BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE Overview and Activities of the Bioenergy Technologies Office Dr. Mark P. Elless Bio-Industry Summit Fargo, ND May 28, 2015 1 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Geology Days at NDSU! 2 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Outline BETO Overview Location, Mission, Vision BETO Activities Recent Awards Recent Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs} Recent Workshops Recent Webinars Upcoming Events 3 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
DOE Program Offices with Biomass Related Activities Secretarial Councils: Energy Council National Laboratory Policy Council Credit Review Board Cyber Security Council Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Office of the Secretary Dr. Ernest J. Moniz Secretary Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Deputy Secretary Chief of Staff Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Inspector General Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security Associate Administrator for External Affairs Associate Administrator for Management & Budget Office of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Frank G. Klotz Under Secretary for Nuclear Security National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Deputy Under Secretary for Counter-terrorism & Counter-proliferation Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Associate Administrator for Safety, Infrastructure & Operations Associate Administrator for Acquisition & Project Management Office of the Under Secretary for Science & Energy Dr. Franklin Orr Under Secretary for Science and Energy Office of Science Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Assistant Secretary For Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Indian Energy Policy and Programs Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Sustainable Transportation Bioenergy Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Vehicles Office of the Under Secretary for Management & Performance David Klaus (Acting) Under Secretary for Management and Performance National Laboratory Operations Board Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety & Security Management Chief Human Capital Officer Chief Information Officer Economic Impact & Diversity Hearings & Appeals Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) U.S. Energy Information Administration Bonneville Power Administration Southwestern Power Administration Southeastern Power Administration Western Area Power Administration Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Assistant Secretary for Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs General Counsel Chief Financial Officer Enterprise Assessments Energy Policy & Systems Analysis Intelligence & Counterintelligence Loan Programs Office Public Affairs Office of General Counsel Associate Administrator for Information Management & Chief Information Officer Assistant Secretary For Environmental Management Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 4 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Legacy Management
Bioenergy Technologies Office Mission Accelerate the commercialization of advanced biofuels and bioproducts through targeted research, development, and demonstration supported by public and private partnerships Strategic Goal Develop technologies to enable the sustainable, nationwide production of biofuels compatible with today s transportation infrastructure Performance Goal By 2017, validate a least one pathway for $3/GGE* hydrocarbon biofuel (with 50% reduction in GHG emissions relative to petroleum) 5 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) *Mature modeled price at pilot scale. istock photo
Bioenergy Technologies Office s 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, and Market Transformation Feedstock Supply & Logistics R&D Terrestrial Algae Product Logistics Preprocessing Sustainability Sustainability Analysis Sustainable System Design 6 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Conversion R&D Biochemical Thermochemical Deconstruction Biointermediate Upgrading Cross Cutting Strategic Analysis Technology and Resource Assessment Market and Impact Analysis Model Development & Data compilation Demonstration and Market Transformation Integrated Biorefineries Biofuels Distribution Infrastructure Strategic Communications New Communications Vehicles & Outlets Awareness and Support of Office Benefits of Bioenergy/Bioproducts
The Challenge and the Opportunity THE CHALLENGE U.S. gasoline consumption is 8.5 million barrels/day 67% of U.S. petroleum consumption is in the transportation sector 7 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) THE OPPORTUNITY More than 1 billion tons of biomass could be sustainably produced in the U.S. 1 billions tons of biomass could displace 30% of U.S. petroleum use by 2030 Biofuels could displace 30% of liquid transportation fuels
Key Policy Driver: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 sets aggressive goals: Move renewable fuels into the marketplace. Reduce the nation s dependence on foreign sources of energy. Reduce GHG emissions from the transportation sector. EISA established production volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, increasing the supply of renewable fuels to 36 billion gallons by 2022. DOE s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) focuses on developing advanced biofuels to help meet the RFS goals. EPA has committed to propose the 2015 RFS mandate by June 1, 2015, and to finalize the 2014 and 2015 RFS mandates by November 30, 2015. Renewable Fuel Standard 2022 2015 2012 Advanced Biofuels 15 BGY Cap on Conventional (starch) Biofuels Conventional (starch) biofuels Biomass-based diesel Cellulosic biofuels Other advanced biofuels 8 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Production Targets (billions of gallons)
