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| SERBEP State Projects Fact Sheet |
| FY05 Projects | ||
| Alabama |
Contractor: Alabama Department of
Economic and Community Affairs, Montgomery, Alabama Project Title: Alabama Liquid Biofuels Plan Amount: SERBP $45,232; cost share $12,000 Project: The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive liquid biofuels plan for the state of Alabama that will increase the biofuels awareness and the knowledgebase of state policy makers and serve as a guide for future state investment in the development of the biofuels industry in Alabama. This goal will be accomplished by establishing an Alabama Biofuels Plan Advisory Committee, analyzing current and alternative biomass conversion technologies and feedstock feasibility for Alabama, and using the resulting information to draft a written liquid biofuels plan for presentation to key state officials. | |
| Arkansas |
Contractor: University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Arkansas Project Title: Energy and Value-Added Products from Biomass Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $13,362 Project: The purpose of this project is to briefly describe energy and value-added products from biomass workshop, which will be developed specifically for the people of the State of Arkansas as it relates to biomass utilization in the state and region. The workshop will unite biomass experts with Arkansas legislators and key decision makers on this important issue. The two-fold objective of this workshop will be to educate legislators, entrepreneurs, the business and manufacturing community, community leaders and interested citizens on the potential for biomass, and especially Arkansas biomass, in the production of energy and value-added products. Secondly, the information from the workshop will serve as a basis for legislators and decision makers to begin discussing and developing biomass policies in preparation for the 2007 legislative session. | |
| Florida |
Contractor: Florida DEP, Tallahassee,
Florida Project Title: Development of an Integrated Biomass Resource Plan and Network for Florida Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $12,000 Project: The goal of this project is to offset petroleum imports by building a Florida bio-based economy. The objectives center around policy formulation and support. Two major tasks are planned. The first task involves creating a portfolio of biomass resource maps and identifying installed and potential biomass energy production capacity (to include biofuel refineries). The second task seeks to create a Florida Biomass Network that will assist the Florida Energy Office (FEO) with strategic planning for its biomass program and advise the FEO on specific biomass projects. | |
| Georgia |
Contractor: Georgia Environmental
Facilities Authority, Atlanta, Georgia Project Title: Developing a Coordinated Strategy for Biomass Research, Development and Deployment in Georgia Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $12,000 Project: The Georgia Biomass Task Force is being formed to allow members to share information on current biomass research and project Development in the state. The Task Force will be in a unique position to organize such information into a strategic “roadmap” for future biomass development in the state. The Task Force will provide resource and clearinghouse for biomass research, development and commercialization activities within the state. | |
| Kentucky |
Contractor: The University of Kentucky
Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky Project Title: Engaging KCES in Reducing Energy Use in Kentucky Agriculture Amount: SERBP $47,543; cost share $15,760 Project: The goal of this project is to engage county Extension agents in a process that will result in the location, development and distribution of decision aids that will allow their clientele to reduce energy consumption, consider alternative energy sources and be able to compete successfully for federal funding opportunities. Steps include identification of clientele information needs and guidance on applying for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program grants. | |
| Louisiana |
Contractor: Louisiana State University,
Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Project Title: Revision, Update and Distribution of the booklet Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $11,029 Project: The goal of this project is to develop a publication on biomass use and potential for energy in Louisiana. The publication will be distributed to legislators, policy-makers, planners and other individuals with an interest in developing efficient energy systems for the economies of Louisiana and other states with similar biomass resources. | |
| Missouri |
Contractor: Missouri Department of
Natural Resources, Energy Center, Jefferson City, Missouri Project Title: Bio-processing Input Procurement Strategies Amount: SERBP $44,000; cost share $12,500 Project: This project is designed to investigate the procurement and marketing strategies that industries based on crop residue and energy crops will utilize. These products include biomass residues from corn and cereals, dedicated energy crops such as current grass and clover varieties, and energy crops such as switch grass, hybrid willow and other fast growing trees. A biomass procurement and marketing focus will provide a unique perspective that may be applied to all bio-processors of new agricultural biomass products and technologies. | |
