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BioEnergy: Powering ProsperityClean Energy Dialogue
A Business and Policy Forum
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Increased demand for electricity
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Data: Energy Information Agency
(1) What is Palm Beach County’s potential in the biofuel and biomass to energy industry?
(2) What are the current barriers or obstacles (regulatory or other) to seeing that potential realized?
(3) What steps must be taken by the private sector and by the public sector (city/county/state) to capitalize on that potential?
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Three Questions
Palm Beach County perfectly positioned to be a global leader in bioenergy◦ Florida is the Saudi Arabia of biomass◦ Florida ~9% of US biomass◦ Palm Beach is second richest agriculture county in US◦ 12 month growing season
Existing skilled agriculture workforce & academic infrastructure◦ Scripps, University of Florida and Palm Beach State College◦ USDA regional offices
Attracting innovative companies:◦ Amyris (California): ranked No. 1 ‘hottest’ biofuel company in America◦ Expanding to Florida◦ Lates total revenues for the first quarter:$37.2M versus $29.7M the
prior quarter
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(1) Palm Beach Potential
Permitting◦ Great need to incentivize approval process◦ Federal mandates and financial incentives
promoting biofuels, but permitting roadblock◦ Eg., Ag Oil: biodiesel facility denied “with prejudice”
Education and Understanding◦ Biofuels are cheaper and cleaner than petroleum◦ Never closed a beach or fought a war over biofuels◦ Midwest ethanol still good; invest in midwest than
middle east◦ Per captia, we are growing more corn than ever
before
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(2) Current Barriers or Obstacles
Government must provide certainty to permitting process
Public – Private Partnerships mitigate risk to investors
Municipal bonds tied into Federal loan guarantees, grants, and tax incentives
Public Relations: “Branding” – Promote locally grown fuels like Florida grown agriculture
Do not tax new biofuels facilities Soft landing coordinator
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(3) What can the private and public sector (city/county/state) do to capitalize on that potential?
Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2; 75 FR 14670)◦Clean Air Act Section 211(o); (40 CFR Part 80)
◦ 7.5 MGY by end of this year (2012)◦ 36 BGY by year 2022◦ ½ projected to come from advanced biofuels – cellulosic◦ EPA authorized the use of E15% for 2006 cars and
newer Florida Renewable Fuel Standard
◦ E-10 standard in place since Dec. 31,2010◦ Applies to almost all retail gas sold*Permitting: “one stop shop” and expedited for Florida
biofuels and other renewables
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Government Mandates
Feedstock infrastructure: ◦ FL richest state in the nation for biomass◦ Already growing energy cane, sorghum, jatropha,
eucalyptus, camalina, canola Real Infrastructure:
◦ Kinder Morgan pipeline connecting Tampa to Orlando
◦ State-of-the-art blending facilities at FL ports Vehicles and public fueling stations
◦ ~600,000 FFVs◦ 44 E85 stations across 34 cities◦ Over 40 more 85 stations recently funded
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Florida Infrastructure Since 2008
$36M Florida Clean Energy Investment Opportunity Fund
~$2M grant program for E85 retail pumps◦ Over 40 E85 stations initially deployed◦ USDA grants for retail blending stations
USDA and US DOE loan guarantees and grants State mandate: E-10 by 2010 Governor Scott pledges to eliminate the
business tax: half way there “Right to Work State” coupled with twelve
month growing season
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State of Florida Incentives
Florida Crystals (FC)◦ Home to one of world’s largest biomass plant; largest in North America◦ Fuel from FC’s crops and biomass waste◦ Powers sugar operations and 60,000 homes
LS9◦ Cellulosic ethanol process in Okeechobee ◦ Using waste biomass to produce 100,000 gallons
INEOS◦ Cellulosic process in Vero◦ Using waste biomass for fuel and electricity
Genuine Biofuels◦ Biodiesel facility in Indiantown; CEO resident WPB◦ Using waste grease◦ Running up to ~6MPY
Ag Oil◦ Biodiesel crushing and blending facility planned in Palm Beach County◦ Using Jatropha: nut providing natural oil◦ County denied permit “with prejudice”
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Local Projects
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach◦ Increased capacity from 2,500 tons per day to over 5,500 TPD by
2014◦ Doubled energy output; located off Jog road
St. Lucie County–Renewable Energy Project◦ Fuel: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) ◦ Process: Plasma Arc Gasification ◦ Power Production: 18 MW ◦ Location: St. Lucie County
American Renewables Gainesville Renewable Energy Center–Bio-Energy Production ◦ Contract with Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) ◦ Fuel: Woody Biomass ◦ Process: Fluidized Bed Boilers ◦ Power Production:~100MW ◦ Location: GRU Deerhaven Generation Station
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Florida BioEnergy Projects
Southeastern Renewable Fuels◦ Application filed mid-March ◦ sweet sorghum to produce 22 MGY ethanol and 30 MW electricity
INEOS New Planet Bioenergy, ◦ Recently broke ground February 2011◦ waste biomass to produce 8 (up to 50) MGY ethanol and electricity
BP Biofuels◦ Permit issued 3/22/2010; under construction ◦ (energy cane and forage sorghum to produce 40 MGY ethanol)
University of Florida Ethanol Testing Facility, ◦ 165KGY ethanol and organic acid
Coskata, Inc., and U.S. Sugar Corp., ◦ Cellulosic ethanol from bagasse; 100 MGY
US Envirofuels◦ Sugarcane to ethanol; ~40MGY and 5MW
Vision/FL, LLC, ◦ sweet sorghum to ethanol, 30 MGY and 50 MW of electricity
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Six Projected Production Facilities: ~270 MGY
SmartFuels, Lake County – ◦ Permit issued 12/4/2009 ◦ waste vegetable oil to produce 2.74 MGY biodiesel
Agri-Source Fuels, LLC, Dade City, Pasco County◦ Permit issued 10/1/2009 ◦ not producing yet; animal fats and plant oils (12 - 60 MYG)
Clean Fuel Lakeland, LLC, Lakeland, Polk County,◦ Permit issued 7/18/2008 ◦ (not producing yet; vegetable oil/animal feedstock to produce
18.25 MGY biodiesel) Genuine Biofuels, Indiantown,
◦ 3MGY biodiesel (currently producing/uses waste grease)
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Four Biodiesel Production Facilities
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Florida Projected Electric Capacity
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
SMW 56615.55 57181.7055
57753.522555
58331.05778055
58914.368358355
5
60092.655725522
6
61294.508840033
1
62520.399016833
7
63770.806997170
4
65046.223137113
6
66347.147599856
67674.090551853
2
1% 566.1555 571.81705499999
8
577.53522554999
9
583.31057780549
8
589.14368358355
5
600.92655725522
6
612.94508840033
625.20399016833
8
637.70806997170
4
650.46223137113
8
663.47147599856
1
676.74090551853
3
5% 2830.7775
2859.085275
2887.67612775
2916.5528890275
2945.7184179177
8
3004.6327862761
3
3064.7254420016
5
3126.0199508416
9
3188.5403498585
2
3252.3111568556
9
3317.3573799928
1
3383.7045275926
6
10% 5661.555 5718.17055
5775.3522555
5833.105778055
5891.4368358355
5
6009.2655725522
6
6129.4508840033
1
6252.0399016833
7
6377.0806997170
4
6504.6223137113
8
6634.7147599856
1
6767.4090551853
2
5,000
15,000
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000
65,000
Florida Generation Capacity - Forecasted 2010-2021
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