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AdvancedBiofuelsDevelopment:USASitua7onandIEABioenergy

Task39Progress

ABLCGLOBAL2018

JamesD.(Jim)McMillan,Ph.D.Na7onalBioenergyCenter

SanFrancisco,California,USA

7November,2018

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•  Introduction to IEA Bioenergy Task 39 •  Status of Biofuels Production

o  International o  United States

•  Emerging Opportunities / New Initiatives o  To increase efficiency, maximize impacts

•  Conclusions and Outlook

Outline

IEABioenergyTechnologyCollabora7onProgramme(TCP)Mission:Toincreaseknowledgeandunderstandingofbioenergysystemsinordertofacilitatethedeploymentof:§ environmentallysound

§ sociallyacceptableand§ cost-compe77vebioenergysystems

KeyRole:

Independentcollabora*vebodyfocusedondeliveringclearandverifiedinforma*ononbioenergy

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TasksTask32-BiomassCombus7onandCo-firing

Task33-Gasifica7onofBiomassandWaste

Task34-DirectThermochemicalLiquefac7on

Task36-Integra*ngEnergyRecoveryintoSolidWasteManagementSystems

Task37-EnergyfromBiogas

Task38-ClimateChangeEffectsofBiomassandBioenergySystems

Task39-CommercialisingConven*onalandAdvancedLiquidBiofuels

Task40-SustainableBiomassMarketsandInterna*onalBioenergyTradetoSupporttheBiobasedEconomy

Task42-BiorefininginaFutureBioEconomy

Task43-BiomassFeedstocksforEnergyMarkets4

Membership-24Contrac7ngPar7esin2018

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EUROPE:§  Austria§  Belgium§  Croa*a§  Denmark§  EuropeanCommission§  Estonia§  Finland§  France§  Germany§  Ireland§  Italy§  Netherlands§  Norway§  Sweden§  Switzerland§  UnitedKingdom

ASIA/OCEANIA/AFRICA

§  Australia§  Japan§  Korea§  NewZealand§  SouthAfrica

AMERICAS:§  Brazil§  Canada§  UnitedStates

2018 Budget: US$1.8 Million Tasks: 10 main tasks + ~6

joint/intertask projects Participants: ≥ 200 persons

In discussions: •  China •  India •  Mexico

Membership-24Contrac7ngPar7esin2018

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EUROPE:§  Austria§  Belgium§  Croa*a§  Denmark§  EuropeanCommission§  Estonia§  Finland§  France§  Germany§  Ireland§  Italy§  Netherlands§  Norway§  Sweden§  Switzerland§  UnitedKingdom

ASIA/OCEANIA/AFRICA

§  Australia§  Japan§  Korea§  NewZealand§  SouthAfrica

AMERICAS:§  Brazil§  Canada§  UnitedStates

2018 Budget: US$1.8 Million Tasks: 10 main tasks + ~6

joint/intertask projects Participants: ≥ 200 persons

In discussions: •  China •  India •  Mexico

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Catalyze Cooperative Research

State of Technology &

Trends Analysis

Policy, Market and Deployment

Analysis

Biofuel Deployment

and Information Sharing

IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Overview − 2016-2018 §  Objective: “To facilitate commercialization of conventional and

advanced liquid biofuels”

§  Collaboration between 14 countries §  Analyze policy, markets and sustainable biofuel implementation §  Focus spanning Technical and Policy issues §  Catalyze cooperative research and development §  Ensure information dissemination & outreach with stakeholders

POLICY, MARKETS, SUSTAINABILITY & IMPLEMENTATION

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIALIZATION

Commercializing Conventional and Advanced Liquid Biofuels from Biomass

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IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Liquid biofuels focus 14 member countries 2016-2018 www.Task39.org

EuropeanCommission-LuisaMarelli,AdrianO‘Connell

Denmark-ClausFelby,MichaelPersson,AndersKristoffersen

Germany-FranziskaMueller-Langer,NicolausDahmen

TheNetherlands-TimoGerlagh,JohanvanDoesum

SouthKorea - JinSukLee,KyuYoungKang,SeonghunPark

Canada-JackSaddlerUnitedStates-JimMcMillan

Australia-SteveRogers

Austria - DinaBacovsky

Japan-SatoshiAramaki,ShiroSaka

SouthAfrica-EmilevanZyl

Sweden – TomasEkbom,LeifJonsson

NewZealand - IanSuckling

Brazil - AntonioBonomi

BiofuelsProduc7onStatus

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Global Biofuels Production

Source:IEA2017TechnologyRoadmap-DeliveringSustainableBioenergy.Figure3.h]p://www.iea.org/publica*ons/freepublica*ons/publica*on/Technology_Roadmap_Delivering_Sustainable_Bioenergy.pdf

