center of innovation - energy
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Center of Innovation - Energy. Jill P. Stuckey, Director. Manufacturing Gainesville. Energy Atlanta. Life Sciences Augusta. Aerospace Eastman. Logistics Savannah. Agriculture Tifton. Drivers. Economy – Forest Industries/Balance of Trade Mandates - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Center of Innovation - Energy
Jill P. Stuckey, Director
AgricultureTifton
ManufacturingGainesville
Life SciencesAugusta
AerospaceEastman
LogisticsSavannah
EnergyAtlanta
Drivers
• Economy – Forest Industries/Balance of Trade• Mandates • Energy Security – Supply disruptions, Middle East• 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.
Provides forumforum for new and expanding businesses
Venue to explain state & federal policies and procedurespolicies and procedures
Expedites permittingpermitting process
MatchmakingMatchmaking to form successful collaborations
Partnering with universitiesuniversities 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
Forest
Water
Wetland
Urban
Agriculture
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
Forest Inventory
Forest Inventory
RWE
Giant Miscanthus• HerbaceousHerbaceous, , DeciduousDeciduous, , PerennialPerennial• Rhizomes rather than seedRhizomes rather than seed• 11 - 25 Dry tons/acre/year11 - 25 Dry tons/acre/year• 27 - 62 Dry tons/hectare/year27 - 62 Dry tons/hectare/year• Height up to 15 feetHeight up to 15 feet• Stems are erect, similar to thin bambooStems are erect, similar to thin bamboo• Low environmental inputsLow environmental inputs• Alternative non-food use for marginal Alternative non-food use for marginal LandLand• Drought tolerant, crowds out weedsDrought tolerant, crowds out weeds• Carbon neutralCarbon neutral• Nutrients returned to the soil each yearNutrients returned to the soil each year
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
Biomass is a vital part of America’s clean energy future
as we work to decrease our dependence on foreign oil. Biomass projects will help grow regional economics, create new jobs, improve, and protect our environment. We will need architects and engineers to design these plants, skilled labors to build them and trained technicians to operate them. – Tom Vilsack, June 22, 2011
Biofuels Industry Today…Tomorrow?
• KIOR – Biomass to Crude Oil• 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
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
Announced Bioenergy Projects by State
State Projects
GA 37
CA 34
FL, OR, PA 18
ME, MI, VA, WI 17
NY 16
Source: Forisk Consulting, LLC
The State has sufficient biomass to support the development of over 40 major biomass investments of greater than $100 Million each.
Bio based fuels could change the face of rural Georgia
GREENGREEN= JOBS
