1. Sun Grant/DOE Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership April 7, 2011 Feedstocks Platform 2011 DOE Biomass Program Review Jim Doolittle, Director NC Regional Sun Grant Center South Dakota State University This presentation does not contain any proprietary, confidential, or otherwise restricted information

2. Goal Statement Development of more accurate cost supply information and improved communication with partners in the biomass feedstock supply chain –Replicated field trials across regions to determine the impact of residue removal on future grain yield. –Replicated filed trials to develop energy crops within geographical regions. –Regional assessment of feedstock resources which can be used to determine supply curves. 2

3. 3 Quad Chart Overview Project start date: 1-15- 2007 Project end date: 9-30-2013 Percent complete: 50% Barriers addressed Ft-A: Resource avail. & cost Ft-B: Sustainable production Ft-C: Crop Genetics Total project funding: $17,719,983 –DOE share = $14,175,986 –Contractor share = $3,543,997 Funding received in FY09 $2,000,000 Funding for FY10 $4,900,000 ARRA Funding - none Timeline Budget Barriers Sun Grant Initiative DOE Land-Grant Universities USDA-ARS Monsanto Project management South Dakota State University Partners

4. Project Overview Starting point –Sun Grant Mission Enhance America's national energy security through development, distribution and implementation of biobased energy technologies. Promote diversification and environmental sustainability of America's agriculture Promote opportunities for biobased economic diversification in America's rural communities. –Billion-Ton study Estimated annual sustainable biomass resource base at 1.3 billion tons 4

5. Project Overview Sun Grant Regional Biomass Feedstock Workshops – 2006 SE,NC –2007 W, SC, & NE –Regional evaluation of Billion-ton study Identified major feedstocks and projected potential sustainable supply within regions Sun Grant/DOE Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership formed in 2007 –Field trials initiated crop-year 2008 5

6. 6 1 - Approach Identified Near-Term Biomass Feedstocks –Herbaceous Corn residue Cereal crop residues Switchgrass Miscanthus Sorghum Energycane Cool & warm season grass mixtures (CRP) –Woody Short rotation poplar Short rotation willow

7. 7 1 - Approach Established Primary Tasks 1.Biomass Resource Assessment Regional data bases on existing feedstock supply 2.Biomass Resource Development Field trials of dedicated feedstocks Impact of residue removal on sustainability 3.Education and Outreach BioWeb Regional Feedstock Partnership web site

8. 8 1 - Approach Established Task Teams 1.Biomass Resource Assessment Mark Downing; ORNL –NE – Peter Woodberry; Cornell –SE – Sam Jackson; Univ. Tennessee –SC – Michael Dicks; OK State Univ. –NC -Mike Wimberly; SD State Univ. –W – Chris Daly; OR State Univ. »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Vince Breneman 2.Sustainable Corn Residue Removal Doug Karlen; USDA/ARS Robert Anex, Univ. WI

9. 9 1 - Approach Established Task Teams 3.Herbaceous Biomass Feedstock Development Vance Owens; SD State Univ. –CRP – DK Lee; Univ. IL »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Paul Adler –Energycane – Brian Baldwin; MS State Univ. »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Ed Richard –Miscanthus – Tom Voigt; Univ. IL »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Adam Davis –Sorghum – William Rooney; TX A&M Univ. »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Jeff Pederson –Switchgrass – Vance Owens; SD State Univ.. »USDA/ARS Coordinator; Rob Mitchell

10. 10 1 - Approach Established Task Teams 4.Sustainable Cereal Crop Residue Removal Russ Karow; OR State Univ. –USDA/ARS Coordinator; Hal Collins 5.Woody Biomass Feedstock Development Tim Rials; Univ. TN –Poplar – Bill Berguson; Univ. MN-Duluth –Willow – Tim Volk; State Univ. NY (SUNY) »USDA/FS Coordinator; Marilyn Buford 6.Education and Outreach Kim Cassel; SD State Univ. Sam Jackson; Univ. TN