2006-2016

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GlobalBiofuelsProduc7onMilliontonnesoilequalivent(Mtoe),2007-2017

Source:BPSta*s*calReviewofWorldEnergy,June2018.h]ps://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/sta*s*cal-review/bp-stats-review-2018-renewable-energy.pdf

èAmerica’sdominateworldproduc3on,feedstockconstrainsbiodiesel

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UnitedStatesBiofuelsProduc7onUSEthanolProduc7on2000-201715Bgallons(57Bliters)

Source:RFA2017:h]p://www.ethanolrfa.org/resources/biorefinery-loca*ons/

Source:RFA2018:h]p://www.ethanolrfa.org/resources/biorefinery-loca*ons/

USEthanolPlantLoca7onsUSDieselBiofuelsProduc7on2011-2017

Source:EPA2017,Fig.V.B.2-1h]ps://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-07-21/pdf/2017-14632.pdf

2.5Bgallons(9.5Bliters)

• USremainsworld’s#1produceranduserofbiofuels,mostlystarch-basedethanolandlipid/fat-basedbiodiesels–  In2017,produced~60BL(15.8Bgal)

ethanol,primarilyfromdomes*ccorngrain(~210facili*es)

–  In2017,produced∼9.5BL(∼2.5Bgal)biodieselfuels(FAME+HVO/HEFA)fromdomes*candimportedoleaginousfeedstocks(~100facili*es)

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• Majorpolicydrivers:TheUSfederalRenewableFuelStandard(RFS2)andCalifornia’sLowCarbonFuelStandard(LCFS)incen*vizeproduc*onoflowercarbonintensitybiofuels

•  Challenges:–  Petroleumpricestoolowsincemid-2014formostadvancedbiofuelstobeeconomicallycompe**ve;interestpickingupagainaspricesincrease

–  Highcapitalcostsandlackofestablishedfeedstocksupplychains

–  On-goingpolicyuncertaintyhinderingnewlargeinvestments

•  Trends:–  Manycompaniesredirec*ngRD&Dstrategytowardsmoreprofitablelowervolume,highermarginchemicals

–  GrowingR&Donwastesasfeedstocksandnewcoproductsthatcanreducenetadvancedbiofuelsproduc*oncost(inmul*-productbiorefinerycontext)

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GlobalBioenergyConsump7onin2015


Consump*onofbiomassandwasteresourcesbyenduse(Exajoules)

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MustDrama7callyIncreaseProduc7on!


Bioenergyusein2015andinIEA’s2060“2DegreeScenario”(2DS)

èAchieving20602DSwillrequiremajorshiBsfromtradi3onaltomodernbioenergytechnologiesaswellaslargecapacityexpansionacrossallsectors,especiallybiofuels

EmergingOpportuni7es&NewIni7a7ves

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MaximizingImpactAcrossProduc7onandUse

•  be]erfuels.be]ervehicles.sooner.

Crosscuhngini7a7vetacklingfuelandengineinnova7ontoco-op7mizeperformance,maximizetransportefficiency.ResultstoinformfutureTCPstudiesofAdv.FuelsinAdv.Engines.

AdvancingR&Dto:• Bringaffordable,scalableadvancedbiofuelsandadvancedenginesolu*onstomarketmorequickly

•  Improvefueleconomy15%–20%beyondtargetsofBAUR&Defforts

• Reducepetroleumuse,achievemassivecostsavingsannuallyviaimprovedfueleconomy

• Drama7callydecreasetransportsectorpollutantsandGHGemissions

Example:USDOE’sCo-Op7miza7onofFuelsandEnginesIni7a7ve“Co-op7ma”

Drawsoncollabora3veexper3seoftwoDOEresearchoffices,ninena3onallaboratories,andnumerousindustryand

academicpartners.

hnp://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/co-op7miza7on-fuels-enginesEarlyfinding:A]rac*vecomboishigherethanol(octane)blendsinhighcompressionengines.