| North Carolina |
Contractor: The North Carolina State
Energy Office, Raleigh, North Carolina Project Title: Biomass Market Development for North Carolina Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $10,000 Project: The State Energy Office (SEO) will facilitate permanent establishment of the North Carolina Biomass Council (NCBC) through a subcontract with the North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC). The Council will provide consultation to the North Carolina Energy Policy Council, the SEO, and the North Carolina General Assembly on implementation of bioenergy studies and demonstration projects through the establishment of a biomass deployment roadmap for North Carolina. A biomass waste exchange website will be created, launched, and marketed, dedicated to listing and trading biomass wastes and other biomass products. This resource will be used by businesses—particularly in the agri-business sector—to access value added opportunities. | |
| Puerto Rico |
Contractor: Puerto Rico Energy Affairs
Administration, San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Title: Biomass W2E Public Policy for Puerto Rico Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $11,955 Project: The goals of this project are to develop market data on availability, quality and cost of biomass solid waste feedstock, determine PR market applications, conduct engineering analysis for scale-up and for economic feasibility of various biomass waste-to-energy technologies, and build information base and confidence that demonstrate feedstock versatility, with the objective of reserving a percentage of electric power generation and diesel fuel consumption for electricity and Biodiesel produced by local applications of biomass waste to energy technologies. | |
| South Carolina |
Contractor: South Carolina Energy Office,
Columbia, South Carolina Project Title: Biomass Energy Utilization in South Carolina—Filling the Information Gaps Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $10,003 Project: The goals of this project are to (1) provide public and private sector decision-makers with information needed to jump-start production of energy in South Carolina from waste water sewage, poultry waste, and waste grease; (2) persuade governmental policy-makers to provide tax and other incentives that will lead to increased production of biomass energy resources; (3) persuade governmental policy-makers to make greater use of biomass energy resources in government facilities and vehicles; (4) persuade private sector business interests to make greater investment in biomass energy production in South Carolina; and (5) increase production and use of biomass energy in South Carolina. | |
| Tennessee |
Contractor: Trust for the Future,
Nashville, Tennessee Project Title: Tennessee Bio-Based Fuels—Economics, Consumption and Outreach Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $11,749 Project: The primary objectives of this project are to take existing bio-fuel technology to as many consumers as possible and help new technology find a proving ground throughout the state. The three main tools for carrying that message are public forums and workshops, legislation and mass media. | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
Contractor: Department of Planning &
Natural Resources, VI Energy Office, St. Croix, VI Project Title: Landfill and Waste Water Treatment Plant Biogas Recovery Feasibility Study Amount: SERBP $48,000; cost share $10,300 Project: The goal of this project is to assess the feasibility of collection and cleaning of the landfill biogas, and to incorporate the findings into the design of the requisite landfill Gas Collection and Control System, the Waste Water Treatment Plant and a distributed generation system, and to insure the greatest possible use of available biogas resources. | |
| Virginia |
Contractor: Virginia Clean Cities,
Reedville, Virginia Project Title: Virginia Farmer and Small Producer Workshops on Safe Biodiesel Usage and Production Amount: SERBP $3,061.40; cost share $7,388 Project: The goal of this project is to conduct workshops in Virginia that will increase awareness and understanding of small-scale biodiesel production, as well as the opportunities, hazards, and considerations. This awareness should translate to increased biodiesel usage and/or production, safer handling (fewer injuries), improved disposal or treatment of waste products, and better quality product resulting in fewer failures of equipment. | |
| West Virginia |
Contractor: West Virginia Efficiency
