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Center of Innovation - Energy
J. David Dunagan
AgricultureTifton
ManufacturingGainesville
Life SciencesAugusta
AerospaceEastman
LogisticsSavannah
EnergyAtlanta
Our Mission
Increase production and use of renewable energy and alternative fuels in Georgia
Provides forum for new and expanding businesses
Venue to explain state & federal policies and procedures
Expedites permitting process
Matchmaking to form successful collaborations
Partnering with universities to commercialize research
One Stop Shop
One Stop Shop Energy Center of Innovation Agriculture Center of Innovation Governor’s Office Lieutenant Governor’s Office GA Environmental Facilities
Authority (GEFA) GA Department of Agriculture GA Department of Natural
Resources GA Department of Revenue U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency GA Department of Community
Affairs GA Department of Economic
Development
GA EPD Small Business Environmental Assistance Program GA EPD Air Protection Branch GA Forestry Commission Herty Advanced Materials Development
Center State Fire Marshall U.S. Department of Agriculture University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Railroad Association University of GA Small Business
Development Center … and more!
Not one market – but several each focused on a primary renewable energy source
Solar WindGeothermal
Corn Ethanol Biomass
Georgia Forestry = Biomass Energy
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Growth and Removals of Merchantable Trees
32%38 %
42% 73%
Between 1998 and 2008 the growth of growing stock on timberland in the state has exceeded removals by an average of 38.5%
annually or 546,086,970 cubic feet per year
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RWE
Giant Miscanthus• Herbaceous, Deciduous, Perennial• Rhizomes rather than seed• 11 - 25 Dry tons/acre/year• 27 - 62 Dry tons/hectare/year• Height up to 15 feet• Stems are erect, similar to thin bamboo• Low environmental inputs• Alternative non-food use for marginal Land• Drought tolerant, crowds out weeds• Carbon neutral• Nutrients returned to the soil each year
Research Emphasis Energy crops:
• Short rotation – grasses/woody• Short rotation trees
• Algae oil
• Genomics/genetics
Georgia Institute of Technology www.gatech.edu/Institute of Paper Science &Technology http://ipst.gatech.edu/University of Georgia http://uga.edu/Herty Advanced Materials Development Center http://herty.com/
Drivers
• Green Trend is In• Economy – Forest Industries• Mandates • Energy Security – Middle East Stability?• Environment
The United States, with 5% of the worlds population, consumes roughly 25% of total energy production, yet only holds 2% of the proven petroleum
reserves.
Biofuels Industry Today…Tomorrow???• Range Fuels – Cellulosic alcohols, 10 M. gal/yr• First United Ethanol – Corn ethanol, 100 M. gal/yr• Windgap Farms, Ethanol, waste brewers yeast, 500 K
gal/yr• US Biofuels, Biodiesel from poultry fat, 10 M. gal/yr• Bulldog Biofuels, Biodiesel from poultry fat, 10 M. gal/yr
Biomass Energy Facilities 12 biomass-to-electricity projects have been
announced in Georgia
Total of 689 megawatts of renewable energy
$1.8 billion in investment
570 direct jobs 1,700 indirect jobs
Biomass Energy Facilities
• 4 Wood pellet/briquette mills – Operational
• 425,000 Green tons/year
• 5 Others announced
Solar Manufacturing Suniva – High efficiency, low cost
Commercialized Georgia Tech R & D
Opening 2nd and 3rd production lines
Georgia Tech – University Center of
Excellence in Photovoltaics (UCEP)
Emerging Industry Trends Pellet production
Wood to electricity
Waste to energy
Next generation fuels
European Union interest
Executive Order 13514 “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance”
Emerging R & D Trends UGA Energy Crops
GaTech Fiber Research, Nanotechnology, Solar
Source: Forisk Consulting, LLC
StateNo. Projects Announced
100% Total Annual Demand from Bioenergy Projects by
2020, tons
Currently Available Technology Screen, Annual
tons
Status Screen (1), Annual tons
Current Annual Pulpwood and Direct Chip Demand (2), tons
% Incremental Demand Compared to Current Demand (3)
AL 8 4,947,460 1,947,460 595,460 22,319,461 3%
AR 7 1,820,000 1,820,000 940,000 8,599,960 11%
FL 18 10,574,125 8,020,625 4,370,625 8,810,364 50%
GA 36 18,202,578 15,200,578 5,995,000 24,910,968 24%
LA 4 3,300,000 3,300,000 800,000 13,202,538 6%
MS 8 3,183,239 1,026,000 226,000 9,756,782 2%
NC 13 2,796,000 2,796,000 1,898,000 6,516,913 29%
SC 12 3,071,800 3,071,800 2,221,800 11,754,290 19%
TN 6 3,150,000 70,000 70,000 N/A N/A
TX 9 2,862,440 2,825,000 1,725,000 8,828,168 20%
VA 15 2,537,300 2,537,300 1,987,300 10,595,315 19%
Total 136 56,444,942 42,614,763 20,829,185 125,294,759 17%
For More Information Contact:
David DunaganRenewable EnergyProgram [email protected]
Jill StuckeyCOI-Energy, [email protected]