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LeverageExis7ngRefiningInfrastructure

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Example:Ensyn’sPyrolysisandPetroleumRefiningCoprocessingTechnology

h]ps://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/10/f33/Graham_0.pdf

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UsingLowerCostCircularEconomyFeedstocksExample:Enerkem’sMSWtoAlcoholsGasifica7on&CatalysisTechnology

CourtesyofDr.HelenaChum(NREL)

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CellulosicEthanolProduc7onfromCornFiber• Mul*pleroutesbeingcommercializedtoconvertsomeormostofthecornkernelfiberpresentincornethanoldrymillfacili*estocellulosicethanol(CE)− Lowercapitalinvestmentroutetocellulosicethanolalbeitvolumelimited

•  USEPAD3RINdatashows2016CEproduc*onaveraged~1millionl/month,approx.doublingto2ML/monthin2017;con*nuingtoincreasein2018.

Source:K.Cagle(Novozmes).Bioeconomy2017conference,session1E:DrawingaRoadmaptoCellulosicBiofuelDeployment,July11,2017.

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MarineBiofuelsMarketOpportunity

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− SWOTanalysisformarinebiofuels

KeyFindings:•  Largemarket:90%int’ltradeusesshipping

Pros•  Rela*velyfewmajormarineportstosupply• Newmul*-fuelenginescanalsousealcoholbiofuels(e.g.,MeOH,EtOH)

Cons• Developmentremainschallengingbecausetes*ngrequires1)verylargevolumes;and2)effec*vecoordina*onamongfuelsproducers,enginebuildersandshipowners

• Marinebiofuelsiden7fiedasalarge,nearer-termopportunity− Mustreducesulfuremissions;mostbiofuelshavelowsulfurlevels− Manyshipenginescanuselowerspecifica*onfuels

•  Task39report(2017)andwebinar(2018)“BiofuelsfortheMarineShippingSector”

Conclusions and Outlook

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3. Manytechnologicallyadvancedroutesarewellproven,thougheconomicschallengedbyhighcapitalcosts;largeinvestmentsareriskygivenon-goinghighuncertaintyaboutfuturepolicy

4.  Strategiestospeeddeploymentbeingpursued− Uselesscostly“circulareconomy”feedstocks(e.g.,gaseouswastes,cornfiber,MSW,etc.)

− Co-locateadvancedproduc*onwithexis*ngfacili*es(oilrefineriesorbiorefineries)

ConclusionsandOutlook1. Biofuelsremainessen*altodecarbonizeheavydutytransport2. Biofuelsproduc*onandusecon*nuetoincrease,bothgloballyandwithin

theUSA,albeitwellbelowtherateneededtoreachfuturedecarboniza*ontargets(e.g.,IEA’s2DS)

5. OutlookmixedforUStoremainworld’sleadproducer/user− Pro:Recentfederalini*a*vefornewlegisla*ontoapproveE15useyear-round− Con:Needssuppor*velong-termpolicyandthisremainselusive

7. Effec*veandstablelong-termpolicyiskeytorealizingfasterprogress

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•  IEABioenergyandespeciallyIEABioenergyTask39www.ieabioenergy.com&task39.ieabioenergy.com

•  Interna7onalEnergyAgency(IEA)www.iea.org

•  Interna7onalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)www.irena.org

•  USEnergyInforma7onAdministra7on(EIA)www.eia.gov

•  USDOE’sBioenergyTechnologiesOffice(BETO)www1.eere.energy.gov/bioenergy/

•  USDOE-USDABiomassR&DIni7a7vewww.biomassboard.gov

•  Alterna7veFuelsDataCenterwww.afdc.doe.gov

•  Na7onalRenewableEnergyLaboratorywww.nrel.gov

More Information

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• USDOEEERE’sBioEnergyTechnologiesOffice(BETO)

•  IEABioenergyTasks38andDr.HelenaChum,SeniorResearchFellowEmeritus,NREL’sBESTDirectorate

•  IEABioenergyTask39

• NREL’sNa*onalBioenergyCenter,BiosciencesCenterandBioEnergyScienceandTechnology(BEST)Directorate

Acknowledgments

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