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1 Energy: Why Biomass? Dr. Marcia Patton-Mallory Biomass and Bioenergy Coordinator, US Forest Service Forest Service Sustainable Operations Summit Denver, CO November 2007
2 Bioenergy: What is it? Thermal Energy Heat Steam Power Electricity Combined heat and power Biofuels Liquid transportation fuels Fermentation Gasification Methane (digesters)
3 Public vs Private Forests Land Ownership Matters 9% federal 58% federal
4 U.S. Energy Consumption Total = 6.2 Quadrillion Btu Domestic Natural Gas 21% 2% Wind Domestic Coal 22% Domestic Petroleum 9% Domestic Renewable Energy 6% Domestic Nuclear Electric 8% 45% Hydroelectric 5% Geothermal 47% Biomass All Imports 34% 1% Solar 72% of biomass is wood based
5 Biomass Heat and Power
6 Biomass Power Plants
7 Fuels for Schools and Communities Northern and Intermountain Regions have partnered with states and RC&D coordinators to promote local community biomass energy projects VT- by law funds 30% of school biomass heat projects, the balance is through bonds Source: Vermont Superintende nts Association Location s of Vermont Schools Using Woody Biomass for Heating
8 Electricity Use and Generation Coastal States Thousands of Megawatt-Hours/Year Misc Renewabes Hydro Nuclear Coal Natural Gas-Fired Petroleum Electric Usage 0 CA OR WA Source: EIA State Electricity Profiles, March
9 Electricity Use and Generation Interior West Thousands of MW-Hours/Year Misc Renewabes Hydro Nuclear Coal Natural Gas-Fired Petroleum Electric Usage AZ CO ID MT NV NM UT WY Source: EIA State Electricity Profiles, March
10 U.S. Carbon Emissions Displacement Potential from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 2030 Source: American Solar Energy Society
11 Source: American Solar Energy Society
12 Renewable Portfolio Standards *WA: 15% by 2020 OR: 25% by 2025 (large utilities) 5% - 10% by 2025 (smaller utilities) *NV: 20% by 2015 CA: 20% by 2010 AZ: 15% by 2025 MT: 15% by 2015 NM: 20% by 2020 (IOUs) 10% by 2020 (co-ops) ND: 10% by 2015 MN: 25% by 2025 (Xcel: 30% by 2020) IA: 105 MW CO: 20% by 2020 (IOUs) *10% by 2020 (co-ops & large munis) WI: requirement varies by utility; 10% by 2015 goal IL: 25% by 2025 MO: 11% by 2020 VT: RE meets load growth by 2012 NC: 12.5% by 2021 (IOUs) 10% by 2018 (co-ops & munis) ME: 30% by % by new RE NH: 23.8% in 2025 MA: 4% by % annual increase RI: 16% by 2020 CT: 23% by 2020 NY: 24% by 2013 NJ: 22.5% by 2021 PA: 18%¹ by 2020 MD: 9.5% in 2022 *DE: 20% by 2019 DC: 11% by 2022 *VA: 12% by 2022 HI: 20% by 2020 TX: 5,880 MW by 2015 State RPS State Goal Minimum solar or customer-sited RE requirement * Increased credit for solar or customer-sited RE ¹PA: 8% Tier I / 10% Tier II (includes non-renewables) (Source: Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy Renewables Portfolio Standards. NC State University. NC Solar Center. Available online at:
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14 Biomass Tech. Incentives AK - 2 (AK not shown) Federal 8 Programs VT - 8 NH - 4 MA - 14 CT - 13 RI - 6 NJ - 9 DE - 7 DC - 6 MD State RPS 6 State Goal Numbers of Incentives (State and Local) (Source: Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy Renewables Portfolio Standards. NC State University. NC Solar Center. Available online at:
15 Biofuels
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17 U.S. Biorefinery Locations U.S. Biorefinery Locations Corn and Cellulosic Feedstocks Source: Renewable Fuels Association Source: Renewable Fuels Association Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefineries Announced Source: Media Announcements as of 3.07
18 Integrated Biobased Products and Bioenergy Approach Disposal Feedstock Production & Management Biobased Products & Bioenergy Harvest & Delivery Climate Change effects adaptation mitigation carbon markets Utilization & Products Research & Development Technical Assistance Financial Assistance Land Management Public & Private Partnerships Collaborative Project Planning & Development
19 Restoring Fire Adapted Forest Ecosystems
20 Forest Insect and Disease Risk
21 Potentially Available Forest Resource Millon dry tonnes per year Logging Residue Other Removal Residue Fuel Treatments (Timberland) Fuel Treatments (Other Forestland) Fuelwood Wood Residues (Forest Products) Pulping Liquors (Forest Products) Urban Wood Residue Growth Unexploited Existing Use Source: DOE and USDA Billion Ton Report May
22 Agricultural and Wood Residues
23 Example facility biomass sources Source: Jefferson County Biomass Facility Feasibility Study McNeil Technologies Inc Jan 2005
24 Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization Strategy Identify and build partnerships through collaboration Develop and deploy the needed science and technology Help develop new and expand markets for bioenergy and biobased products Facilitate a reliable and predictable supply of biomass Draft National Strategy- September 2007
25 Green Business Examples
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30 Total US Green House Gas Annual Emissions by Sector (EPA, 2003) forests and wood products sequester 11% US GHG emissions annually Agriculture Commercial Residential Ag Soils Landfilled Urban Waste Urban Trees Forests and Wood Products Sectors Industry Transportation Electric Power Percent CO2 Eq.
31 Sustainability and Communities Biobased Products and Bioenergy purchasing culture and tradition watershed protection air quality power generation fuel choice recycling programs tree protection pest management incentive programs agricultural zoning ecoindustrial parks materials heat power Source: James and Lahti, 2004, The Natural Step for Communities
32 Key Points Land ownership Forested ecosystem processes, function, resiliency and biodiversity Scale and location of facilities Underutilized resources or mixes of feedstocks for power, heat and biofuels Carbon sequestered in growing forests and long life wood products
33 Managing our lands for energy, food and fiber
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35 Biomass Energy Resource Hierarchy Biomass Energy Consumption Wood 64% Waste 6% Alcohol Fuels 23% Source: USDOE, EIA (2007)
36 Biomass Energy Resource Hierarchy Wood 64% Wood Fuel Wood Byproducts Wood Waste Hardwoods Black Liquor Sawdust Wood Chips Softwoods Other Hogged Fuel Wood Chips Manufacturing Scrap Wood Wood Pellets Source: USDOE, EIA (2007)
37 Biomass Energy Resource Hierarchy Waste 6% Solid Waste Manufacturing Product Waste Residential Refuse Commericial Refuse Industrial Refuse Mass Burning Landfill Gas (Methane) Animal Residues Plant Residues Other Source: USDOE, EIA (2007)
38 Biomass Energy Resource Hierarchy Alcohol Fuels 23% Ethanol Corn Lignocellulosic Biomass Other Grains Source: USDOE, EIA (2007)
39 Electricity Use and Generation Western United States Thousands of MW-Hours/Year Misc Renewabes Hydro Nuclear Coal Natural Gas-Fired Petroleum Electric Usage 0 AZ CA CO ID MT NV NM OR UT WA WY EIA State Electricity Profiles 2005
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