Major Commercial-scale Cellulosic Ethanol Projects POET-DSM s Project LIBERTY Grand opening on September 3, 2014, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Once operating at full, commercial-scale, the plant will produce 25 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year enough to avoid approximately 210,000 tons of CO 2 emissions annually. Developed with the support of approximately $100 million in investments and research from DOE. Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas Grand opening on October 17, 2014, in Hugoton, Kansas. The plant will produce cellulosic ethanol from non-edible corn stalks, stems, and leaves harvested within a 50-mile radius of the plant. 9 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Defense Production Act (DPA) Initiative In September 2014, 3 projects were selected under the DPA Initiative to build commercial biorefineries to produce: Drop-in fuels for military applications. Domestic fuels from non-food biomass feedstocks. Cost-competitive biofuels (without subsidies). Company Location Feedstock Capacity Groundbreaking Off-Take Agreements 10 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Gulf Coast McCarran, NV Lakeview, OR Fats and Greases MSW Woody Biomass 82.0 MM g/y TBA TBD 10.0 MM g/y Spring/Summer of 2015 12.0 MM g/y TBA Interagency initiative to commercialize advanced biofuels
Federal Partnerships The Bioenergy Technologies Office works directly within the Department of Energy and with other cabinet agencies on a number of high-level initiatives. By coordinating efforts across agencies, BETO can tap into expertise of others, leverage existing initiatives in the Federal government, and stay informed on the latest innovations in the field. BETO works diligently to ensure steady collaboration across the entire supply chain bringing together experts in the field to solve the major challenges facing the industry today. 11 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Publications BETO Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) Updated version of the BETO s Multi-Year Program Plan was released in March 2015. http://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/downloads/bioenergytechnologies-office-multi-year-program-plan-march-2015-update Revised version contains an assessment of additional pathways. A new version of the Update to the Billion-Ton Study is under development. 12 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Awards: Bioenergy Technologies Office Incubator Selections On February 20, 2015, DOE announced up to $10 million for seven projects to support innovative technologies that are not represented in a significant way in the Bioenergy Technology Office s current project portfolio. Metabolix, Inc. of Cambridge, MA The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of Richland, WA The Ohio State University of Columbus, OH The University of California Riverside of Riverside, CA OPX Biotechnologies of Boulder, CO Kiverdi, Inc. of Berkeley, CA Gas Technology Institute of Des Plaines, IL 13 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Awards: Advanced Biomass Feedstock Logistics Systems II DOE funded three projects focused on development and demonstrating strategies, equipment, and rapid analytical methods to manage feedstock quality within economic constraints throughout the feedstock supply chain. Awardees FDC Enterprises will design and demonstrate an advanced biomass supply chain for high impact, high quality feedstocks from the field to the throat of the biorefinery. Target feedstocks will be corn stover and switchgrass. The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry will lower the delivered cost of short rotation woody crops; rapidly, accurately, and reliably assess feedstock quality; and improve harvest and preprocessing operations to produce feedstocks that meet key biorefinery specifications. The University of Tennessee will develop and demonstrate a state-of-the-art biomass processing depot to reduce sources of variation along the supply chain of multiple, highimpact biomass sources (pine and switchgrass) and deliver a consistent feedstock optimized for performance. 14 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
FOAs: Biomass Research & Development Initiative (BRDI) BRDI FOA was released on February 26, 2015 USDA-NIFA-9008-004957 (full solicitation information is available on Grants.gov) This opportunity addresses USDA and DOE programmatic objectives, administrative roles, and areas of interest in implementing Biomass Research and Development Initiative grants. USDA anticipates awarding grants and DOE anticipates awarding Cooperative Agreements under this FOA Anticipated funding level: $8.7M (USDA: $5.7M, DOE: $3.0M) Awards range: $500K $2.0M Concept Papers were requested to address one of three technical topic areas: 1. Feedstocks Development 2. Biofuels and Biobased Products Development 3. Biofuels and Biobased Products Development Analysis Concept Papers were due: 03/27/2015 Full Application due date: 7/27/2015, 5:00 p.m. EST 15 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
FOA: Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts Goal: The Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB) FOA seeks to reduce the cost of algal biofuels from $7 per gallon the current projected state of technology for 2019 to less than $5 per gallon algal biofuel by 2019. Topics: The FOA selection process will identify projects in two topic areas: 1. Multi-disciplinary consortia that bring together upstream and downstream expertise to develop algae cultures that produce valuable bioproduct precursors, and fuel components, to increase the overall value of the biomass; and 2. Single investigator or small team technology development projects focused on developing algae culture protection and CO 2 uptake improvement technologies to increase yields. Topic 1 consortia award size of $5M to $10M (1-3 awards) Topic 2 project award size of $500K to $1M (3-7 awards) 20% Cost Share is required. Up to 4 year project durations (to accommodate multiple growing seasons), with external validations and Stage Gate reviews. Status: Closed December 19, 2014 Awards anticipated in June 2015 Photo credits FSU and NREL 16 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