Program, West Virginia Development Office, Charleston, West Virginia Project Title: Conceptual Review of West Virginia Biorefinery Options and Preliminary Economic Feasibility Amount: SERBP $18,100; cost share $5,000 Project: The goals and objectives of this project are to (1) survey current state-of-the art for production of industrial and specialty chemicals from wood and wood-derived biomass; (2) develop possible high potential outlets for wood-derived industrial and specialty chemicals based on market growth and established process economics; (3) develop biorefinery concepts based on promising biomass utilization technologies and product markets, derive preliminary economics, highlighting potential economic advantages of location within West Virginia’s chemical cluster; and (4) develop roadmap for development and commercialization of promising biorefinery concepts, identifying key technology, logistics and market challenges. Contractor: West Virginia Energy Efficiency Program, West Virginia Development Office, Charleston, West Virginia Project Title: Economic Feasibility Study of Biodiesel Production in West Virginia Using Chemical Industry Infrastructure Amount: SERBP $8,900; cost share $5,500 Project: The objectives of this project are to (1) determine the cost of biodiesel manufacture in West Virginia based on the economic evaluation of feedstock, technology, siting, scale, demand, product sales and logistics options as impacted by location within West Virginia’s Chemicals and Polymers manufacturing cluster; (2) compare the most favorable WV economic scenarios to those of regional and integrated large-scale facilities outside of the state; and (3) develop the impact of WV current and potential state incentives on the biodiesel economic feasibility based on examination of current and potential peer state initiatives. | |
| FY03 Projects | ||
| Alabama |
Contractor: Auburn University, Auburn,
Alabama Project Title: Outreach Activities with the Bio-based Industry in Alabama Amount: SERBP $25,964; cost share $11,687 Project: The overall goal of Part I of this project is to conduct outreach activities with the bio-based industry in Alabama so that the region can realize the associated economic, environmental and social benefits. Specific project objectives are to (1) develop a strategic plan for advancing the bio-based industry in Alabama; (2) conduct a Farm Bill workshop; and (3) conduct an Environmental Group workshop. Part II will be undertaken if additional funds become available. The Objective of Part II is to highlight the seriousness of the high propane and natural gas prices in the poultry industry in Alabama, and the role that bioenergy and improved ventilation of broiler houses can play in improving profitability. | |
| Arkansas |
Contractor: Arkansas Energy Office,
Little Rock, Arkansas Project Title: Arkansas Biomass Assessment: A Foundation for the Future of Bioenergy Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $16,260 Project: The goals of this project are to identify and quantify the various biomass feedstocks generated in the State of Arkansas and to present the information gathered in a manner that will inform and educate stakeholders about the opportunities for bioenergy to reduce their energy costs. | |
| District of Columbia |
Contractor: DC Energy Office, Washington,
DC Project Title: DC Energy Office Bio-Energy Government and Institutional Building and Transportation Workshops Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $6,491 Project: DC Energy Office will conduct three one-day sessions that will address the goals of DOE/SEBSRP that of influencing opportunities for the three energy end use sectors discussed in the DC CEP III, which are DC Government, institutional, and transportation by displacing fuels (reduction of foreign imports) and encourage the market for US bio-based economy. Not only will the DCEO focus on conducting workshops that address DC Government and institutional buildings but also the transportation sources used by these institutions. | |
| Florida |
Contractor: The Common Purpose Institute,
Temple Terrace, Florida Project Title: Outreach Support for Biomass Project Development in Florida Amount: SERBP $26,965; cost share $17,050 Project: The work product of this project will focus on searching for and identifying cash incentives; energy crop tree farm tours/workshops; market assessment of value added bioproducts for Florida; and market accreditation of biomass energy. | |
| Georgia |
Contractor: University of Georgia Project Title: Conduct workshops on Producing & Utilizing Bioenergy & Bioproducts in Georgia Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $11,116 Project: The goal of this project is to increase bioenergy use in industry by conducting two workshops to inform and educate industry decision makers about the opportunities for bioenergy and bioproducts to reduce their energy costs and profitability. The workshops will focus on bioenergy and bioproducts. The workshops will develop prioritized agendas for developing renewable energy and industrial competitiveness research programs. The issues of obtaining political and financial support will be addressed. | |
| Kentucky |
Contractor: University of Kentucky
Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky Project Title: Tours of Ethanol & Biodiesel Production Facilities & Users Across Kentucky Amount: SERBP $24,412; cost share $17,942 Project: The goal of this project is to educate state officials in Kentucky, the Mid-West and Mid-South about the production and utilization of clean/alternative fuels by conducting a tour of ethanol and biodiesel production facilities and a fleet user in the National Park system. Objectives include providing face-to-face contact with project developers; farmers; and state officials in each respective state; increasing the exposure of these tours beyond the limitations of face-to-face meetings, by developing virtual tours for distribution via the web; and increasing the production of ethanol and/or biodiesel in participating states. | |
| Louisiana |
Contractor: Louisiana Department of
Agriculture & Forestry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Project Title: Maximizing Biomass Fuel Types for Conversion to Energy at the Lacassine Syrup Mill Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $89,035 Project: The goal of the project is to expand the services of C-K Associates, LLC, an environmental consulting firm, to fully explore, initiate and complete the regulatory permitting process for maximum biomass energy feedstock utilization and conversion to energy. The objective of the project is to successfully obtain favorable environmental permits that will maximize biomass fuel types for the syrup mill. | |
| Missouri |
Contractor: Missouri Department of
Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri Project Title: An Assessment of Missouri Biomass Resources Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $6,493 Project: This project will develop an up-to-date inventory of Missouri’s biomass resources so that companies, government agencies and individuals can have access to a wide variety of biomass resource information from a single source. | |
| North Carolina |
Contractor: North Carolina State Energy
Office, Raleigh, North Carolina Project Title: North Carolina Government & Institutional Building Workshops Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $7,875 Project: The goal of this project is to increase bioenergy use in government and institutional facilities by conducting workshops to inform and educate industry decision makers about the opportunities for bioenergy to reduce their energy costs. | |
| Puerto Rico |
Contractor: Energy Affairs
Administration, San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Title: Biodiesel for Puerto Rico Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $10,000 Project: The main goals of the project are to reduce Puerto Rico’s dependency of fossil fuels and build a bio-based economy. Objectives are to support cost shared biodiesel usage demonstrations in the transportation sector for municipalities that have been participating in the first phase of the project; and to conduct demonstrations and develop partnerships with end use customers to build customer information base and confidence and demonstrate fuel versatility in the transportation sector for other municipal fleets in Puerto Rico. | |
| South Carolina |
Contractor: South Carolina Energy Office,
Columbia, South Carolina Project Title: Comprehensive Biomass Energy Assessment for South Carolina Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $21,450 Project: The South Carolina Energy Office will contract with a qualified party to provide a comprehensive study to assist the office in developing a biomass energy program identifying core feedstocks, producers and consumers in the state. The results of the study will be used as the basis for a coherent biomass energy program conducted by the SCEO in conjunction with the Department of Commerce, and for guidance on the best use of SEBSRP funds for subsequent years. The goal is to end the cycle of studies that produce no quantifiable results and use this study as the foundation for an initiative that will result in a near-term, measurable increase in the amount of biomass energy being utilized in South Carolina. | |
| Tennessee |
Contractor: Tennessee Department of
Economic and Community Development, Nashville, Tennessee Project Title: Test Case for Evaluating Tennessee’ Near-Term, Mid-Scale Biomass Energy Expansion; Operational and Policies Issues Amount: SERBP, $25,965; cost share $20,000 Project: The objective of this project is to develop criteria to survey and prioritize mid-scale industrial and farm operations for biomass energy suitability of retrofit; evaluate biomass cost-supply (sourcing) options for at least one industry conversion operation; conduct a preliminary evaluation of the end-use suitability of the qualities of different biomass sources, their relative combinations in meeting supply needs, necessary pre-treatment or storage costs, on-site handling needs, and the resultant realized costs associated with them; conduct an evaluation of the feasibility of existing energy conversion facilities; assess land use, environmental, energy, and alternative fuel markets and policies affecting the viability of local biomass energy use; and compile results in a manner usable to the Tennessee State Energy Office and selected industries for marketing biomass energy opportunities. | |
| Virginia |
Contractor: Green Virginia, Reedville,
Virginia Project Title: Virginia Farm Bill Workshops on Bioenergy Opportunities Amount: SERBP $25,965; cost share $10,050 Project: The goal of this project is to conduct workshops in Virginia that will create awareness and understanding of the USDA Farm Bill opportunities and lead to an increased number of bioenergy projects funded by the program. | |
| West Virginia |
Contractor: Appalachian Hardwood Center,
West Virginia University Project Title: BTU’s from the Forest: Educational Conference of the Use of Wood Fiber as an Energy Source Amount: SERBP $25,760; cost share $14,682 Project: The overall goal of this project is to host a one-day conference on bioenergy options for industrial, governmental, and educational officials in West Virginia. An educational DVD will be developed that highlights the technologies that are discussed at the conference and will be made available to all interested officials. | |
| FY02 Projects | ||
| Alabama |
Contractor: Auburn University, Auburn,
Alabama Project Title: Combustion-related Studies with Energy Crops for the Southeast-Parts 1&2 Amount: SERBEP $30,000; cost share $35,148 Project: The objective of this project is to characterize the combustion qualities of herbaceous crop species and crop residues that have potential for combustion to produce Bioenergy in the southeastern U.S. | |
| Arkansas |
Contractor: University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Arkansas Project Title: Extraction of High Value Co-Products from Mimosa and Sericea as Energy Crops Amount: SERBEP $14,977; cost share $15,048 Project: The objective of this project is to further investigate the potential to derive high-value co-products from mimosa and sericea, two energy crops found to have high potential for the presence of high value phenolic and antioxidative compounds. | |
| Florida |
Contractor: The Common Purpose Institute,
Temple Terrace, Florida Project Title: 3rd Year Field Operations & Maintenance Support for Central Florida Short Rotation Woody Crop (SRWC) Tree Farm Amount: SERBEP $30,000; cost share $36,657 Project: To maintain and prepare the tree plantation for a final phase of research: commercial scale tree harvesting using automated equipment/systems developed specifically for energy crops. | |
| Georgia |
Contractor: Georgia Forestry Commission,
Macon, Georgia Project Title: Bioenergy Marketing Directory Amount: SERBEP $15,000; cost share $0 Project: The objective of this project is to keep the marketing directory a viable source of information for Georgia. The directory will be posted on-line at the Georgia Forestry Commission web site and the University of Georgia’s Engineering Outreach web site in order to save on publication costs. | |
| Mississippi |
Contractor: Mississippi Development
Authority, Jackson, Mississippi Project Title: Developing a Biodiesel Feedstock Database as a Tool for Industry Development Amount: SERBEP $15,000; cost share $15,000 Project: The Mississippi Biomass Council will assess the availability of biomass energy and fuel resources within the state, facilitate the use of biomass technology, encourage biomass related economic development, and to provide statewide coordination or research, development, technology transfer, and commercialization of biomass, bioenergy and bioproducts. | |
| Missouri |
Contractor: Missouri Soybean Association,
Jefferson City, Missouri Project Title: Evaluating the Benefits of Using Biodiesel in Emergency Medical Service Vehicles Amount: SERBEP $15,000; cost share $17,500 Project: The objective of this project is to evaluate the benefits of using a 20% blend of biodiesel in emergency medical service (EMS) vehicles. The four objectives are: (1) air quality, evaluate the clean air benefits to the patients and emergency technicians of using biodiesel in EMS vehicles; (2) engine operability, evaluate the performance on EMS diesel powered vehicles running on a B20 blend; (3) economic development, assess the market potential for biodiesel usage in the Missouri EMS vehicle fleet; and (4) education, assess the results of the project and work with the appropriate organizations to disseminate the information to Missouri hospitals, ambulance districts, municipalities and professional organizations. | |
| North Carolina |
Contractor: North Carolina State Energy
Office, Raleigh, North Carolina Project Title: Conference on Bioenergy Opportunities and Technologies within North Carolina Amount: SERBEP $15,000; cost share $2,500 Project: The objective of this project is to provide information to farmers and other potential partners for Bioenergy projects, and facilitate the networking between feedstock providers and project developers. It will also provide a forum for identifying any particular problems or concerns connected with Bioenergy projects (such as interconnection, environmental issues, etc.), and allow the free flow of ideas for solving these problems. | |
| South Carolina |
Contractor: South Carolina Soybean Board,