11. 11 2 - Technical Accomplishments/ Progress/Results Effective Task Teams in place –Reports from Team Leads are next presentations –Completed 3 crop-years of field trials 2008 – 2010 59 locations in 37 states –Field plot yield data and treatment information uploaded to KDF. –Regional yield information from literature and university reports compiled and uploaded to KDF –Samples collected for sustainability analysis –Biomass samples collected and sent to INL for composition analysis and archiving –Energycane plots in HI

12. 110 plot locations in 36 states

13. 13 2 - Technical Accomplishments/ Progress/Results (cont’d) Industry partnership -Monsanto DAM project Commercial scale collection of corn residue Expanded data collection on select plot locations for improved sustainability analysis Tracking carbon BioWeb –http://bioweb.sungrant.org Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership –http://www.sungrant.org/Feedstock+Partnerships

14. 14 2 - Technical Accomplishments/ Progress/Results (cont’d) 2011 Regional Biomass Feedstock Status Report Available online: www.SunGrant.org

15. 15 3 - Relevance The data and knowledge generated through the activities of this partnership are crucial to DOE/EERE’s Biomass Multi-year Plan goal to develop sustainable, cost-competitive biomass utilization technologies from the farmer’s field to the end user. –Scale-up of dedicated energy crops and crop residue collection leading to a commercial-scale supply system Data to validate long-term biomass yields on non-prime farmland Regional and national data for refinement of life-cycle analysis Information on potential problems of disease and pests Data to quantify the range of feedstock properties across regions and growing/management conditions

16. 16 4 - Critical Success Factors Continued successful crop-years through 2012 to provide the 5-year data set prescribed at the beginning of the project for analysis and interpretation.

17. 17 Future Work Complete crop-years 2011 and 2012 Begin analysis of 5-year data set and synthesis reports by species and across regions 2012 Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership Report and Planning Meeting.

18. 18 Summary The Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership is mid- way through its 6-year work plan to compete 5 years of scaled-up field trials for dedicated biomass crops and crop residue removal. Data from the field trials and resource assessment activities is uploaded to the Knowledge Discovery Framework (KDF) Individual Task Team reports with greater details on activity and output/outcomes follow this introduction.

19. 19 Additional Slides

20. 20 Responses to Previous Reviewers’ Comments Inclusion of carbon and greenhouse gas needed –Starting with crop-year 2009 select plot locations were chosen for additional sustainability measurements including carbon. More agronomic work including engagement of the Cooperative Extension Service. –We have begun working with eXtension on a Biomass Community of Practice More work on woody biomass –Beginning crop-year 2009, we significantly increased the short-rotation woody crop field plot locations.

21. Grow renewable energy and biobased industries that revitalize rural communities by harnessing science and technological capacities of Land-Grant University research, education, and Extension programs Jim Doolittle, Director North Central Sun Grant Center South Dakota State University

22. Concept… A national network of land-grant universities and federal agencies partnering to build a biobased economy. Land-grant institutions will broaden their responsibilities beyond traditional agriculture & forestry issues. SGI Centers will be charged with making significant advances in biobased industries for the benefit of America’s independent farmers, rural communities, and public at large.

23. Mission –Enhance America's national energy security through development, distribution and implementation of biobased energy technologies. –Promote diversification and environmental sustainability of America's agriculture –Promote opportunities for biobased economic diversification in America's rural communities.

24. Five Regional University Centers –South Dakota State, U of Tennessee, Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Cornell University Coordinate activities within SGI Region and SGA Administer Regional grant program Sun Grant Association (SGA) –Non-profit entity Membership from Regional SGI Centers –Facilitates/Integrates activities of 5 SGI regions –Facilitates coordination and communication with agency and private partners

25. DOE DOT USDA SGA SGI Center LGU Interaction of SGA with SGI Centers, federal agencies and others Others

26. Sun Grant Initiative Regions and Regional Centers WWW.SUNGRANT.ORG

27. Authorized and Funded USDA –Authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill at $75M $5.5 M DOE –Biomass Program project funding $11.2 M –Regional Feedstock Partnership $14.2 M DOT –Authorized and funded in the 2005 Highway Bill (SAFETEA-LU) $43.9 M Total = $75.6 M $92.7M with cost-share

28. Sun Grant Projects across the Nation

29. 29 Publications and Presentations Listed with Team Presentations