Biomass Biomass Coordinating CouncilCoordinating Council (BCC) (BCC)

With Biomass Producing Biofuels, With Biomass Producing Biofuels, Biopower, and Biobased ProductsBiopower, and Biobased Products

BIOMASS – THE POWERFUL BIOMASS – THE POWERFUL ENGINE THAT WILL:ENGINE THAT WILL:

Improve National, Energy and Homeland Improve National, Energy and Homeland SecuritySecurity

Create thousands of New Basic Industries and Create thousands of New Basic Industries and Millions of Jobs – Could add 10%+ to US Millions of Jobs – Could add 10%+ to US refining capacityrefining capacity

Reduce Trade Deficit Reduce Trade Deficit Enhance the Environment, Improve Public Enhance the Environment, Improve Public

Health, and Reduced GHG EmissionsHealth, and Reduced GHG Emissions Build Bridges Between Urban and Rural Build Bridges Between Urban and Rural

CommunitiesCommunities

Biomass Resources are Biomass Resources are Readily Available From: Readily Available From:

Agriculture and Forestry Crops and ResiduesAgriculture and Forestry Crops and Residues Rights-of-Way, Parks, Yard and Garden Rights-of-Way, Parks, Yard and Garden

TrimmingsTrimmings The Biomass Fraction of Municipal WasteThe Biomass Fraction of Municipal Waste Animal and Human WastesAnimal and Human Wastes Aquatic Sources Including AlgaeAquatic Sources Including Algae

Essentially an Inexhaustible Supply Essentially an Inexhaustible Supply

Biomass Resources Are Biomass Resources Are ProducingProducing

Biofuels Including, Ethanol, Methanol, Other Biofuels Including, Ethanol, Methanol, Other Alcohols, Biodiesel, BioOils, Biogas, Landfill Alcohols, Biodiesel, BioOils, Biogas, Landfill Gas and Renewable HydrogenGas and Renewable Hydrogen

Electricity, Cogenerated and Stand Alone Electricity, Cogenerated and Stand Alone Thermal EnergyThermal Energy

Biobased Chemicals and Biobased Products – Biobased Chemicals and Biobased Products – Essentially, Anything Not Made Out of Glass or Essentially, Anything Not Made Out of Glass or Minerals Can be Made From BiomassMinerals Can be Made From Biomass

Biomass and Bioenergy – Biomass and Bioenergy – The Rising PowerhouseThe Rising Powerhouse

World-Wide Creativity is Generating New Science World-Wide Creativity is Generating New Science and Technology to Meet the Potential of the and Technology to Meet the Potential of the Biorefinery Concept.Biorefinery Concept.

This Rapidly Rising Productivity Will Work This Rapidly Rising Productivity Will Work Cooperatively With Energy Efficiency, the Other Cooperatively With Energy Efficiency, the Other Renewable Energy Technologies and the Fossil Renewable Energy Technologies and the Fossil Energy Industries. Energy Industries.

Together, They Will Meet US Energy Needs While Together, They Will Meet US Energy Needs While Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improving the Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improving the Overall Environment, Generating New Basic Overall Environment, Generating New Basic Industries and Jobs, and addressing national and Industries and Jobs, and addressing national and trade deficits.trade deficits.

Minimize Economic and Minimize Economic and Political Disruptions Political Disruptions

Work Cooperatively with Oil, Auto, Gas, Coal Work Cooperatively with Oil, Auto, Gas, Coal and Utility Industries to Transition from Heavy and Utility Industries to Transition from Heavy Carbon to Lighter Carbon Fuels and Energy Carbon to Lighter Carbon Fuels and Energy Systems (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, Systems (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass and Renewable Hydrogen.Biomass and Renewable Hydrogen.

Pursue a Transition Schedule that Advances Pursue a Transition Schedule that Advances Society while Reducing Pollution and GHGs Society while Reducing Pollution and GHGs and Improves Public Health.and Improves Public Health.

Biomass -- All Systems GoBiomass -- All Systems Go

Bioethanol – 3.5 Billion Gallons, 19%/yr Bioethanol – 3.5 Billion Gallons, 19%/yr increase over past three yearsincrease over past three years

Biodiesel – 30 million Gallons, 600%/yr Biodiesel – 30 million Gallons, 600%/yr increase in the past four yearsincrease in the past four years

Landfill and anaerobic digester gas rising too Landfill and anaerobic digester gas rising too fast to keep up with data collectionfast to keep up with data collection

Biomethanol coming on strongBiomethanol coming on strong Organic farming and composting on the raise – Organic farming and composting on the raise –

5 to 10% annual increase over past 5 years5 to 10% annual increase over past 5 years

All Systems GO (Cont.)All Systems GO (Cont.)

