Transcript Center of Innovation

J. David Dunagan
Center of Innovation - Energy
Manufacturing
Gainesville
Energy
Atlanta
Life Sciences
Augusta
Aerospace
Eastman
Logistics
Savannah
Agriculture
Tifton
Our Mission
Increase production
and use
of renewable energy
and alternative fuels
in Georgia
One Stop Shop
 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
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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
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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!
Solar
Geothermal
Wind
Not one market – but several each focused on a primary
renewable energy source
Corn Ethanol
Biomass
10,000,000
9,000,000
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
Agriculture
Water
Wetland
Urban
Georgia Forestry = Biomass Energy
Hectares
Forest
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
Growth and Removals of Merchantable Trees
80
Million Green Tons
70
60
38 %
50
40
32%
30
Growth
20
10
42% 73%
Removals
0
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
Forest Inventory
1,400
1,200
Million Green Tons
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Inventory
Growth
Removals
Forest Inventory
1,400
1,200
Million Green Tons
1,000
800
600
400
200
RWE
0
Inventory
Growth
Removals
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
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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
 European Union interest
 Wood to electricity
 Executive Order 13514 “Federal
Leadership in Environmental, Energy,
and Economic Performance”
 Waste to energy
 Next generation fuels
Emerging R & D Trends
 UGA Energy Crops
 GaTech Fiber Research, Nanotechnology, Solar
State
No. Projects
Announced
100% Total Annual Demand
from Bioenergy Projects by
2020, tons
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%
Source: Forisk Consulting, LLC
Currently Available
Status Screen (1), Annual
Technology Screen, Annual
tons
tons
Current Annual Pulpwood and % Incremental Demand Compared
Direct Chip Demand (2), tons
to Current Demand (3)
For More Information Contact:
Jill Stuckey
COI-Energy, Director
404-584-1041
[email protected]
David Dunagan
Renewable Energy
Program Manager
404-584-1105
[email protected]