Regional Feedstock Partnership Overview Laura McCann, Feedstock Platform

1. Regional Feedstock Partnership OverviewLaura McCann, Feedstock Platform U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program February 23, 2010

2. Alison Goss Eng – GIS Task & Sustainability Lead Laura McCann – Regional Feedstock Partnership Lead John Ferrell – Feedstock Platform Lead DOE HQ Contacts Steve Thomas – Feedstock & SGI Lead James Cash – SGI Project Monitor Bryce Stokes – Feedstock Advisor DOE – GO Contacts Richard Hess – IdahoNational Lab Lead Dave Muth – CornStover Removal Trials & Tool Tom Ulrich – Herbaceous Team Technical Support Contacts – Nat’l Labs Robin Graham – Oak Ridge National Lab Lead Mark Downing – Woody Team Chris Abernathy – GIS Team Aaron Meyers/Phil Nugent – KDF Lead DOE Regional Feedstock Partnership Contacts

3. DOE Priorities and Goals "Developing the next generation of biofuels is key to our effort to end our dependence on foreign oil and address the climate crisis -- while creating millions of new jobs that can't be outsourced. With American investment and ingenuity -- and resources grown right here at home -- we can lead the way toward a new green energy economy."                     Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Advancing Presidential Objectives • Science & Discovery • Connecting basic and applied bioscience • Conducting breakthrough R&D: • Advances in enzymes and catalysis • Engineering of new microorganisms • Novel sustainability indicators • Clean, Secure Energy • Developing & demonstrating cellulosicand advanced biofuels to meet RFS • Economic Prosperity • Creating 50 to 75 jobs per new biorefinery • Creating major new energy crop markets • Reinvigorating rural economies • Climate Change • Reducing GHG emissions by > 80% with advanced biofuels (relative to gasoline)

4. White House Plan for Biofuels • On February 3, President Obama announced a strategy for meeting or beating RFS goals: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/obama-announces-steps-boost-biofuels-clean-coal • The strategy specifically mentions the Regional Feedstock Partnership multiple times: “…USDA will coordinate with DOE to enhance work underway through DOE’s Regional Feedstock Partnerships…”

5. 2010 Activities To Date – Expanding the Scope of the Program Biopower Technical Strategy Workshop Dec. 2 – 4, 2009 Outcome: Strategic planning & development of future R&D priorities in the area of biopower Bioproducts from Cellulosic Feedstocks Workshop Dec. 4, 2009 Outcome: Report that will inform strategic planning within the Federal Government in the area of bioproducts High-Yield Resource Assessment Scenario Workshops Dec. 3, 2009 (Corn & Ag Res); Dec. 10 -11, 2009 (Herbaceous & Woody) Outcome: Addition of a stakeholder-based “high-yield” scenario to the upcoming Billion Ton Study update (anticipated in 2010) Advanced Biofuels Consortia – 2 Teams Awarded Under the ARRA To develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts To conduct cutting-edge research to develop infrastructure compatible, biomass-based hydrocarbon fuels.

6. Recovery Act Funding and InitiativesBiomass R&D and Demonstration Projects - $800 Million in Funding $483M Pilot and Demonstration-Scale BiorefineriesValidate technologies for integrated production of advancedbiofuels, products, and power to enable financing and replication.DOE recently selected - Up to $25M for 14 pilot-scale projects - Up to $50M for 4 demonstration-scale projects $176.5M Commercial-Scale BiorefineriesIncrease in funding for prior awards; one projectExpedite construction; accelerate commissioning and start-up $107M Fundamental Research$24M: Integrated Process Development Unit $5M: Sustainability research with the Office of Science$34M: Advanced Biofuels Technology Consortium $44M: Algal Biofuels Consortium to accelerate demonstration $20M Ethanol Infrastructure ResearchOptimize flex-fuel vehicles operating on E85Evaluate impacts of intermediate blends on conventional vehiclesUpgrade existing infrastructure for compatibility with E85 $13.5M NREL Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility: expand the pretreatment capacity

7. Biomass 2010 Tuesday March 30 – Wednesday March 31, 2010 Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/biomass2010 Conference Goals: • Share information about the activities and efforts of DOE, EERE, and the Biomass Program. • Foster communication among biomass technology stakeholders. • Present technical sessions that offer valuable information and promote a dialogue about biomass issues. • Secure speakers from a variety of organizations, who represent different topic areas and varying opinions.