Biooils gaining momentumBiooils gaining momentum Biopower, 6.8% of nations electricity – Biopower, 6.8% of nations electricity –

produced and avoided -- and gainingproduced and avoided -- and gaining Biobased products, $250 million and Biobased products, $250 million and

growing rapidlygrowing rapidly 28 Emerging technologies and advances 28 Emerging technologies and advances

in commercial operations – opportunities in commercial operations – opportunities for nanotechnologies for nanotechnologies

Example – Low TechExample – Low Tech

About 2 billion people use wood or animal waste (very About 2 billion people use wood or animal waste (very inefficiently) to cook;inefficiently) to cook;

Lease solar cookers, paid for by planting and carrying Lease solar cookers, paid for by planting and carrying for trees;for trees;

Use animal and human waste in simple digesters to Use animal and human waste in simple digesters to produce electricity and fertilizers for treesproduce electricity and fertilizers for trees

Sell carbon credits generated by solar cookers, Sell carbon credits generated by solar cookers, growing of trees and reduced emissions from inefficient growing of trees and reduced emissions from inefficient cooking when using wood and animal wastescooking when using wood and animal wastes

Economy is advanced, life improved, pollution reduced, Economy is advanced, life improved, pollution reduced, soil enhanced, trees growing for future use, etc. soil enhanced, trees growing for future use, etc.

Example – High TechExample – High Tech

Pyrolize biomass, produce ammonia, hydrogen and Pyrolize biomass, produce ammonia, hydrogen and charcoal.charcoal.

Combine ammonia and charcoal to produce Combine ammonia and charcoal to produce ammonium bicarbonateammonium bicarbonate

Spray into flue gases of coal fired power plants absorb Spray into flue gases of coal fired power plants absorb CO2, NOx and SOxCO2, NOx and SOx

Produce high quality fertilizers, combine with charcoal Produce high quality fertilizers, combine with charcoal and introduce into soils.and introduce into soils.

Increase production of crops and glomalin – Increase production of crops and glomalin – sequestering CO2.sequestering CO2.

No CO2 emissions from coal plants.No CO2 emissions from coal plants.

Example – High TechExample – High Tech

Introduce low-value crop residue into ethanol Introduce low-value crop residue into ethanol plant;plant;

Pretreat with dilute acid;Pretreat with dilute acid; Use enzymes to convert cellulose and Use enzymes to convert cellulose and

hemicellulose (about 2/3 of crop residue) to hemicellulose (about 2/3 of crop residue) to fermentable sugars; fermentable sugars;

Ferment to fuel grade ethanolFerment to fuel grade ethanol Use lignin (about 1/3 of process residue) to Use lignin (about 1/3 of process residue) to

produce steam and electricity for facilityproduce steam and electricity for facility

Example – Old/New High Example – Old/New High TechTech

Fischer Tropsch (F-T), Germany, WWII Fischer Tropsch (F-T), Germany, WWII and South Africaand South Africa

Methanol in East Germany for past 30 Methanol in East Germany for past 30 yearsyears

Natural and other gases to Liquid FuelsNatural and other gases to Liquid Fuels Biomass to gas, to clean Sun DieselBiomass to gas, to clean Sun Diesel Hybrid electric “plug in” to “smart” facility, Hybrid electric “plug in” to “smart” facility,

100 MPG on Sun Diesel100 MPG on Sun Diesel

Example – Medium TechExample – Medium Tech

Combine soy bean or other plant oils with Combine soy bean or other plant oils with animal fats, used cooking oils and yellow/trap animal fats, used cooking oils and yellow/trap greases.greases.

Add solvent like methanol or ethanol and Add solvent like methanol or ethanol and catalyst like sodium hydroxide, mix, let settle catalyst like sodium hydroxide, mix, let settle and separate.and separate.

Produces Biodiesel and glycerin (a marketable Produces Biodiesel and glycerin (a marketable product)product)

Add 2% biodiesel to diesel fuel to improve Add 2% biodiesel to diesel fuel to improve lubricity/emissions and 20% to significantly lubricity/emissions and 20% to significantly reduce emissionsreduce emissions

Next StepsNext Steps

Track and Help Coordinate progress on 28+ Track and Help Coordinate progress on 28+ Biomass technologiesBiomass technologies

Highlight Importance of Reduced Dependence Highlight Importance of Reduced Dependence on Oil – National Securityon Oil – National Security

Work Cooperatively with Oil, Gas, Coal, and Work Cooperatively with Oil, Gas, Coal, and Utilities IndustriesUtilities Industries

Work to Eliminate Permitting and Licensing Work to Eliminate Permitting and Licensing Delays at Local, State and Federal Levels.Delays at Local, State and Federal Levels.

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