UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future

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1 UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016

2 UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future Rachael Nava Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer University of California UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016

3 Leveraging UC s Resources 10 campuses 5 medical centers 3 national laboratories 150 academic disciplines 600 graduate degree programs 251,700 students 209,300 employees 1.6 million alumni 61 Nobel Prize winners 430,000 jobs supported (1 in 46) $4.7 billion in research awards $46.3 billion contributed to California economy 5/25/2016 3

4 UC Carbon Neutrality: Solutions Accelerated energy efficiency Zero carbon growth strategies for new construction Renewable electricity projects equal to 100% of our usage Development of biomethane projects to supplant natural gas Pathways to become entirely fossil free 5/25/2016 4

5 UC Policy Goals Summary Policy Section Green Building Goals LEED Silver certification 20% beyond energy code (or achieve energy performance targets) Clean Energy 10% energy use reduction by MW of onsite renewables Sustainable Transportation Carbon neutral commute and air travel by 2050 Climate Protection Campus-specific Climate Action Plans Climate Neutrality by 2025 Sustainable Operations Certify 1 LEED-EBOM project per campus Certify campus-wide credits Waste Reduction 50% diversion by % diversion by 2012 Zero Waste by 2020 Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Energy Star EPEAT Silver E-Steward certified recyclers Sustainable Food Service 20% sustainable food by 2020 Green business certification for facilities Sustainable Water Systems Water Action Plan 36% reductions by 2025

6 Top Rankings Sierra Club Magazine Irvine ranked #1 in the country Davis #2 and San Diego #7 Princeton Review Green College Honor Roll Santa Barbara ranked #3 and Irvine #16 Nature The journal Nature ranked UC San Diego and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography as first in the nation and fourth worldwide in the category of Environmental and Earth Sciences. Sustainability in Healthcare Awards UCSF and UCLA 5/25/2016 6

7 Overall Emissions by Source Steam 4% Other Scope 1 1% Refrigerants 1% Fleet 2% Electricity 29% Natural Gas 63% 5/25/2016 7

8 UC Onsite Renewable Energy Biogas in Planning Solar in Planning Biogas Solar 2014 Policy Goal Policy Goal 0 MW /25/2016 8

9 Carbon Neutrality Initiative Overview 2025 Carbon Neutrality Goal Summit on Pathways to Carbon Neutrality Bending the Curve report Student Engagement Faculty Engagement 5/25/2016 9

10 UC & the Breakthrough Energy Coalition 5/25/

11 Breakthrough Energy Coalition Mission Statement Catalyze investment, research, development and commercialization of technology and innovations targeting the reversal of climate change Challenges Role of Government Promising concepts lack funding to develop Potential returns for higher risk, early stage investments in energy innovations not commensurate with other VC opportunities Pervasive, incumbent energy infrastructure Advance and increase R+D in clean energy invention & innovation by applying successful funding models from other sector initiatives Partnership between government research and committed private sector investors

12 UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future Ruihong Zhang Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering UC Davis UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016

13 Powering Sustainable Society with Food and Agricultural Waste Ruihong Zhang, PhD, Professor Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department University of California, Davis May 18, 2016

14 Waste Problems United States produces 225 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, of which 100 million tons is organic and agricultural waste. The direct cost to landfill these materials exceeds $4 billion per year. Americans throw away 40% of food. 34 million tons of food waste are disposed in landfills each year, costing $1.3 billion and many environmental pollution and public health problems. Conversion of wastes into energy and other valuable products will save the environment and create jobs.

15 UC Davis Innovative Solutions in Collaboration with CleanWorld and Full Cycle Bioplastics into a low carbon bioenergy, biofuel, bioplastics, biofertilizer.

16 Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Biogas Energy Electricity and heat Natural gas Compressed natural gas Liquefied natural gas Gasoline Chemicals Organic Waste Food Green Agricultural CH 4, CO 2 H 2, CO 2 Organic acids Sugars, Amino acids, Fatty acids Anaerobic Digestion Digester Effluent Nutrients Fibers Water

17 High Solids Anaerobic Digestion Technology Use efficient microbes housed in wellcontrolled biodigesters to break down and convert a variety of organic waste into biogas (methane and carbon dioxide), nutrients and water. Biogas is used for energy generation and nutrients and water are made into biofertilizer products. Has been scaled up for commercial applications with three projects in Davis and Sacramento, California, converting 150 tons of food and agricultural waste into energy, fuel and fertilizer

18 Lab to Commercial Scale Up for High Solids Anaerobic Digestion (HSAD) Technology Economic and Environmental Analyses Design of commercial plant Microbiology and Process Engineering Determine digestibility Pilot Design Feedstock Demonstration Pilot Construction Pilot Testing Effluent digester Stability ` Process scale-up Pilot testing 50,000 Gallons Concept development laboratory testing Gallons Engineering design Equipment selection Construction, Operation,Monitoring, >300,000 Gallons Commercialization By CleanWorld

