105, 000 35, 000 10, 000 45, 000 60, 000 $11, 397 - - $14, 939 $9, 000 12, 146 6, 080 11, 000 5, 500 Cross-cutting Sustainability $3, 939 6, 066 5, 500 Systems Integration $2, 000 Algae and Advanced Feedstocks Defense Production Act (DPA) Other Projects (FY 13) Strategic Analysis and Cross-cutting Sustainability Strategic Analysis Cookstoves NREL Site-wide Facility Support Total 22 | Bioenergy Technologies Office - - - $4, 122 1, 998 - $0 5, 000 6, 200 $185, 190 232, 290 253, 200
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