Columbia, South Carolina Project Title: Feasibility Study for Biodiesel Production in South Carolina Amount: SERBEP $34,000; cost share $0 Project: The objective of this project is to determine the economic viability of producing alkyl esters (biodiesel) in Estill, South Carolina utilizing local soybean oil supplies. The project will be accomplished in two distinct phases: an economic feasibility study, and if proven viable, an in-depth marketing study. | |
| Tennessee |
Contractor: Tennessee Department of
Economic and Community Development, Nashville, Tennessee Project Title: Collecting Biomass Technology Information into a Compact Disc Using Interactive Software Amount: SERBEP, $15,000; cost share $0 Project: The objective of this project is to provide a collection of information from biomass technology project reports, case studies and electronic information sources on a compact disc using interactive software. | |
| US Virgin Islands |
Contractor: US Virgin Islands Energy
Office, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands Project Title: Assessing the Use of Rum Stillage for Fertilizing and Improving the Yield of Leucaena as a Biomass Energy Crop Amount: SERBEP $15,000; cost share $15,000 Project: The object of this project is to determine the potential of Leucaena as a biomass energy crop and determine the benefit of using rum stillage as a fertilizer to improve the yield of leucaena biomass energy crops. Virginia Contractor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Project Title: Scale-up of Ethanol Production from Cotton Gin Residues Amount: SERBEP $21,053; cost share $16,395 Project: The objective of this project is to scale up cotton gin waste-to-ethanol conversion process to 50-liter scale and evaluate the technical feasibility of the process technology. | |
| West Virginia |
Contractor: West Virginia Development
Office, Charleston, West Virginia Project Title: Conversion of Sawdust to Liquid Fuels Phases 1 & 2 Amount: SERBEP $29,993; cost share $36,222 Project: The objective of this project is to develop technology for on-site conversion of sawdust to liquid fuel. The immediate objectives are to (1) characterize the chemical entities comprising the liquid fuels made by reacting sawdust with water; and (2) determine the energy efficiency of the reaction process based on these chemical analyses. | |
| FY01 Projects | ||
| Alabama |
Contractor: Pro-Gen Power LLC,
Purcellville, Virginia Project Title: Alabama State Docks Grain Inventory Strategy Amount: SERBEP $39,598; cost share $39,598 Project: Pro-Gen Power’s objective for this project is to mitigate the barriers associated with the development and deployment of bioenergy projects and technologies by investigating the use of the Alabama State Docks program to facilitate the delivery of grain to a proposed 15 million gallon ethanol production facility in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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| Arkansas |
Contractor: Ozark Foothills RC&D Council, Batesville, Arkansas Project Title: Ethanol Feasibility Study for Newport Ethanol Project Amount: SERBEP $40,000; cost share $40,000 Project: This project seeks to assess the collection, processing, storage and transportation logistics, and assessment of feedstock markets, recommended feedstock mixes and feedstock supply plan report. |
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| Florida |
Contractor: The Common Purpose Institute, Temple Terrace, Florida Project Title: 2nd Year Operations and Field Research Support for Central Florida Short Rotation Woody Crop (SRWC) Tree Farm Amount: SERBEP $40,000; cost share $59,763 Project: The objective of this project is to implement needed energy crop forestry management activities for 2nd year project support at Lakeland's energy crop site in an effort to achieve high crop yields. Fieldwork will be performed at SRWC test sites in the areas of irrigation, fertilization, and weed control. Work plan and schedule includes forestry management practices, willow research, global warming research, and environmental outreach. |
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| North Carolina |
Contractor: Blue Ridge RC&D Council, Inc., Sugar Grove, North Carolina Project Title: Blue Ridge Bioenergy and Wind Power Project Amount: SERBEP $31,605; cost share $34,000 Project: This project will provide a pilot micro-turbine installation fueled by landfill methane gas and add wind energy technology to landfill methane initiative. A major part of the project will be the installation of a micro-turbine landfill gas cogeneration system at the EnergyXchange Renewable Energy Center. The project will investigate the potential for the addition of wind energy technology at the EnergyXchange Renewable Energy Center at the Yancey/Mitchell Landfill, enhancing the Blue Ridge Landfill Methane Initiative. |
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| North Carolina |
Contractor: DFI Agri-Energy Development LLC Project Title: Biofuel from Multicropping Production Systems in the Southeastern USA Amount: SERBEP $39,800; cost share $62,000 Project: This project has been developed to test fresh sweet potatoes and sweet corn as biomass sources for the production of ethanol and dried animal feed products. These crops were selected based on the fermentable carbohydrate contents and the potential for total biomass production. If super sweet corn and high solids sweet potatoes prove to provide an economic source of biomass for ethanol production, the economic, energy and environmental benefits will be felt throughout the farming areas of the Southeast and, with climatic modeling, the technology will be readily transferable to other growing regions. |