8. OBP Feedstock Platform Peer Review - Results • Review conducted April 8 – 10, 2009 • For more information and full report (future): http://www.obpreview2009.govtools.us/feedstocks/ • The Regional Feedstock Partnership project was reviewed. Selected reviewer feedback includes: • Regional partnerships are productive • Allows feedstock work across nation • Includes variety of feedstock types (woody, grasses, residues, etc.) • Leverages support from USDA • GIS Data Collection including carbon in biofuel trading is particularly relevant to policy • Need increased focus on genetic improvement to meet yield targets • Need increased focus on sustainability to meet yield targets

9. Biomass Program Funding Directed Discretionary $292.2M $275.8M $231.8M $230.2M $78.0M $214.2M $194.6M $1.8M $85.1M $192.8M $190.7M ‡ $89.9M $89.9M $80.6M $35.3M $46.8M $45.3M $43.1M †Figures are adjusted for SBIR, STTR, and rescission (if applicable) ‡Note, Biofuels Infrastructure project funding ($19.8M) was appropriated through Integration of Biorefinery Technologies B&R Code *Requested; earmarks yet to be determined and rescission unknown

10. Partner & Support Funding for FY10 Work Year *Does not include FY10 Congressionally-directed funds or FY09 carryover 10

11. DOE Approval of 5-Year Partnership Funding • A determination was made to allow the Biomass Program to provide funding to the Regional Feedstock Partnership annually through FY2013 • Signed and approved in September 2009 • Funding is still subject to appropriations • Continuation of the established field trials was the primary justification for the 5-year request, but all aspects of the Partnership’s scope of work were included

12. Stated Goals of the Regional Feedstock Partnership Field trials and resource assessment activities help ground-truth feedstock analysis efforts, contributing to the potential of realizing a 1.3 billion ton supply Baseline feedstock productivity for key bioenergy feedstock resources at a scale that approaches a demonstration scale Data from field trials and literature reviews enhance the GIS-based Knowledge Discovery Framework Work provides input to future DOE synthesis reports that tie feedstock efforts to other program areas: Feedstock composition for biochemical and thermochemical platforms Resource assessment and development for integrated biorefinery development 12

13. Goals Continued Establishment of a national network of biomass field trials and associated data from which all partners, the biomass conversion value chain and the public can benefit Establishment of networks with university, Federal, National Laboratory, and industry contacts interested in biomass development Support for university researchers and graduate students 13

14. Regional Feedstock Partnership Contribution to DOE Technical Milestones Using Regional Feedstock Partnership trials and analysis efforts, determine feedstock types and regions in which nutrient use efficiency (tons of feedstock per pound of nutrients applied) and soil organic matter can be increased by at least 5%. This data will be input into designing integrated biomass production systems that incorporate positive services to the environment (2010 target). Achieve a sustainable harvestable yield of 1.3 DM tons/acre (2011 target). Achieve a sustainable harvestable yield of 2.0 DM tons/acre (2012 target). 14

15. This Year’s Meeting • Provide a detailed update on the status of the Regional Feedstock Partnership, and determine steps for moving forward • Identify ways to expand or leverage the Partnership • USDA Opportunities • Common Site Yield Studies • Testing of Sustainability Standards • Others as identified • Address barriers/concerns • Roles & Responsibilities • Data Management & Report Publication • Funding & NEPA Delays • Prioritization for Sustainability • Others as Identified • Next Steps • Resolve as many issues/come to as many conclusions as we can in the next two days • Develop small, volunteer-based tasks teams to address broader issues • Incorporate decisions/processes into individual work plans/funding agreements • Follow-up via conference call or webcast later in the year to communicate results/identify additional needs