Biofuels Montana Update: EPAC Billings Biofuel Conference

Chester MT, 3/07

Department of Environmental Quality Energy Planning and Renewable Energy Section June 26, 2012, Billings, Montana

Howard Haines Montana Bioenergy Program Manager 406 841 5252 hhaines@mt.gov

Ethanol Use

(all retail may or may not) State FY MGY blend MGY ethanol 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 40.669 4.067 170.679084 17.067

2010 174.592936 17.459 2011 206.571 blend + 0.632197 =21.3

2012 thru April 17 30 30 12.6

198.973

2.4

3.1

3.0

3.1

gas total 491.90

315.175

311.197

496.324

412.578

* Most E10 is out of Billings and Missoula. Ethanol is being used for octane boost (not E10)

Proposed Ethanol Plants

(Mont) Permitted MGY 0 125 (only 1 on MDT list, 6/2012) Feedstocks Wheat, corn, barley (383 MGY in July 2008) Operating/planned cellulosic pilot plants 0 (Aug 2008 had 1 in Butte, @ 150k/year capacity)

Biodiesel Use (variable, depends on cost) State FY Blend-MGY B-100 gallons 2004 2005 0.345

0.347

70,000 71,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 0.348

71,149 336,180** 946,328 802,759 2010 2011 2012 (thru Apr) 758,560 784,598 807,589 Total Diesel, mgy 245.243 207.931

273.570/ 958.646

242.179/ 808.925

*Biodiesel as B5 is not tallied (as sold in Havre)

Proposed Biodiesel Plants

Permitted

1

(Mont) MGY Feedstocks 0.1-0.275

Canola, safflower, camelina Total planned 0 Operating (FY 2012) 4 1 0.015

0.100

Self use, used fry oil Canola, camelina, other

What’s Next: Biobutanol?

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Why:

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Higher energy content (24%+);

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Higher allowable blend rate for vehicles & pipelines (16-24%);

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More higher value co-products;

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Each gallon of biobutanol = 1.3 ethanol equivalents

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Process: ABE (6:3:1 advanced now 35:65:1) & others

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Each pound grain = about 1/3 (in weight) each of alcohols (acetone, butanol, ethanol, propanol) gases (CO2 & H2) and distillers grains

Biobutanol ~ Biofuels Growth?

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14 billion gallon/yr (bgy) EtOH capacity (15 bgy RFS cap)

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13 bgy “E10” blend wall Higher allowable

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100 mgy ethanol ~ 80 mgy biobutanol (Gevo and Butamax) (plus DDGS, acetone & EtOH) or

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14 bgy EtOH capacity ~ 11.1 BtOH capacity

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16% (E10 equivalent) blend rate = 20.8 bgy

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Biorefinery or Bioremediation?

Product Price, $/ton

Gasoline Petroleum butanol isobutanol 2-ethyl hexanol Acetone Jet fuel fuel ethanol $833.00 ($2.5/gal ) $612.00 ($90/bb) 1,780-1,984 2,220-2,447 2,180-2,660 1,034-1,322 $901.40

$714.0

Where to Get Help:

www.biodiesel.org

www.deq.mt.gov

www.biodieseleducation.org

http://agr.mt.gov/camelina/default.asp

Howard Haines 406 841-5200, hhaines@mt.gov

Camelina

The End. Thanks for Listening, Questions?