1000 gt/day 11M g/yr Gas, diesel SYP Offtake sold EISA def’n Natchez next

KiOR--Columbus, MS

100MWe 1M gt/yr “No virgin wood

fiber, other than from storm debris, shall be collected or used in association with plant operations.”

Never again

Southern Co.—Austin Energy

1.5M gt/yr 750,000 tons pellets

RWE Innogy--Waycross

Is It going to happen? Where will it happen? Can we produce energy biomass without

hurting forests? Does it change the way we do forestry? What is the impact of bioenergy on forest

products? Can we get the costs down? Will the public accept wood for energy?

The Big Questions

Southern Forest Futures

Biomass Availability

Site Productivity

Biomass from Woodlands

Short Rotation Energywood

Conversion/Feedstock

Social Acceptability

Sustainability, carbon cycling, nutrient

removals Short rotation hardwood culture in LMAV Biomass supply and siting tools Assessments of markets, future demand Operations technology—harvest, process,

transport Conversion technology—gasification, liquid

fuels Social science, public attitudes

SRS Bioenergy Research

What Can We Do For You?