© 2015 ICM - All Rights Reserved. Perspectives on Feedstock Supply and Strategy June 9, 2015...

© 2015 ICM - All Rights Reserved.

Perspectives on Feedstock Supply and Strategy

June 9, 2015

Douglas B. Rivers, Ph.D.Director, Research & Development

ICM, Inc. – St. Joseph, MO Direct Line: 316.977.8502


2Feedstock Supply Essentials

› Quality› Quantity› Reliability


3Feedstock Characteristics

› Yield is King (tons/acre)› High carbohydrate content (gallons/ton)

• High digestibility• Lignin/Ash Content

› Friability • Does it mill easily• Does it facilitate water/chemical incorporation

› Consistent feedstock• Land type, harvesting practices, farmer acceptance


4Energy Crop Yields

› 8 - 20 tons per acre › 1,200-lb. bale =

• 48 gallons of ethanol @ • 80 gallons per ton

› Goal• 100 gallons per ton of biomass


5Energy Crop Feedstocks

› Switchgrass› Energy Sorghum› Miscanthus› Hybrid Poplar› Hybrid Willow› Selection Driven by Geography

• Climate• Water Availability


6Harvest Strategy: Feedstock Never Hits the Ground


7Quantity: 1 Billion Ton Study


8What is the availability?


9Generation 2.0: Co-Located Design


10Specific Site Availability – Webster County, IA


11Why Webster County, IA ?

Corn Plants – Corn Stover


12

› Snow› Hail› Lack of Rain

What about the Weather?

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13It May Not Rain Enough, But I Have Irrigation


14It isn’t just California


15 What is a Workable Feedstock Strategy?

› Crop Residues • Corn Stover• Milo Stover• Wheat Straw• Annual

› Switchgrass• Perennial

› Energy Sorghum• Annual

› Campaigns


16

› Does This Strategy Guarantee Success?› No› But It Mitigates Feedstock Supply Risk

• To Operations• To Lenders• To Shareholders

So, What’s the Punch Line?


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