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WoodInnova)on:Re-ImaginingForestry David DeYoe, PhD. Michigan Forest Biomaterials Ins:tute (MIFBI.org)
GrowingPopula)onConsump)veBehaviorResourceDeple)on
Pollu)onClimateChange
HabitatandSpeciesLossConflictedGovernance
WeAreBeingWatched
WeAreAddictedtoOil
It’sAffec)ngOurPlanet
AndResolveGlobalThreats
WeNeedToChange WeCanChooseToChange
Where Are We Today?
All,orPart,ofTheseProductsAreDerived
fromCoal,OilandGas(COG)!
GREENALERT!
All,orPart,CanbeDerivedfromPlants&BiomassOrigina:nginForestEcosystems,FarmsandCi:es
OurFutureReality
1492ColumbusDiscoversAmerica
AgeofFossilFuels200-300Years–“Tops”
CoalOil
NG
2092BacktotheFuture
WoodSolar
Wind WhaleOil
BiomassSolar
Wave
GeoT
Wind
Pristine COGCleanUp Hydro
MSW
BuildaBio-Economy
SupportedbyClosedLoopProduc)onSystemsThat
ReuseandRecycle
MicroHydro
PeakOil:Conven:onal
Unconven:onalShaleGas/TallOil
“Yea!50-100MoreYears"
20071850
ItBegins
REPLACECOGFuels
ChemicalsMaterials
OurBio-basedProductPor5olio
Forest/Farm/UrbanSystems
ForestPlantSpecies Biomass
FiberProducts
ValueAdded
ValueAddedBio-Products PaperLumber
Bio-Refinery• Bio-Fuels• Chemicals
• Bio-Materials
• Medicines• Foods&Teas• Decora)ve/Cra_• Landscaping
• EngineeredWoodProducts• Ready-to-Assemble• BuildingComponents• Furniture
ValueAddedA[ributes
Benefit 2 Benefit 1
Harves:ng/Collec:on
Benefit 3
Energy-
HeatandElectricity
Tradi&onal Value-Added Forest Products FiberProducts BiomassProducts SpeciesProducts
Bio-Kerosene
Pellets
Paper
Lumber
Composites
MapleFlooring
BetulininBirchBark
HIV&Melanoma
Mtn.PineBeetleKill
Siding
Furniture
NewEraValueAddedàBioRefineries
Conversion To Bio-Crude From the Forest, Farm, City
Chemicals for Bio-Plastics &
Bio-Fabrics
An Integrating Platform “Zoom-Zoom”
Bio-Fuel
Transport to Regional
Bio-Refinery Bio-Lubricant & Adhesives
CarbonFiberProducts
Slash
Mobile Conversion Unit
TheLatestInnova)on
Buildings As Integra&ng Pla9orms
for BioProducts !!
GREENHOSPITAL
CrossLaminatedTimber
GluedLaminatedLumber
LaminatedVeneerLumber
BIO-OIL BIO-CHAR
FABRICS
FURNITURE
CLEANSERS
PLASTICS
MOBILEPYROLYSIS
CANCER
TAXOLINYEW
andFOOD
ANTI-OXIDANTS
FIRE
MSW
INSECTS
Let’sSummarizeOurBiomaterialOpportunityForest Farm City
Lumber,Furniture,Paper,Fuels,Lubricants,PlasDcs,Fabrics,CarbonFibers,Chemicals…..
BUSINESSHOMEAUTO
Algae
Willow
Integra)ngPladormsforBioProductsàAuto,Home,Business BIO-COMMUNITIESAssemblingtheDots
ACommunityFramework–ConnecDngtheBio-Dots
Forest
Harvest
Sawmill
SawdusttoComposites
ChipstoPulpMill
Slash
Bark
RegionalBio-RefineryBio-Oil+Bio-CharRuralàUrban
Connec:onforBioProducts
ResidualFarmCity-MSWMortality
Fuels
CommunityEnergySelf-Sufficiency
Polymers
Chemicals
Resin,Plas)c,Glues,Cellophane,
Lforubrica)ngoil,etc.BabyFood,Detergent,Cosme)cs,Shampoo,Preserva)ve,Flavoring,Pharmaceu)cals,etc.
è Economic
Development&Jobs
LumberforMassTimber
Species-SpecificA[ributes
Medicines
FoodProducts
Cra_s&Arts
Landscaping
è
Resource Trends
ACommunityBio-SystemModel
“BeyondEco-industrial”
Population 9,834
Saint Peter, Minnesota
St. Peters circa 1998 – The Impetus for Change
YouDon’tNeedtoWaitforaTornadotoChange!
