1. NC Bioenergy Council & Bioenergy Roadmap Project North Carolina State Energy Conference Tuesday 21 April 2015 Isaac Panzarella and Helene Cser Project Investigators 1

2. Project Background Bioenergy and other clean energy sectors have been bright spots during the economic downturn and demand continues to grow globally Clear evidence of potential for further growth of the bioenergy industry in North Carolina Opportunity to leverage each others’ strengths and position the state for growth and global competition 2

3. Project Overview NC Bioenergy Council meetings to advise the process of developing a roadmap Bioenergy working group meetings to involve more stakeholders across the state Development of a North Carolina Bioenergy Roadmap for Biofuels, Biopower & Bioproducts 3

4. Key Project Partners 4

5. 2007 NC Biomass Roadmap Developed at request of State Energy Office Involved a large group of experts and stakeholders Made 12 sets of recommendations to enhance the production and market for NC biomass 5

6. NC Bioenergy Highlights 2014 NC Clean Energy Census Economic Impact By Sector retrieved from http://www.cleanenergyindustry.org/ 6 Jobs Identified Across 10 Clean Energy Sectors, 22,995 Total

7. NC Bioenergy Highlights Biofuel refineries being developed by Chemtex and Tyton Bioenergy in Sampson and Hoke Counties will use bioenergy crops to produce a combined 50 million gallons of ethanol per year. Image courtesy of NREL 7

8. NC Bioenergy Highlights: NC Renewables and Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) *These facilities are fueled by landfill methane, wood waste, poultry waste and swine methane. This data does not reflect projects developed before 2008. (Source: NC Renewable Energy Tracking System, www.ncrets.org) Size in KW of New Bioenergy facility registrations accepted by the North Carolina Utilities Commission since 2008* 202,779 Total KW of New Renewable energy facility registrations accepted by the North Carolina Utilities Commission since 2008 10,382,005

9. Market Share and U.S. Jobs in Biobased Chemicals From the report “Why Biobased?” released by USDA. Estimates from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). (Authors: Dr. Jay Golden of Duke University and Dr. Robert Handfield of NC State University) 2011 2015 2025 3%-4% 40,000 >10% 100,000 ~20% 237,000 9

10. Potential Strategies Enhancing Technology and Innovation Fostering Clean Energy Clusters Increasing the Availability of Capital Expanding Markets Increasing Bioenergy Use Addressing Regulatory Barriers Strengthening Workforce Skills Other 10

11. Next Steps Held first NC Bioenergy Council Meeting yesterday to receive input from 60 participants representing industry, research, policy, regulatory and economic development interests. The results of this discussion will be summarized and shared at sector working group meetings and as we develop the NC Bioenergy Roadmap.