An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Bioenergy Center

• An Initiative to Advance the Biofuels Industry
  and Bioenergy Research in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Bioenergy Center Act

• Senate Bill 510
• Creation of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
• 40 million for 4 years
• Founding member institutions
• University of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University
• The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

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Purpose

• The conduct of research and the delivery of
  practical outcomes to
  
• Enable the competitive and sustainable production
  of liquid biofuels in Oklahoma, and
  
• Contribute to the national research effort to
  enable the United States to achieve prescribed
  levels of petroleum independence.

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Research Programs

• Primary research program
• Focus Sustainable, economic production of
  cellulosic ethanol
  
• A comprehensive, whole-system approach,
  integrates solutions from each stage of the
  biofuels production/value chain.
  
• Secondary research program
• Focus Developing critical steps in production
  of biodiesel and ethanol from non-cellulosic
  sources

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Research Programs
Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma
The Noble Foundation
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Why Oklahoma?

• Oklahomas heritage industries agriculture and
  energy production
  
• Abundant natural resources
• Existing, world-renown research programs at
  participating institutions.

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Potential Benefits?

• Diversification of Oklahomas economy
• Contribution to the revitalization of rural
  Oklahoma
  
• Creation of a new, broad industry
• New jobs
• An internationally recognized research center
• New opportunities to retain Oklahomas youth in
  Oklahoma

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Why this Center?

• Focuses on Oklahoma
• Developing crops and crop systems for Oklahoma
• Educating our agricultural producers
• Establishing an industry in Oklahoma
• Improves opportunities for federal funding
• Improves opportunities for partnering with
  industry

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Why this Center?

• Supports research targeting the creation of an
  industry in the near-term

Relative Funding
Basic/Fundamental Research
Applied Research
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Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
For more information, contact Cassie Gilman
Office of the Secretary of Energy
100 North Broadway, Suite 2430
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Telephone [phone]
Email cassie.gilman_at_doe.ok.gov