Bioenergy Research & ARPA-E - Purdue University

16 Pages·2012·2.08 MB·English

Bioenergy Research
& ARPA-E
Purdue University, BioEnergy Day

Dr. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director
November 7, 2012
Evolution of ARPA-E
2011
American Recovery
2012
& Reinvestment Act
$275 MM
2009

America
COMPETES
2007
2009 - 2011
2006
Rising Above the
Programs Open + 11
Gathering Storm
(National Academies) Projects 180
Dollars (MM) >$500
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Mission
Enhance the economic and
energy security of the U.S.
Reduce
Energy-
Related
Emissions
Reduce Improve
Energy Energy
Imports Efficiency
Ensure U.S. technological lead in developing
and deploying advanced energy
technologies
Creating New Learning Curves
R&D for
Breakthrough
Technologies to
Create New
Learning Curves
Cost
Performance
Current Learning Curve
(Assured Path)
Time|Scale
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What makes an ARPA-E project?
1. Impact
•  Aimed at ARPA-E mission areas
•  Shows a credible path to market
•  Has a large practical application
2. Transform
•  Challenges what is possible
•  Disrupts existing learning curves
•  Can leap beyond today’s technologies
3. Bridge
•  Translates science into breakthrough technology
•  The path lacks technical or financial resources
•  Catalyzes new interest and investment
4. Team
•  Comprised of best-in-class people
•  Brings skills from different disciplines
•  Focuses on translation of technologies to the market
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Program Development Cycle
Program
Technology to Market Handoff
Transition
Ongoing Technical
Review
Establish
Program Conception
(Idea / Vision)
Workshop
Contract Negotiation Envision
& Awards
Program Development
Execute
Project Selection Engage
Program
Approval
Proposal Rebuttal
FOA Development
Merit Review of
& Issuance
Proposals
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3
First Open FOA (2009)
Water
1
Waste Heat project
Capture 1project
Conventional Energy
6
Energy projects Storage
2 VBR Power Systems
projects
Building Efficiency 5projects
3 Biomass
projects FOA 1 Energy
Carbon
5 Capture
4 projects
projects
Renewable
Power 5 5
Vehicle projects projects
Technologies
Solar Fuels
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Improved high biomass energy crops
4 HIGH BIOMASS NUE TRAITS DEDICATED ENERGY CROPS
Control Ceres Trait Switchgrass
FIELD TRIALS IN 4 STATES
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Reduced pre-treatment costs
(1)
crop harvest and
enzyme activation
(2)
(3)
dormant activated
enzyme enzyme
1. Agrivida™crops produce dormant enzymes within the plant.
2. The dormant enzymes are activated after harvest.
3. The activated enzymes degrade the cell wall.
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Scalable production of macroalgae as a
feedstock for isobutanol

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Focused Programs (2010-2012)

Stationary Power / Use

Transportation and
Transportation Statio nary Pow er / Use
Electrofuels BEEST HEATS REACT BEETIT IMPACCT GRIDS
Solar
PETRO MOVE AMPED SBIR/STTR ADEPT GENI
ADEPT
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Programs focus on white spaces in fuel production
CO CHOH
2 3
+ +
HO O
2 2
Feedstock e Direct
-
Algae
Conversion
PETRO Electrofuels
Alternative
Fuels
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Alternative Fuels: A Snapshot
Production Cost, per barrel Corn
 EtOH

E) 140
O
B CTL

$/ 120 Oil
 Shale

ost ( Marginal

n C 100 Conven3onal
 Oil

o Deep

cti Water

u 80
d
ro Venezuela
  GTL

al P 60 Heavy
 Oil
  EOR
  Oil
 Sands

ot (In-­‐situ)

T
Other
  FSU

40 Other

OPEC
 Middle
  OPEC
  Conven3onal
 Oil
  Sugarcane
  Oil
 Sands

East
  Arc3c
  EtOH
  (Mining)

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20 40 60 80 100 112
Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent per day (MBOE/d)
Source: Booz Allen Hamilton analysis based on information from IEA, DOE and interviews with super-majors
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Current pathways for liquid fuels from solar
energy have low energy efficiency
Zhu et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2008)
19:153-159
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Electrofuels
Chemolithoautotrophs are at the core of a
efficient and flexible Electrofuels platform

Source: Conrado, R.J., Haynes, C.A., Haendler, B.E., Toone, E.J.,”Electrofuels: A New Paradigm for
Renewable Fuels” 2011, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (in press) (Lee, J., ed.): Springer, U.S.
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H consuming bacteria
2
Autotrophic production Free fatty acid extraction Final fuel upgrading
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Electrochemically produced formate
Photovoltaic
or
Electricity
Gasoline
substitutes
CO
2
In-situ electrolysis
& Engineered Microbe
formate
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Plants Engineered To Replace Oil
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Programs focus on white spaces in fuel production
CO CHOH
2 3
+ +
HO O
2 2
Feedstock e Direct
-
Algae
Conversion
PETRO Electrofuels
Alternative
Fuels
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