Devasta)onorOpportunity?
Bio Lubricant Refinery Ethanol Refinery
Greenhouses Aquaculture
Synthetic Gas
Dairy & Beef Cattle Farms
Municipal Wastewater Treatment
12 MW Peaking Plant
Biodiesel Refinery
Animal Feed Production
SaintPeterIndustrialSystem CommunityFoodSystem
AnimalFeed
Fer)lizer
WasteHeat
CO2
TreatedWastewater
CornOil Corn
Waste
SoyOilSoy&
OtherSeedOils
CropWaste
Glycerin
WasteGrain
5Systems
1. Crop
2. Energy
3. Products
4. Waste
5. Food
Preharvest assessment 2065
Preharvest assessment 2015
Log Injection of Shiitake
Mushroom 2050
“NTFP” + Commercial Thinning 2047
Survey 2037
Seed to Shade Tolerant Ginsing
2048
WildcracingBegin2017
Thin and Use Biomass 2016
Collect all NTFP Options 2024
Plant White Pine and Red
Oak 2025
Mechanical Site Preparation
2025
Harvest 2025
Seed to Sun Tolerant Blue
Berry 2028
Ethanol from Kraft Mill Black Liquor
Gasification
Wood Products, Waste to Biorefinery
Pyrolytic Chemicals From Forest and Mill Waste
for Energy & Materials
Syphoned Energy From Biomass Processing
Harvest to Harvest Cycle
Weed Control 2026/27
ANewForestManagementParadigm
#DesignerForests
2017 2077
Rela
tive
Avai
labi
lity
of E
nerg
y Fe
edst
ock
• Allocated but not Harvested Stands • Past Allocations or Harvest Residual • Heritage Piles (old mill waste) • Recycled Materials
• Mortality (Fire, Insect, Disease, Wind, Flooding, etc.) • Thinning • Sanitation Cuts • Municipal Waste • Energy Plantations
• Forests • Farm – Willow/Poplar • Farms – Grasses
• Farm Crop Waste
• Slash & Cull • Chipper Frass • Un-merchantable • Log Merchandizing • Mill Waste (current) • Standing Residual - Boreal • Marked Trees Residual - GLSL
ManagingOurBiomassResource-Supply
GoingBeyondLocal
BecomeaGreenMarket
Leader
DeployGreen/CleanProducts
ToRegionalandGlobal
Markets
TheBio-SystemfortheBasin:Forests–Agriculture–CommuniDes
GREATLAKESBASIN
GREATLAKESBASIN
Rural-UrbanConnec5on–MarketExpansion–GlobalReach
BiomassNetworkForest,Farm,City
8States
1Province
80MillionPeople
RemoteBio-ConversionBio-Oil+Bio-Char
RegionalBio-RefineryandEco-IndustrialCenters
+Urban/MetroManufacturing+AccessOil/GasInfrastructure
+CreateLocalJobs
DeepWaterExportCenters
+Transporta:onNetworks+ProductDistribu:on+Marke:ng&Sales
DistributedHeat&ElectricalSupportSystems
Biomass–Wind–SolarHydroandGeothermal
“GreatLakesBasin”
KeyMessages 1. WhatwereMegaTrendsareNowGlobalThreats2. WeareaFossilFuelSociety–COGisFinite–WeWillRunOut3. BiomassfromForests,Farms&Ci)esWillHelpDisplaceCOG,Renewable
EnergyisanEssen)alPartner–“BacktotheFuture”4. Bio-basedProductCompaniesAreWellPosi)onedtoServeManyMarket
Sectors(Construc)on,Automo)ve,Medicine,PersonalCare,Buildings,Technology,Fuels……………..)
5. Autos,Homes,BusinessesandCommuni)esServeasIntegra)ngPladormswithinWhichBio-ProductsandRenewableEnergyCanFormtheFabricofaSustainableSociety
6. TheGreatLakesBasinProvidestheResources,andtheMarket,ToGrowaVibrantBioeconomy–It’sPastTimetoCapitalizeonthisOpportunity
7. TheBenefactorsareOurCommuni)es,CompaniesandPeople.8. ThisisNotaVision,ItisInevitable.
WeAreResponsible
AndAreBeingWatched