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DOE/USDA Biomass Feedstock Gate Review Meeting March <Date,14-16>, 2005

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Note: Each presentation is allotted 35 minutes; 20 min. for the presentation and 15 min. for reviewer Q&A.

Presentation Outline

• Strategic Fit– Feedstock fit

– Milestone fit

– Stage gate fit

• Technical Barriers Addressed

• Customers

• Technical Feasibility and Risks

• Competitive Advantage

• Project Overview

• History and Accomplishments

• Plan/Schedule

• Legal/Regulatory Compliance

• Critical Issues and Show-stoppers

• Plans and Resources for Next Stage

• Summary

Feedstock Interface Core R&DAg Residue Processing R&D

Energy Crops Processing R&DFeedstock Supply Chain Analysis

Harvest & Collection

Preprocessing

Storage

Feedstock Harvest & Collection Assembly System

Grower Venture to Produce Straw for Bioethanol & Products

Integrated Feedstock Supply System for Corn Stover Biomass

Classification of Biomass Physical Properties in Preprocessing

Multi-Component Harvesting Equipment for Sugars

Virtual Engineering Tools for Airstream Separation

Biomass Structure Task

Integrated Size Reduction to Pre-Fractionate Biomass

Post-Harvest Physiology of Biomass Storage

Collection, Commercial Processing, and Utilization of Corn Stover

Biomass Opportunity for Imperial, Nebraska Region:

Improved Plants & Production Practices for Grasslands &

Biomass Crops

Native Grass Utilization Project

Biomass Power for Rural Development Chariton Valley

Switchgrass Project

UT Switchgrass Project

Biomass Supply Systems & Logistics

Supply Forecast & Analysis

Economic Impacts from Competing Demands for Ag. Feedstocks to

Produce Bioenergy & Bioproducts

Project Fit in the Overall Feedstock Stage Gate Scope

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Feedstock Fit

B MilestoneAg. Residue & Energy

Crop Feedstocks Available to a Biorefinery at $35/dry ton by 2015

Collection/Harvesting

Technology isAvailable

StorageTechnology is

Available

TransportationTechnology is

Available

PreprocessingTechnology is

Available

Feedstock MilestoneHierarchy

Intermediate Targets ?2010: xx tons at $xx/ton2015: xx tons at $xx/ton2020: xx tons at $xx/ton

ProductionTechnology is

Available

C MilestoneBy 2010 identifysufficient, sustainableag. residue supply at$10/dry ton grower payment

C MilestoneBy 2009, develop anddemonstrateinnovative dry storagemethods so thatfeedstock degradationis less than 5%providing a 50% costreduction compared tocurrent (2003) balebased systems.

($1.75/dry ton )

C MilestoneBy 2009, demonstratepreprocessingtechnologies thatproduce ag. residueresources with bulkand flowabilityproperties similar toother large solidcommodities so that itcan be handled withtraditional high-volume conveyancethus reducing costs by50% when comparedto bale-based systems.

( $2.75/dry ton )

C MilestoneBy 2010, technologiesand methods aredeveloped to harvestand collect nationallyxx M tons/year of ag.residues with a 50%cost reduction whencompared to current(2003) technologies.

($12.50/dry ton )

C MilestoneBy 2009, demonstratetransportation costreductions resulting inaverage transportationcosts of $8/dry ton orless.

C MilestoneBy 2006, resourcedata with nationalcoverage for allsignificant existingag. residue resourcesis up-to-date,documented, andreadily accessible viathe internet

SystemsIntegration

C Milestone

By 2007 develop optimized process and cost models for feedstock supply systems and validate analytically that ag residue feedstocks could be supplied to biorefineries at $35/dry ton.

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Milestone Fit

What Stage is the project in?

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Stage Gate Fit

Sustainable Supply

CostSocial Impacts

Economic ImpactsEnvironmental Impacts

Biomass VariabilityEngineering / Infrastructure

- Single Pass/Selective Harvest- Preprocessing & Storage- Transportation

Resource AvailabilitySustainability Requirements

- Erosion & Soil Health - Crop Yield & Productivity

Technology for Agricultural Residues

Technology for Energy Crops

Agriculture Sector Paradigm ShiftsForest Sector SystemsNew Crop Development

- Perennial Grasses- Hybrid Poplar- Willow

Other Long Term Barriers

Gray areas not covered in current review

1st Tier

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

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Technical Barriers Addressed

• List and discuss customers of this work

Customers

• Discuss feasibility and risks of project and processes/technology it is developing (see Stage Gate guide)

Technical Feasibility and Risks

• Discuss how this project will improve the chances of commercial launch of the technology.

• Describe what could happen to make this area of research obsolete.

Competitive Advantage

• Discuss project activities, participants, objectives

Project Overview

• Discuss history and accomplishments at a level of technical detail sufficient to provide basis for reviewer evaluation – this is the “meat” of the presentation

History and Accomplishments

• Show plans and schedule for this project and discuss any deviations or issues

Plan/Schedule

• Discuss patent positions, waste streams emissions, safety, permitting, etc. issues.

• Are these issues insurmountable?

Legal/Regulatory Compliance

• What are the critical performance parameters that must be met?

• Are there any potential show-stoppers (e.g. environmental issues, capital replacement cycles/needs)

Critical Issues and Show-stoppers

• If this project is successful, what’s next?

Plans and Resources for Next Stage

• Summary comments/issues

Summary