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OPPORTUNITIES IN MINNESOTA FOR EXPANDED BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT AMANDA BILEK GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE
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OPPORTUNITIES IN MINNESOTA FOR EXPANDED BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT
AMANDA BILEKGREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE
Great Plains Institute
15-yr. old non-partisan, non-profit that:
1. Develops better energy policy via consensus.
2. Catalyzes deployment of best energy technologies, practices & programs.
3. Provides reliable analysis & decision tools.
Mission: To transform the way we produce, distribute and consume energy to be both economically and environmentally sustainable.
Why Biogas?Constant and flexible source of energy
Environmental Benefits
Waste Management Tool
Reduced Pathogens
Energy Crop Establishment
Water Quality Protection
Reduced Carbon Emissions
Economic Benefits
Energy Sales
Source of Heat
Environmental Credits
Avoided Tipping Fees
Nutrient Recovery
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
• Sets a percentage of carbon intensity reduction over time
• Any mix of fuels used to meet reduction goals
• Biogas CNG: lowest lifecycle GHG emissions
Source: California Air & Resources Board
Gasoline (CARBOB)
Corn Ethanol (Midwest)
CNG (North American NG)
Landfill Gas CNG
Dairy Biogas CNG
Biomethane HSAD-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
99.18
69.40 68.00
11.26 13.45
-15.29
GH
G I
nte
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ity
(gC
O2
e/M
J)
EPA Advanced Biofuel Threshold
Biogas-based Fuel Offers Substantial GHG Reductions
Federal Renewable Fuel Standard
• 36 billion gallons by 2022
• Mandates increasing renewable fuel supplies for transportation fuels– Biogas is as a qualifying
fuel to generate credits– 77,000 Btu = 1 gal.
renewable fuel– Advanced biofuel
Federal Renewable Fuel StandardSource: GLBRC
RFS Biogas Gallons in 2013
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
Mar
ch
April
May
June
Ju
ly
Augus
t
Septe
mbe
r
Octobe
r
Novem
ber
Decem
ber
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1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
361,535.00361,346.00526,641.00474,638.00575,840.00
1,600,000.00
4,250,000.004,140,000.00
5,940,000.00
3,770,000.00
2,290,000.00
1,280,000.00
Ga
llo
ns
Pro
du
ce
d
Over 25 million gallons total for 2013
An-nual US
Bio-gas Po-ten-tial
RFS22013
RFS22015
RFS22020
RFS22022
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2,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
8,000,000,000
10,000,000,000
12,000,000,000
14,000,000,000
16,000,000,000
RFS2 - Cellulosic Advanced Biofuel
RFS2 - Non-Cellulosic Advanced Biofuel
Ag Residue
Wood Residue
Municipal Solid Waste
Anaerobic Digestion
Conventional Biofuel(2015-2022)
Ga
llo
ns
Large Potential for Biogas to Help Meet Renewable Fuel Standard Targets
Minnesota Biogas Resources
Agriculture Residue 12.5 million wet tons / year
Energy Crops 2.32 million wet tons / year
Existing Landfills 21.7 million wet tons / year
Manure 27 million wet tons / year
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 0.31 million wet tons / year
Wood Residue 0.88 million wet tons / year
Wastewater Treatment Facilities 138 billion gallons / year
Ag Res
idue
(25%
rem
oval
)
Energ
y Cro
psM
SW
Woo
d Res
idue
Existin
g La
ndfill
s
Was
tewat
er
Man
ure
All Bio
gas
MN E
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rodu
ction
MN E
than
ol C
onsu
mpt
ion
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200,000,000
400,000,000
600,000,000
800,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,400,000,000
Bio
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l G
all
on
s
Minnesota has Significant Opportunity to Increase Renewable Fuel Production
