Renewable & Alternative Fuels Research and Policy for a Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Contributors: Monica Mazurek, Michael Lawton, Raul Machado-Neto, Eric Lam, Patrick Szary, Eric Garfunkel, Michael Klein Renewable/Alternative Fuels in the Transportation Sector: Brazil and USA June 18, 2007 Web Conference Meeting

Question 1: What is the extent of research in renewable and alternative fuels?

Energy research at Rutgers 20 funded projects Rutgers-NB and Rutgers-Newark TOTAL = $7.6 M Corn Storage Protein: A Molecular Genetic Model, DOE $1.48 million, J. Messing Energy Storage Chemistries and Devices Enabled by Halide Nanocomposites, DOD, $889,000, G. Amatucci Nanoscale Phenomena in Surface Chemistry: Structure Reactivity and Electronic Properties, DOE, $800,000, T. Madey Linker for Semiconductor Nanoparticle Sensitization: Models for Electron Transfer and for Solar Cell Applications, DOE $125,000, E. Galoppini CRCD: Photovoltaic Device Processing - A Systemic Curriculum and Research Program, NSF, $320,000, D. Birnie Sustainable Energy Targets for New Jersey, NJBPU, $238,000 C. Andrews New Material and Concepts for Next generation Metal/Air Batteries, ONR, $1.35 million J.Xu New Jersey Offshore and Coastal Wind Energy Analysis, NJPBU, $245,000, R. Dunk Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Functionalization Catalyzed by Transition Metal Systems, DOE, $391,000, A.Goldman

Energy research… CAIT Renewable Energy Projects Pat Szary, Associate Director Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation

Energy research…Solar Energy MSE

Energy research…Energy Storage

“Refineries of the Future” for transportation infrastructure Designed and optimized for energy refineries of smaller scale & changing feedstocks Tailored for specific transportation sectors Essential infrastructure serving societal needs Optimization of refining and production processes for biofuel materials Chemical & Biochemical Engg. Klein Research Group Chemical engineering approach for construction, solution, and optimization of detailed kinetic models for biofuels processing Modeling capability addresses detailed kinetic modeling of reactant structure and composition Building of reaction network & organization of model parameters Solution and optimization of kinetic model

Biofuels research…Brazil & USA Rutgers-USP Research and Training in Biofuels Adapt sugarcane to wider cultivation in US Enhance the efficiency of utilizing cellulose as source for bioenergy production USP-Rutgers International Graduate Program in Plant Biology Undergraduate research exchange program in Biotechnology by the US Dept Education (FIPSE) and the Brazilian Agency CAPES

Biofuels research…Brazil & USA ESALQ-USP Dr. Helaine Carrer Depto Ciências Biológicas Dr. Marcio de Castro Silva Filho Depto Genética Dr. Glaucia Souza Instituto de Química & Departamento de Bioquímica Dr. Raul Machado-Neto Former Vice- Rector of Research for USP & Former Vice-Director ESALQ-USP University of Sao Paulo Group expertise: sugarcane genomics regulation of the sugarcane transcriptome control of sucrose metabolism, identification of stress responsive transcription factors and stress regulatory networks plant disease sugarcane transformation nuclear and plastid transformation protein targeting to subcellular compartments

Biofuels research…Brazil & USA Rutgers University group expertise: molecular biology plant genetics and genomics plant cellular biology responses and adaptation of plants to disease stress control of plant gene expression novel approaches to gene and trait discovery plant transformation (including methods for improving efficiency) expression of foreign genes in transgenic plants characterization field performance of genetically improved plant varieties Center for Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology School of Environmental & Biological Sciences Rutgers University Dr. Eric Lam Dr. Michael Lawton Dr. Nilgun Tumer

Question 2: How has ethanol industry developed and how has car manufacturing adapted to new fuels? Ford Motor Company BP LAX refueling station Credit: Valri Lightner, US DOE Hydrogen Program

Incorporating and adapting to alternative fuels… the NJ Hydrogen Learning Center experience Credit: Valri Lightner, Fuel Cell Team Leader, US DOE “Powering the NJ Hydrogen Economy” Workshop, 9/15/2006, CEEEP, Rutgers University,

Early investment in policy and implementation strategies important underpinning for technical breakthroughs

End of Presentation Thank you Rutgers Renewable/ Alternative Fuels for Transportation Contact Information Monica Mazurek, Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation (CAIT) School of Engineering 100 Brett Road Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ tel: ext. 128 fax: