01Welcome, Rosinski, Apr'11

Welcome

Stan RosinskiProgram Manager, Renewable Generation

Biomass Torrefaction WorkshopApril 13-14, 2011

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Our History…

• Founded in 1973

• Independent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research

• Collaborative resource for the electricity sector

• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA; Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN– Laboratories in Knoxville,

Charlotte and Lenox, MAChauncey StarrEPRI Founder

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Our Members…

• 450+ participants in more than 40 countries

• EPRI members generate more than 90% of the electricity in the United States

• International funding of more than 18% of EPRI’s research, development and demonstrations

• Programs funded by more than 1,000 energy organizations

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Investor-Owned63%

International19%

Municipal7%

Cooperative4%

Independent PowerProducer

2%

Federal/State5%

December 31, 2010

EPRI Members BreakdownBy 2010 Annual Research Portfolio Funding

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Our Mission…

To conduct research onkey issues facing the

electricity sector…on behalf of its members, energy

stakeholders, and society.

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Help Move Technologies to the Commercialization Stage…

Our Role…

Technology Accelerator!

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Portfolio Spans the Entire Electricity Sector

Air Quality

Environmental Aspects of Renewables

Global Climate Change

Land and Groundwater

Occupational Health and Safety

T&D Environmental Issues

Water and Ecosystems

Environment

Transmission Lines and Substations

Grid Operations and Planning

Distribution

Energy Utilization

Cross Cutting Technologies

Power Delivery & Utilization

Advanced Nuclear Technology

Chemistry, Low-Level Waste and Radiation Management

Equipment Reliability

Fuel Reliability

Instrumentation and Control

Long-Term Operations

Material Degradation/Aging

Nondestructive Evaluation and Material Characterization

Risk and Safety Management

Used Fuel and High-Level Waste Management

Nuclear Power

Advanced Coal Plants, Carbon Capture and Storage

Combustion Turbines

Environmental Controls

Generation Planning

Major Component Reliability

Operations and Maintenance

Renewables

Generation

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Electric Industry Strategic Issues

Long-TermOperations

SmartGrid

EnergyEfficiency

Near ZeroEmissions

Water ResourceManagement

Renewable Resourcesand Integration

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Renewable Generation

• Renewable Energy Strategic Planning (Strategic)– 84A Renewable Energy Economics and Technology Status –

cost and performance information, engineering and economic evaluation (required purchase for all members)

• Technology-specific R&D (Tactical)– 84B Biomass – Fuel supply management, power generation, fuel

upgrading, test burns– 84C Solar – Solar thermal integration, evaluation of PV and CSP

technologies at Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC),reliability, O&M

– 84D Wind – Technology assessments, O&M, reliability, NDE– 84E Geothermal – Technology assessments, O&M, hybrid

applications, new technologies

Renewable energy technology development, deployment, and O&M

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Strategic Objectives for Biomass

• Sustainability– Resource availability– Fuel-type– Energy supply chain

• Power generation– Repowering– Co-firing– Gasification– Others

• Minimize impact on operationand environment

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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity