California Biomass CollaborativeRoadmap for Sustainable Development

STRATEGIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PUBLIC WORKSHOP

California Integrated Waste Management BoardSacramento, California10 July 2007

Bryan M. Jenkins, ProfessorDepartment of Biological and Agricultural EngineeringUniversity of California, DavisExecutive Director, California Biomass Collaborative

California Biomass Collaborative• Statewide biomass coordinating group• Biomass Facilities Reporting System• Biomass resource assessments • Technology assessments• Planning Functions/Policy

– Needs Assessment– Roadmap for biomass development

• Coordination with State Bioenergy Interagency Working Group

http://biomass.ucdavis.eduEmail: biomass@ucdavis.edu

California Biomass Roadmap• Guidance document providing

recommendations on how to develop and use biomass resources in California

• Audience: policy makers, law makers, regulators, investors, researchers, developers, the public

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Scenarios for future development:In-state residue + bioenergy crop additions

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Priority Areas1. Resource access and feedstock markets

and supply2. Market expansion, access, and

technology deployment3. Research, development, and

demonstration4. Education, training, and outreach5. Policy, regulations, and statutes

Priority AreasResource access and feedstock markets and supply: Feedstock suppliers need access to biomass resources and must be able to deliver feedstock into biomass markets in sustainable ways and at acceptable prices.

– Standards and best practices for sustainable feedstock supply

– Land use– Environmental impacts

Priority AreasResource access and feedstock markets and supply (continued)

– Resource monitoring– Dedicated biomass crops– Biomass collection and transport– Seasonality and storage– Biomass commodity markets– Biomass enterprise zones

• California– High resolution– Biomass Collaborative, STEPS

• Western States– County level– WGA, Biomass Collaborative, STEPS,

NREL, DOE, Chevron• Renewable Resources Assessment

Group– UC Davis– Expand systemwide

• Remote sensing

GIS Biomass and Bioenergy Supply Assessments

• Cereals• Oilseeds• Sugar crops• Forages and grassses• Tree crops• Algae

• Production characteristics, sustainable practices, crop selection

BioenergyCrops

Priority Areas

Market expansion, access, and technology deployment:

• Power plants, biorefineries, and other biomass converters require access to both biomass feedstock supplies and product markets.

• Market access in turn requires both the physical capacity to deliver product through power lines, pipelines, trucks, and other transport systems, and the ability to price products competitively.

Priority AreasMarket expansion, access, and technology deployment (continued)•Funding and incentive mechanisms

– Tax mechanisms, loans, contracts, and pricing structure

•Regulatory incentives– Emission Offsets– Renewable Energy and Environmental Credits

•Infrastructure improvements and access– Transmission Access– Biofuels Production Potential and Infrastructure

•Technology deployment

Priority Areas RD&D

• Resource base, sustainability, and access

• Feedstock processing and logistics• Bioscience and biotechnology• Conversion technology and process

engineering• Systems analysis• Knowledge base, information

dissemination, information resources

• Public education and outreach to decision makers

• Consumer information and education• Environmental justice• Industry training and professional

education• K-12 education• Higher education• Research extension and technical

interaction

Priority AreasEducation and Outreach

Priority AreasPolicy, regulations, and statutes• State policies, regulations, and laws influence

behavior, technology implementation, resource management, and markets.

• Policies need to be comprehensive, allow for effective innovation, and have a vision of the long-term potential of bio-based technologies.

Roadmap Implementation Planning• Principal Collaborative Focus Areas:

– Sustainability Criteria and Standards– Incentives and Markets– Permitting and Regulation

• Recommendations for state action to achieve objectives including needed RD&D as well as public education

Further Information

Roadmap available for download at:http://biomass.ucdavis.edu/

Contact the Collaborative at:biomass@ucdavis.edu