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| Puerto Rico |
Contractor: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Project Title: Portable Ultrasound Biodiesel Demonstration Unit, PULSO Amount: SERBEP $40,000; cost share $40,000 Project: The main objective and deliverable of this project is the development of a portable chemical synthesis facility that will be showcased at local festivities, K-12 schools and Universities around Puerto Rico. The project will be an integral part of the Biodiesel Education agenda that includes a wide variety of topics including emissions, used oil recycling efforts and other areas. |
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| Puerto Rico |
Contractor: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Project Title: Grease Biodiesel: Clean Energy for Puerto Rico Amount: SERBEP $14,026.38; cost share $14,830 Project: The objectives of this project are to create a biodiesel market in Puerto Rico; increase awareness on the use of biodiesel and increase public knowledge; and influence local legislation for production and usage of biodiesel. The approach is to help develop a biodiesel market through the use of a multimedia presentation and show the presentation at three target government agencies-the Department of Transportation, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. |
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| Virginia |
Contractor: Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University Project Title: Storage & Characterizations of Cotton Gin Waste for Ethanol Productions Amount: SERBEP $40,000; cost share $40,000 Project: The objective of this project is to study the stability of cotton gin waste during storage to determine the variation in the chemical composition during storage and the subsequent impact on ethanol yield. |
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| West Virginia |
Contractor: West Virginia Development Office Project Title: Development of On-Farm Systems to Convert to Diesel Fuel Amount: SERBEP $40,000; cost share $52,520 Project: The objective of
this project is to construct a prototype reactor that will produce a
bio-fuel product from poultry litter. The approach includes the design,
assembly, and testing of a pilot-scale system for conversion of manure into
liquid fuel; and the development and provision of educational support for
on-farm conversion of agricultural wastes and other biomass to liquid fuel
with properties similar to diesel fuel. |
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| FY00 Projects | ||
| Alabama |
Contractor: University of Alabama in Huntsville, Research Institute, Huntsville, Alabama Project Title: Development of a Biomass Waste Exchange Directory Amount: SERBEP $8,631; cost share $8,631 Project: The UAH Research Institute has created a database designed to meet the needs of consumers and producers of wood waste throughout the Southeast. The database allows wood waste buyers and sellers to buy and sell wood waste directly on-line, provides a search function, and allows wood buyers and sellers to enter exchange listings directly on-line. The directory is found at http://backcharge.uah.edu/biomass2/default.asp | |
| Alabama |
Contractor: ADECA, Division of Science, Technology, and Energy Project Title: Alabama Ethanol Workshop Follow-up Amount: NA Project: Alabama is continuing to facilitate the development of ethanol production facilities in the state as well as increasing the use of fuel ethanol in the state. The Alabama Energy Office has informally worked with the Alabama Forestry Commission and Auburn University to prepare information of biomass resources and potential ethanol-from-cellulose plant sites in the state. This information will be used to recruit ethanol project development companies to Alabama. | |
| Arkansas |
Contractor: Foundation for Organic Resources Management, Fayetteville, Arkansas Project Title: Pre-Feasibility Assessment of Litter-to-Ethanol in Northwest Arkansas Amount: SERBEP $24,331; cost share $25,009 Project: The Foundation for Organic Resources Management is assessing the various components associated with establishment of a litter-to-ethanol enterprise to be located in Northwest Arkansas. The results will help determine if cellulosic fermentation technologies are potentially applicable for poultry litter feedstocks and if commercialization efforts should proceed. To date, samples have been obtained and analyzed and questionnaires prepared for sending to technology developers/vendors. | |
| Mississippi |