FOA: Landscape Design Landscape Design Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Released on October 20, 2014. DOE announced 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. Applications were submitted on January 26, 2015. Evaluation of applications is currently underway. Expected date for EERE Selection Notifications: 06/18/2015. 17 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
FOA: Open Solicitations http://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/bioenergy-technologiesoffice-solicitations 18 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Workshop: Landscape Design for Bioenergy Incorporating Bioenergy into Sustainable Landscape Designs Two workshops exploring the science and practice of bioenergy landscape design: Workshop 1: March 2014, New Bern, NC Focus on woody/forestry systems Organized by ORNL and NCASI Workshop 2: June 2014, Argonne, IL Focus on Midwest/agricultural systems Organized by ANL Jointly supported by Analysis & Sustainability and Feedstock Supply & Logistics 19 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Workshop - Advanced Supply System Design Workshop Highlights 27 experts (5 Academia, 22 Industry) Industry representation included biorefinery managers, equipment manufacturers, consultants. Note: Participants provided their own travel expenses. 1.5 days, 3 sessions (Scaling, Quality, Risk) Computer-moderated brainstorming management (ThinkTank), with over 35 MB of data collected. Two resonant themes: The distributed depot design is the future. The transition from current to future is vital. Heat Map of Solutions 20 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Word Cloud Session 1
Workshop: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Sequestration (BECCS) Monday, May 18, 2015, Washington, DC Sponsored by Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and BETO Workshop focused on carbon-neutral/negative power systems and the use of biomass in power generation to achieve lower greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the potential utilization of CO2 in algae systems and other pathways. BETO and FE are seeking inputs from experts in bioenergy, power generation, and algae from industry, academia, non-profit organizations, government, and national laboratories. Workshop incorporated discussion sessions to facilitate future research and development. Workshop report will be used to assist: DOE leadership in identifying opportunities for technology development and deployment in the power industry, and FE and BETO in strategic planning for future joint program activities. 21 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Webinar: Sustainability April 22, 2015 Climate Change and Air Quality Soil Quality Land Use and Productivity Water Quantity and Quality Biological Diversity Analyzing biofuel pathways to quantify progress towards reducing lifecycle greenhouse gases, regulated emissions, and fossil energy use. 22 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Developing strategies and tools for producing biomass feedstocks while maintaining or enhancing soil quality. Advancing landscape design approaches that increase biomass production while maintaining or enhancing ecosystem services and food, feed, and fiber production. Assessing the water resource use and water quality of bioenergy production, and investigating opportunities for bioenergy crops to improve water quality. Investigating relationships between bioenergy crops and biodiversity, and engaging with diverse experts to understand and promote practices that conserve wildlife and biodiversity. Efforts also include evaluating sustainability indicators across the bioenergy supply chain, contributing to global scientific dialogues on bioenergy sustainability, and engaging with international organizations to understand and promote more sustainable outcomes.
Webinar: A Changing Market for Biofuels and Bioproducts Discussion topics included: Results of the BETO-funded report, the U.S. Billion- Ton Update, and how this and other research efforts are helping to enhance a secure and sustainable annual supply of biomass for the U.S. bioeconomy. Oil price forecasts and their impact on the bioeconomy. Held on May 27, 2015 23 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Bioenergy 2015: Opportunities in a Changing Energy Landscape Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC This year s event, co-hosted with the Clean Energy Research and Education Foundation (CEREF), will highlight the opportunities and challenges in our dynamic energy ecosystem. Discuss issues critical to the continued growth and success of the bioeconomy such as changing oil prices, the Renewable Fuel Standard, algae-based biofuels, sustainability, innovative technologies, and the bioenergy market. Bioenergy 2015 will be an opportune time to network with your peers and others in the bioenergy community. 24 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Contact Information Dr. Mark P. Elless Technology Manager Bioenergy Technologies Office US Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 202-586-6501 (office) 202-262-0003 (cell) mark.elless@ee.doe.gov 25 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)