Center of Innovation - Energy

Jill P. Stuckey, Director

AgricultureTifton

ManufacturingGainesville

Life SciencesAugusta

AerospaceEastman

LogisticsSavannah

EnergyAtlanta

Alternate Fuels for Aviation Working Group

• Collaborative effort hosted by Aerospace COI with Energy and Agribusiness center support

• Brings together representatives of airline industry, USAF, OEMs, Herty AMDC, testing facilities, researchers, producers

Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (HJIA)

• In 2009, HJIA generated $32.5 billion in direct business revenues,

• Busiest passenger airport in the world (88 Million in 2009) Delta Air Lines ASA – major regional airline World Airways - Leading charter/cargo airline Home to UPS Hub for AirTran Airways

• A Leading Air Cargo Hub in US and in the World HJIA Air Cargo grew 17% from 2009 to 2010 reaching 659,129

metric tons Air Cargo Week’s Airport of the Year for 2009 and 2010

Provides forum for new and expanding businesses

Venue to explain state & federal policies and procedures

Expedites permitting process

Matchmaking to form successful collaborations

Partnering with universities to commercialize research

One Stop Shop

One Stop Shop Energy Center of Innovation Agriculture Center of Innovation Aerospace Center of Innovation Governor’s Office Lieutenant Governor’s Office GA Environmental Facilities

Authority (GEFA) GA Department of Agriculture GA Department of Natural

Resources GA Department of Revenue U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency GA Department of Community

Affairs

GA Department of Economic Development

GA EPD Small Business Environmental Assistance Program GA EPD Air Protection Branch GA Forestry Commission Herty Advanced Materials Development

Center State Fire Marshall U.S. Department of Agriculture University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Railroad Association University of GA Small Business

Development Center … and more!

Drivers

• Economy – Forest Industries/Balance of Trade• Mandates • Energy Security – Supply disruptions, Middle East• Environment

The United States, with 5% of the worlds population, consumes roughly 25% of total energy production, yet only holds 2% of the proven petroleum

reserves.

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Between 1998 and 2008 the growth of growing stock on timberland in the state has exceeded removals by an average of 38.5%

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Giant Miscanthus• Herbaceous, Deciduous, Perennial• Rhizomes rather than seed• 11 - 25 Dry tons/acre/year• 27 - 62 Dry tons/hectare/year• Height up to 15 feet• Stems are erect, similar to thin bamboo• Low environmental inputs• Alternative non-food use for marginal Land• Drought tolerant, crowds out weeds• Carbon neutral• Nutrients returned to the soil each year

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Historical Snapshot

Founded in 1938 to honor Charles Herty, father of the Southern pulp and paper industry

Charter broadened in 2005 to cover all “Materials Manufacturing Industries

Georgia State Authority. • Confidentiality assured.• Independent & focused on objectivity.• Non-profit organization.• Modern quality systems.• Low-volume, high value contract

manufacturing services available

ConceptProof of Concept

Initial Prototype

Pre-scale up

Replication & Process Validation

Pre- scale up

Market Validation

Commercial scale-up

& Launch

Labs, Design, Early Testing

Large Pilot Scale Toolkits, Skilled Technicians, Experienced Technical and Engineering Staff,

Business Focused

People, Training, Financial & Other

Resources

Connection to Resources

(“Technologies, People, Partnerships”)

Jobs and Re

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Universities, Industry, & Individuals

Herty AMDC & Industry Entrepreneurs InnovationCenters

InnovationCenters

Herty’s role in relationship to Universities and Centers of Innovation

Large Scale Pilot Operations

Each “energy conversion process” requires different and unique feedstock for optimum cost effective energy production

Optimizing the biomass value chain from field to conversion is key to ensuring a profitable, renewable energy industry

Biomass AcquisitionTypeCost, Delivered Moisture Species Cellulose contentAsh

PreparationParticle Size Moisture ContentBarkEnergy consumption

Pre-ProcessingProcess (drying)Energy consumptionDrying rateVariabilityEmissionsBulk density

Conversion Processes

Announced Bioenergy Projects by State

State Projects

GA 37

CA 21

FL, OR, PA 18

ME, MI, VA, WI 17

NY 16

Source: Forisk Consulting, LLC

The State has sufficient biomass to support the development of over 40 major biomass investments of greater than $100 Million each.

Bio based fuels could change the face of rural Georgia

For More Information Contact:

Jill StuckeyCOI-Energy, Director404-584-1041jill@gefa.ga.gov

http://www.georgiainnovation.org/