Contractor: Mississippi DECD-Energy Division Project Title: Ethanol Recruitment Effort Amount: SERBEP $20,000; cost share $28,620 Project: A portion of the information necessary to recruit an existing ethanol producer to Mississippi will be developed. Alcorn State University and the University of Southern Mississippi will develop data collection and survey instruments and conduct field surveys to collect data on wood and cotton wastes. The project will assess counties that have existing wood and cotton waste resources that could be used for ethanol production. | |
| Mississippi |
Contractor: Mississippi DECD-Energy Division Project Title: Mississippi Ethanol Workshop Follow-up Amount: SERBEP $5,000; cost share $4,250 Project: Mississippi is conducting fact-finding activities through the Mississippi Biomass Council, Inc., and the Mississippi Development Authority to determine how to best follow-up on the previous ethanol workshop. Part of this fact-finding will be accomplished through the hosting of a small number of invited participants to a roundtable, which will be used to share information. | |
| South Carolina |
Contractor: Linpac Paper, Cowpens, South Carolina Project Title: Animal Manure and Related Biomass Feedstock Market Amount: SERBEP $49,500; cost share $96,000 Project: Linpac Paper is providing a detailed animal manure and related feedstock market assessment and raw material input evaluation for the South Carolina region and the adjoining SERBEP states to provide information suitable for raw material basis work for a biomass/cogen facility tentatively planned for a Linpac site. They are providing technical and engineering work to conceptually define the biomass/cogen facility based on the feedstock market assessment results and Linpac requirements. The regional energy market assessment will be used with the Linpac site requirements and the feedstock assessment to provide conceptual sizing of the facility. | |
| Virginia |
Contractor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg, Virginia (subcontract to West Virginia University) Project Title: Bioconversion of Cotton Gin Waste to Ethanol Amount: SERBEP $22,865; cost share $22,946 Project: Cotton gin waste will be converted to a value-added product (fuel ethanol), thus solving a waste disposal problem while simultaneously generating a new product stream for the cotton processing industry. Representative samples of cotton gin trash are being collected from five gins in Virginia and characterized. Collected samples have been bagged and stored in cold room until the time of hydrolysis and fermentation. The hydrolysis and fermentation of the steam-exploded samples is in progress. | |
| West Virginia |
Contractor: West Virginia Development Office, Charleston, West Virginia Project Title: Development of On-farm Systems to Convert Manure to Diesel Fuel Amount: SERBEP $50,000; cost share $103,785 Project: Educational support for on-farm conversion of agricultural wastes and other biomass to liquid fuel with properties similar to diesel fuel is being developed. The West Virginia University has discovered a simple method of converting agricultural wastes into liquid fuel. Poultry litter was chosen for this project because its disposal is a major concern in West Virginia and in the SERBEP region. Testing equipment, partially purchased by SERBEP, will be used to systematically vary the time, temperature, moisture content or the substrate, and the substrate mass reactor volume to determine their effects on the conversion of poultry litter to fuel similar to diesel fuel. The optimum conditions will be determined by surface response analysis of mass and energy balance of the substrate and products. | |
| Virgnia/ Maryland |
Contractor: Maryland Environmental Service, Annapolis, Maryland Project Title: Comprehensive Evaluation for the Conceptual Design and Siting of a 40-MW Poultry Litter/Wood-fired Power Plant on the Delmarva Peninsula Amount: SERBEP $50,000; NERBEP $50,000; cost share $400,000 Project: SERBEP, through the Northeast Regional Biomass Energy Program, is funding a joint project between the States of Maryland and Virginia to conduct a conceptual design and siting for a 40-MW poultry litter/wood-fired power plant on the Delmarva Peninsula. The project will product a conceptual design, evaluate sites, conduct a comprehensive environmental assessment and public educational outreach, evaluate the power market and conduct a poultry litter testing and availability study along with a literature review. The facility will use poultry litter and wood wastes from both Virginia and Maryland for fuel. | |
| Co-location Project |
Co-location Contractor: General Bioenergy, Inc., Florence, Alabama Project Title: Co-location Project-Assessing Ethanol/Power Plant Co-Location Opportunities Amount: SERBEP $30,000 Project: The goal of this project is to identify potential ethanol/power plant co-location sites in the SERBEP region. Screening criteria have been established and power plant databases identified and obtained. These databases have been consolidated into one database by eliminating power plants that are not coal plants or in the SERBEP region. The remaining plants have been screened against the criteria. A final report is being drafted. | |
Please call Ms. Kathryn A. Baskin at (770) 242-7712, or email to baskin@sseb.org for more information regarding the Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program. |