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A New Paradigm in Land Use
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FreeWays to Fuel Branches
Roadside Plots Biomass Gasification Urban Farming and Fuel Military Land Utilization
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Project Objectives
Explore Non Traditional Agronomic Land Conditions – (roadsides, military, railroad, airports, municipal)
Investigate Economic and Environmental Viability
Evaluate Biomass Choices
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Background Information
Roadways ≈ 4 million miles – If 25% of area is used = 10 million acres
Railroads ≈ 140,000 miles of rights of way – If 75% of area is used = 1 million acres
Airports ≈ 19,820– If 100 acres/ airport = 2 million acres
Department of Defense owns 30 million acres of arable land in the United States– If 20% of areas are used ≈ 6 million acres
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Potential Benefits/Advantages
Decreases costs of maintenance
Aids in educating the public about renewable fuels
Increases biofuel production
Improved aesthetics
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Economic Cliff Notes
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35
insurance
interest
machine taxes
overhead
fallow cost
land rent
Major Economic Differences of UDOT Land vs Private Land Oilseed Production (FY 2006)
UDOT Private
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Considerations on all of projects
Safety Structural Integrity Establishment and Harvesting Economics Wildlife Impacts Ecology/Environmental Impacts Water Quality Grower Concerns
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Prior Research - F2F
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F2F Research Results 2007 -2008 Traditional Agronomic Techniques
Traditional no-till/dryland cropping
Less than acceptable yield results
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F2F Research ResultsModified Agronomic Techniques
Modified agronomic techniques
Yield was near break even economic point
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FreeWays to Fuel Alliance Top Tier Universities
Washington State, Iowa State, Auburn, Michigan State, Montana State, North Carolina State, University of Idaho, SUNY – Cobbleskill, Penn State
Corporate New Holland – tractor donation Great Plains – equipment donation Aerway Ag – aerator donation
Government State Departments of Transportation USDA, DOE, DOD Interests State Energy Departments
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UBC Biomass Gasification
Plan to add 10 – 20 kw gasification plant in 2010 (portable)
Analyze biochar for agronomic
Utilize system as a educational platform
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Urban Farming and Fuel and FreeWays to Fuel
Non-traditional agronomic land What crops Flexibility of use -
– >10 acres vegetable and fruit crops– < 10 acres utilization for biofuel feedstock
production
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Initial UFF Site
200 acres south of SLC airport
Area harbors pests, dry, soils are questionable
Future WWT site There are multiple
sites around our county
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UFF Potential Benefits/Advantages
Decreases costs of maintenance
Aids in educating the public about renewable fuels
Increases biofuel production
Improved aesthetics
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Military Land Utilization
Technologies– Gasification– Cellulosic– Liquid Fuels
Groups of Interest– Army Corps of Engineers– Marines– Navy– Air Force Research Lab
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2010 Outlook
F2F plots will be located in – Utah– Tennessee– Michigan– North Carolina
UFF plots– Utah