19 UC Davis Biodigester is Powering Campus Treats 20,000 tons per year of mixed organic wastes Combines biogas and landfill gas to generate 5.6 GWh electricity per year Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Electricity 4,000 metric tons CO 2 e Feedstock emissions 6,000 metric tons CO 2 e Operation Since January 2014

20 Feedstock for UC Davis Biodigester Resturant Waste Produce Waste Food Processing Waste Animal Waste

21 Sacramento BioDigester is Powering City Project Host Partner: Sacramento County Treats 40,000 tons per year of food waste, producing RNG to fuel Atlas Disposal s waste trucks Produces 700,000 diesel gallon equivalents per year of renewable natural gas for area fleets Produces valuable soil amendments for area farms Operation since January 2013

22 Fertilizer and Soil Products from Digestate Custom design biofertilizers products according to plant needs - Nutrients - Microbes - Pathogen free

23 Public Education with UC Davis Biodigester

24 Current Research and Future Directions for Improving Anaerobic Digestion Technology Develop new generation of biodigesters with higher values in products, higher efficiency and less cost Increase the digestibility of biomass materials, improve microbes, and shorten digestion time, making digesters smaller and less costly Develop smart biodigesters that can better control and monitor digestion processes, making the digesters easier to operate and more efficient Integrate processes and technologies for producing multiple products, including biopolymers and bioenergy, improving the economics of anaerobic digestion systems

25 Government Sponsors California Energy Commission CalRecycle California Department of Food and Agriculture US Department of Energy US Department of Agriculture US Environmental Protection Agency Industry Partners and Sponsors CleanWorld Full Cycle Bioplastics Onsite Power Systems Recology Food and waste management companies

26 UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future Wendell Brase Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services UC Irvine UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016

27 Ten scalable solutions for carbon neutrality and climate stability BENDING THE CURVE

28 Living Laboratory?

29 UCI Campus Energy Infrastructure

30 Smart Buildings Just enough energy at just the right time! How: Challenge all accepted design practices Use software and sensors to make building systems dynamic and smart Whole building retrofits enable energy savings >50%

31 Technology Partners

32 Technology Partners

33 Workforce Development Classroom and on-the-job workforce development Next generation of Advanced Building Automation Technicians Enhancing skills of existing workforce UCI partnering with Irvine Valley College Apprenticeship training program negotiated with the California Employee Trades Council

34 Energy Investments and Job Creation Total investment since 2004 Direct jobs created University of California UC Irvine $578 million $80 million 3, Calculated using UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education estimate of 6.2 direct person-year jobs per $1 million invested

35 National Collaboration

36 International Collaboration

37 Energy Use at UCI: Business-as-Usual Scenario

38 Two Decades of Energy Efficiency at UCI

39 UC Commitment to Carbon Neutrality In November 2013, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the Carbon Neutrality Initiative, which commits UC to emitting zero greenhouse gases from its buildings and vehicle fleet by 2025, something no other university system has done.

40 QUESTIONS? Wendell Brase at or (949) UC Clean Energy Briefing Tuesday, May 22, 2016 ǀ Washington, D.C Regents of the University of California

41 UC Research: Pioneering the Clean Energy Future Sebastien Lounis Co-founder, Cyclotron Road Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016

42 Cyclotron Road: A new pathway for clean energy innovators Sebastien Lounis, Ph.D. Co-founder

43 Bob Noyce The father of silicon valley Age 22 completes BA from Grinnell Age 26 completes PhD from MIT Age 30 co-founds Fairchild Semiconductor Age 32 receives patent for integrated circuit Age 41 co-founds Intel

44 Getting started is harder than ever Today, our highly optimized, venturecapital-driven innovation system is simply not structured to support complex, slower-growing concepts that could end up being hugely significant the kind that might lead to disruptive solutions to existential challenges in sustainable energy, water and food security, and health - L. Rafael Reif, President, MIT Source: Op-Ed; A better way to deliver Innovation to the World Washington Post, May 22nd Photo credit: Dominick Reuter. 44

45 Millions of $ Getting started is harder than ever 500 Early stage cleantech VC funding Cleantech funding by stage. Source: PWHC/NVCA Thompson Reuters report 45

46 Etosha Cave Co-founder Opus 12 Age 22 completes BA from Olin College Age 26 completes masters from Stanford Age 30 completes PhD from Stanford Develops novel catalysts for CO 2 reduction Age 31 co-founds Opus 12 VCs said we ll support you once you have a prototype but we couldn t afford to build a prototype because we didn t have any money Etosha Cave

47 Extraordinary leverage for extraordinary people J=Ae - T Venture capital Alternative capital Corporate acquisition 47

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49 A faster, less-costly way to get started 17 innovators supported in two cohorts 4 weeks to first experiments with Berkeley Lab 50+ Berkeley Lab scientists have engaged with the projects Teams have avoided millions in R&D capital expenditures Fist cohort raised over $5 million in follow-on funding in less than 1 year

50 Top innovators are looking for a home Website analytics during application window 50

51 Thank you

52 For additional information, please contact: University of California Federal Governmental Relations Phone: (202) Online: bit.ly/uccleanenergy UC on Capitol Hill May 24, 2016