Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center

Cellulosic biofuels fell short of expectations a decade ago but are likely needed as part of the sustainable energy transition. Perspectives will be offered pursuant to configuring Cellulosic Biofuel 2.0 for success, including:

• The need for cellulosic biofuels as key components of the sustainable energy transition, with an emphasis on negative emissions.
• Selected technologies with potential to enable cost-competitive conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels for light and heavy-duty vehicles.
• Graceful land use strategies, in particular for avoiding land competition and enhancing the cost effectiveness and sustainability of food and feed production.
• Deployment, entrepreneurial, and policy strategies informed by cellulosic biofuels 1.0.

Lee Lynd is the Paul and Joan Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biology at Dartmouth College; Visiting Professor, Sao Paulo Excellence Chair, and Director of the Advanced Second Generation Biofuel Laboratory at the University of Campinas (Brazil); Team Lead for Consolidated Bioprocessing at the US Department of Energy Bioenergy Science Center; and Co-Founder and President of Terragia Corporation. Past leadership positions include Executive Committee Chairman of the Global Sustainable Bioenergy Initiative, Co-Leader of the Role of Biomass in America’s Energy Future Project, Co-Founder and Director of Mascoma and Enchi Corporations, and Biofuel Industry Representative on the Advisory Committee to the Executive Office of President Clinton on Reducing Greenhouse Emissions from Personal Vehicles.