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Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
Overview
www.floridaenergy.ufl.edu
Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
Created by Florida Statute in 2008
Purpose…Unite Florida energy experts - including Florida’s 12
Universities - so that the State leads in energy research and
develops innovative energy systems giving rise to…
Improved energy efficiency and
Expanded economic development
Strategic Activities
• Research
• Technology Commercialization
• Outreach
• Education
FESC involves more than
• 400 Faculty
• 100 Centers and Institutes
• 200 Companies within Florida
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FESC Leadership Structure
Director
Jennifer Curtis
Associate Director
Canan Balaban
Principal Investigators
Industrial Board
Oversight BoardUniversity Research VP’s
Steering Committee
Education & Outreach Technology Commercialization
Research
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Strategic Thrusts
1. Developing Florida’s Biomass Advantage for Renewable Fuels
2. Harnessing Florida’s Solar Resources
3. Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Conservation
4. Securing Energy Delivery Infrastructure and Energy Storage
5. Capturing Florida’s Marine Energy Resources for Power Generation
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Developing Florida Biomass Resources
Florida has ~10% of US
biomass resources
51% statewide tree coverage
80% of it is commercial
15 million acres of forest land
10 million acres of farm land
• #1 in sugarcane and citrus
• #1 in forest residues
• #1 in urban wood waste
• #2 in vegetable (waste)
100MW Biomass Power Plant - Gainesville
Renewable Energy Center
1 Full scale Biomass to ethanol plant – INEOS
Algae to ethanol - Algenol
University of Florida cellulosic ethanol biorefinery
Climate allows year around
energy crop growth, high
crop yield and conversion
efficiency
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FESC Bio Energy Research Areas
• Energy Crops
• Algal Research
• Biomass Conversion Technologies
– Biochemical
– Thermochemical
• Catalyst Development
• Computational Studies
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Water-Use Efficiency and Feedstock Composition of
Candidate Bioenergy Grasses in Florida Environments
PIs: L. Sollenberger, J. Erickson, J. Vendramini, and R. Gilbert
Energycane Sweet sorghum Elephantgrass
Superior grass species and management practices for various Florida environments
Comparisons of water-use efficiency and feedstock composition of candidate grass species
Carinata field trials by Dr. David Wright
Graduate students trained in the ecology, physiology, and chemical composition of bioenergy grasses
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Energy Intensive Crop Development
PI’s: Gary Peter, Matias Kirst, Don Rockwood, UF
• Fundamental research aimed at identifying genes
that control growth and biomass chemical
composition
• Applied research aimed at providing important
yield and chemical composition (relates to amount
of biofuel) information for a variety Eucalyptus and
pine which can be grown in Florida.
ARPA-E Grant: Develop Loblolly pine
to increase turpentine production
from 3 % to 20%. The goal is to
produce 100M gal/y fuel from 25K
acres forestland.
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Algae Research at USF Dr. George Philippidis
Algae photobioreactors
and indoor pilot facility
Outdoor algae pilot facility
with monitoring and control systems
A plastic platform with proprietary integrated
aeration system – floating system with
enhanced mass transfer, Patent Application
Filed (USF & Culture Fuels Inc.)
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UF Biofuel Research and Facilities
UF Stan Mayfield Biorefinery
UF Bio Fuel Pilot Plant
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Post-Processing of Cellulosic-Ethanol Stillage for Fuel Production and Recovery of Plant Nutrients
Design and operation of process for biogasification of
cellulosic ethanol stillage.
– Biogas used as fuel in the ethanol facility
• Finding: 25 – 30% of fossil fuel usage can be displaced by
biogas
– Residual lignin in stillage purified in this process.
Design and operation of a process for recovering plant
nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) in the stillage
– Ammonia and phosphate in stillage precipitated as struvite and
recovered
• Struvite is a slow release fertilizer
Treatment of stillage for water reuse or land application
PI: Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil, UF
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PI: Pratap Pullammanappallil, UF
Partners: University of Missouri, Virginia Tech, Montclair State University,
Texas A&M University, Show Me Energy and Green Technologies; The
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology-Hyderabad leads the Indian team.
Research Focus:
Improve biomass conversion technologies
Develop and optimize feedstocks: work with high-yield
biomass sorghum, sweet sorghum, pearl millet, bamboo
and switchgrass.
Utilize waste streams in the cellulosic ethanol conversion
process -investigate ways of using spent feedstocks,
wastewater and other materials to produce additional
bioenergy and products such as fertilizers and bioplastics.
U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and
Development Center - Biomass
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High-Temperature Steam Gasification Biomass
to Energy System By Dr. Jacob Chung, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biomass
& Solid Waste Energy Conversion Lab, University of Florida
Objectives:
Convert agricultural biomass and municipal solid waste (MSW) to
syngas by high-temperature steam with least negative impact on the
environment
Developing best methods for converting syngas to electricity,
mechanical power and liquid fuels
High
Temperature
Steam
Gasification
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Demonstration/Test Unit, Dr. Jacob Chung
Biomass to Electricity Demo Units
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Summary of Activities/Accomplishments
FESC leveraged the initial $38M state funding to obtain additional $425M in
energy research funding from third parties
Links Florida universities with Florida energy industry
Gives Florida a competitive advantage
Increased awareness nationally/internationally of FESC and its leadership role
• MOU with BioFuelNet (BFN) Canada
• BFN links Canadian universities with
industry to collaborate in biomass
research and development
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Technology Commercialization
FESC Technology Commercialization Program• Funding early stage market research/business plans – Phase I
• Matching funds for companies to leverage their R&D budgets – Phase II
Startup Companies – 30 companies formed based on university
developed technologies
Technology Licensed – 101 licenses
Invention Disclosures – 459 submitted
Job Growth• Across all diverse aspects of emerging energy technologies
• Over 100 new jobs
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Outreach
Focus on Energy Efficiency
• Targeting the general public & built environment
• Collaborating with the home builders and
construction industry
• Partnering with utilities to implement
performance-based demand-side management
Demand Management Much More Cost Effective
Than Expanding Supply
Outreach to the Public
UF Program for Resource Efficient Communities
• Over 50 Fact Sheets prepared to help Florida citizens
better conserve and increase energy efficiency
• Sustainable Floridians program (8 week training program
preparing Florida citizens to be ambassadors for
sustainability)
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Content-Rich Web Site: www.floridaenergy.ufl.edu
Communication with FESC network through bi-monthly newsletter,
in addition to biannual reports, e-mails, telecons and other meetings
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FESC Workshops/Summits
• May 20-21, 2015 Energy Workshop in Orlando
• Feb 2-3, 2015 Workshop in Orlando: Instructional
Workshop on “Integration of Renewable Energy to the
Grid”
• May 12-13, 2014 Energy Conference in
Gainesville
– Research-oriented and broad based in topics –
covering all strategic focus areas
• FESC Annual Workshops were combined with
the Florida Energy Summit in 2012 and 2013
• FESC Summits in 2009, 2010, and 2011
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Contact Information
Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, Director
(352) 392-0946
Janan C. Balaban, Associate Director
(352) 392-0899