Role of and Collaboration between USDA and DOE

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Role of and Collaboration between USDA and DOE

• Hongda Chen, Ph.D.
• National Program Leader
• Bioprocessing Engineering
• Cooperative State Research, Education, and
  Extension Service
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• For
• Experiment Station Section Meeting, SAES/ARD
  Workshop
• Baltimore, September 24, 2002

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Outline

• Introduction
• Energy Outlook
• Opportunities and Challenges
• Federal Initiatives
• USDA and DOE program structures
• Interagency collaboration

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The USDA Seal

• 1862. AGRICULTURE IS THE FOUNDATION OF
  MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCE. 1889.

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Crude oil worldwide(Source Washington
Post/World News, A25, 9/8/02)
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Energy Use USA vs. World

• USA imported about 62 of petroleum demand in
  1999.
• Nearly 16 natural gas is imported.
• These two are the biggest energy sources of the
  domestic energy supply structure.

(Source Energy Information Administration, DOE)
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Crisis

• In Chinese, Crisis means both Danger and
  Opportunity

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Biobased Products, Biorefineries, and Bioenergy
Uses Fuels Ethanol Diesel
Others Power Electricity Heat Products Plastics,
resins, foams Phenolic resins Solvents, cleaning
fluids Chemical Intermediates Adhesives Fatty
acids Carbon black Paints, coatings Dyes,
Pigments, and Ink Detergents Hydraulic
lubricating fluids
Conversion Processes
Feedstocks
Trees Grasses Agricultural Crops Agricultural
Residues Animal Wastes Municipal Solid Waste

• Acid/enzymatic hydrolysis
• Bioconversion (Ferment, etc.)
• -Thermochemical Conversion (gasification,
  pyrolysis, catalytic and other chemistry)

(Credit Mark Paster, DOE)
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E.O. 13134, August 1999

• Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and
  Bioenergy
• Stimulate the creation and early adoption of
  technologies needed to make biobased products and
  bioenergy cost-competitive in large national and
  international markets
• Goal of tripling U.S. use of biobased products
  and bio-energy by 2010

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Biomass Research Development Act of 2000

• Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy
  to cooperate and coordinate the research and
  development efforts across all the federal
  agencies involved in conversion of biomass into
  biobased industrial products.
• Established Biomass RD Board and Technical
  Advisory Committee.
• Authorizes funding for Biomass RD Initiative.
• Promotes the use of Biobased Products and
  Bioenergy.

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Key Federal Partners
The Department of Energy
- Science, Security and Energy Powering the
21st Century
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXECUTIVE
Task Force on Greening the Governmentthrough
Waste Prevention and Recycling
The Office of Management and Budget
The National Science Foundation
Enabling the Nations future throughdiscovery,
learning and innovation

Office of Science and Technology Policy
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards Technology
Tennessee Valley Authority
Department of the Interior
The Power of the Public Good
to protect and provide access to our
Nations natural and cultural heritage and honor
our trust responsibilities to tribes
Credit Mark Paster, DOE
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Federal Funding (FY 2001)
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Biomass RD Act Technical Advisory Committee

• Vision Goals for
• Bioenergy and Biobased Products (per year)

(Revised Draft, August 30, 2002)
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Biomass RD Act Technical Advisory Committee

• Biomass Roadmap (working document, 8/28/02)
• Plant Science and Feedstock Production
• Processing and Conversion
• Product Uses and Distribution
• Crosscutting issues
• Market and Public Policy Needs

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National Energy Policy, May 2001

• To increase energy supplies by using a more
  diverse mix of domestic resources and reduce the
  dependence on imported oil.
• Modernizing energy conservation
• Modernizing energy infrastructure
• Increasing energy supplies and U.S. energy
  security

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Farm Bill 2002

• TITLE IX. Energy
• Federal Procurement of biobased products
• Biorefinery development grants
• Biodiesel fuel education programs
• Energy audit and renewable energy development
  program
• Renewable energy systems and energy efficiency
  improvements
• Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
• Biomass research and development
• Cooperative research and extension projects
• Continuation of bioenergy program

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Farm Bill 2002

• Provides 75 million over five years for
  reauthorization of the Biomass Research and
  Development Act 2000. This funding will allow the
  program to continue.

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Farm Bill 2002

• Establishes a new program to encourage federal
  agencies to use biobased products whenever
  possible similar to what the federal government
  has done to encourage recycling.
• Establishes a voluntary labeling program for
  biobased products that authorizes producers of
  biobased products to use the label U.S.D.A.
  Certified Biobased Product. The bill authorizes
  6 million over six years for product testing to
  carry out this program.

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Sun Grant Initiative

• Enhance national security through development,
  distribution and implementation of biobased
  energy technologies
• Promote diversification and environmental
  sustainability of Americas agriculture through
  land-grant based research, extension, and
  education programs in renewable energy and
  biobased products
• Promote opportunities for biobased economic
  diversification in rural communities

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USDA Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination
Council

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• Agricultural Research Service
• Cooperative State Research, Education and
  Extension Service
• Farm Service Agency
• Foreign Agricultural Service
• Forest Service
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Office of Budget and Program Analysis
• Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for
  Administration
• Office of the Under Secretary for Research,
  Education and Economics
• Rural Business-Cooperative Service
• Rural Utilities Service

http//www.ars.usda.gov/bpcc/BPCC_index.html
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EERE ReorganizationA New Streamlined,
Integrated, and Focused Model
Communications Outreach
Assistant Secretary, David Garman
Board of Directors
DAS for Technology Development
DAS for Business Administration
EERE Program Offices Solar
Wind Hydropower Geothermal DE, Elec.
Infrastructure Reliability Biomass
(Douglas Kaempf) Industrial Technologies
Freedom CAR and Vehicle Technologies
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Building Technologies
Weatherization Intergov. Grants FEMP
Program Execution Support Planning, Budget
Formulation Analysis Information Business
Management Systems
(Credit, Mark Paster, DOE)
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Interagency Collaboration

• Department Secretaries
• Biomass RD Technical Advisory Committee
• Program management
• National Program Leaders/Staff

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CSREES Investment in Value-Added Biobased Product
Research, FY2001
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Difference btw USDA/IFAFS and DOE/Biomass
Solicitations
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National Program Managers

• Joint strategic planning workshops
• National laboratories, Denver, April 11-12, 2001
• High potential crops, Chicago, March 7, 2002
• Planning on joint solicitations
• Support outreach activities
• Provide technical information for FACA
• Organize and speak at national symposia
• Provide guidance to research committees
• Review grant proposals

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Strategic Partnerships Workshop at DOE NREL
April 11-12, 2001 (Credit Helena Chum)
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Planning on joint solicitations(USDA/DOE
National Program Managers Meeting 5/10/02)

• Plant Science and Production (Mark Paster and Don
  Erback)
• Bioconversion (Valerie Reed and Hongda Chen)
• Thermochemical Conversion (Ray Costello and Mike
  Kossey)
• Education, Outreach, and Marketing (Ann Hegnauer
  and Carmela Bailey)
• Policy and Analysis (John Ferrell and Roger
  Conway)

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Acknowledgement

• Carmela Bailey, National Program Leader for
  Agricultural Materials, USDA/CSREES
• Frank Flora, National Program Leader for
  Value-added Products, USDA/ARS
• Mark Paster, Office of the Biomass Program,
  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE