biofuel projects in the northwest an overview nikola davidson october 2, 2008
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Biofuel Projects in the Northwest An Overview
Nikola Davidson
October 2, 2008
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Who We Represent
NW biodiesel and ethanol businesses
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
What We Do
Promote the growth of NW biofuels
Serve as the voice of the industry
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Building Successful Biofuel Projects in the Northwest
Biodiesel and Ethanol
• What’s unique about the Northwest
• Models that work
• Challenges
• Opportunities
• What’s needed
• Future trends
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Northwest Biofuels
Biodiesel
Vegetable or fruit oil
Animal fat
Ethanol
Starch/sugar
Cellulosic
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What’s Unique About the Northwest
Support for NW Biofuels– Uniting political and geographical divides– Research
• Labs (PNNL, Batelle, BESL)• Universities (UofI, WSU, Sun Grant, MSU)
– Strong investment in green/clean industry– History of innovation– Consumer use– Policy/tax incentives
• City and state
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Successful NW Biofuel Models• Small, distributed biorefineries – scaled to
feedstock
• Multiple feedstocks using flexible technology
• Vertical integration (control of feedstocks)
• Feedstocks with co-products
• Rotation crops that use marginal land, low inputs
• Flexible technology
• Maximize waste streams
• Strategic co-locations
• Valuable processor co-products
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What’s Unique About the Northwest
Feedstocks
What we don’t have
What we do have
Competing with high value crops
Biorefineries
Scale
Technology
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Challenges• Feedstock
– Availability
– Price
– Collection
• Sustainability Concerns– Public support
– Policy implications
• Policy Mixed Messages
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Cellulosic Ethanol
• Challenges– Technology– Cost– Expensive, volatile
biomass– Distributed feedstock– Transportation costs– Economy of scale
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Cellulosic Ethanol
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Biofuel Project OpportunitiesBiodiesel
FeedstocksOilseeds (camelina)Algae
Maximize waste streamsUsed cooking oilIndustrial oilTrap greaseTallowGlycerin
Alternative land – airports, highways
Strategic co-locations
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Biofuel Project OpportunitiesEthanol
Feedstocks– Other starch-based
• New feedstocks - Russian dandelion, sweet sorghum
• Waste streams – culled potatoes, distressed wheat, blueberry water
– Cellulosic• Switchgrass, hybrid poplars• Forest thinnings• Municipal solid waste• Building on current plants• Pulp and paper mills• Improvements in
harvesting/collecting
Strategic co-locations
Alternative lands
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Cellulosic Ethanol
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Cellulosic Ethanol
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Opportunities - Carbon and Biofuels
• Low Carbon Fuel Standard– Technology neutral– Rewards fuels with
lowest carbon footprint– Metrics to get there –
“brutal”– Watch California
• Carbon credit market
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What’s Needed For a Robust Local Industry
• Coordinated state policy– Renewable fuel standard/mandate– Tax credits– Funding for infrastructure (including retail)– Expedited permitting– Incentives for local feedstock production– Mandatory fleet use
• Research in coordination with industry
• Partnership between agricultural community and industry
• Capitalize on capturing carbon credits
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Future Trends
• Next generation feedstocks
• Competing technologies
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Biofuel Projects in the Northwest
An Overview
Nikola Davidson
206.389.8660
www.nwbiofuels.org