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A New Paradigm in Land Use
FreeWays to Fuel Branches
Roadside Plots Biomass Gasification Urban Farming and Fuel Military Land Utilization
Project Objectives
Explore Non Traditional Agronomic Land Conditions – (roadsides, military, railroad, airports, municipal)
Investigate Economic and Environmental Viability
Evaluate Biomass Choices
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
Potential Benefits/Advantages
Decreases costs of maintenance
Aids in educating the public about renewable fuels
Increases biofuel production
Improved aesthetics
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
Prior Research - F2F
F2F Research Results 2007 -2008 Traditional Agronomic Techniques
Traditional no-till/dryland cropping
Less than acceptable yield results
F2F Research ResultsModified Agronomic Techniques
Modified agronomic techniques
Yield was near break even economic point
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
UBC Biomass Gasification
Plan to add 10 – 20 kw gasification plant in 2010 (portable)
Analyze biochar for agronomic
Utilize system as a educational platform
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
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
UFF Potential Benefits/Advantages
Decreases costs of maintenance
Aids in educating the public about renewable fuels
Increases biofuel production
Improved aesthetics
Military Land Utilization
Technologies– Gasification– Cellulosic– Liquid Fuels
Groups of Interest– Army Corps of Engineers– Marines– Navy– Air Force Research Lab
2010 Outlook
F2F plots will be located in – Utah– Tennessee– Michigan– North Carolina
UFF plots– Utah