Department of Environmental Quality Energy Planning and Renewable Energy Section June 26, 2012, Billings, Montana Howard Haines Montana Bioenergy Program Manager Biofuels Montana Update: EPAC Billings Biofuel Conference Biofuels Montana Update: EPAC Billings Biofuel Conference Chester MT, 3/07
*Most E10 is out of Billings and Missoula. Ethanol is being used for octane boost (not E10) Ethanol Use (all retail may or may not) State FYMGY blendMGY ethanol gas total blend = thru April
Proposed Ethanol Plants (Mont) Permitted MGY Feedstocks 0125 Wheat, corn, barley (only 1 on MDT list, 6/2012) (383 MGY in July 2008) Operating/planned cellulosic pilot plants 0 (Aug 2008 had 1 in 150k/year capacity)
*Biodiesel as B5 is not tallied (as sold in Havre) Biodiesel Use (variable, depends on cost) State FYBlend-MGY B-100 gallons , , , ,180** ,328Total Diesel, mgy , , , / (thru Apr) 807, /
Proposed Biodiesel Plants (Mont) Permitted MGY Feedstocks Canola, safflower, camelina Total planned 0 Operating (FY 2012) Self use, used fry oil Canola, camelina, other
What’s Next: Biobutanol? Why: Higher energy content (24%+); Higher allowable blend rate for vehicles & pipelines (16-24%); More higher value co-products; Each gallon of biobutanol = 1.3 ethanol equivalents Process: ABE (6:3:1 advanced now 35:65:1) & others Each pound grain = about 1/3 (in weight) each of alcohols (acetone, butanol, ethanol, propanol) gases (CO2 & H2) and distillers grains
Biobutanol ~ Biofuels Growth? 14 billion gallon/yr (bgy) EtOH capacity (15 bgy RFS cap) 13 bgy “E10” blend wall Higher allowable 100 mgy ethanol ~ 80 mgy biobutanol (Gevo and Butamax) (plus DDGS, acetone & EtOH) or 14 bgy EtOH capacity ~ 11.1 BtOH capacity 16% (E10 equivalent) blend rate = 20.8 bgy Biorefinery or Bioremediation?
ProductPrice, $/ton Gasoline $ ($2.5/gal ) Petroleum $ ($90/bb) butanol 1,780-1,984 isobutanol 2,220-2,447 2-ethyl hexanol 2,180-2,660 Acetone 1,034-1,322 Jet fuel $ fuel ethanol $714.0
Where to Get Help: Howard Haines , Camelina
The End. Thanks for Listening, Questions?