# Presentation: 553067

## Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities
Recent Accomplishments & Future Goals

Rick Wallace

National Coordinator Retreat 
Mammoth Cave, KY
September 25, 2007

**Recent Accomplishments & Future Goals**
**Rick Wallace**
**National Coordinator Retreat **
**Mammoth Cave, KY**
**September 25, 2007**

## Current Status
40% of time to Coalition
60% lead for biofuels, alternative fuels and transportation at the Oregon Dept. of Energy. 
Membership Structure / Strategies
7 member board. 37 public/private dues paying entities with an active contact list of over 350. Recruiting done by e-mail, phone, presentations and web-site. 5 tier dues structure ($25 to $3,000)
Steps to Become Self-Sustaining 
The coalition pays for services, accounting, webmaster etc. but does not have a full or part time employee.				

- 40% of time to Coalition
- 60% lead for biofuels, alternative fuels and transportation at the Oregon Dept. of Energy.
- Membership Structure / Strategies
- 7 member board. 37 public/private dues paying entities with an active contact list of over 350. Recruiting done by e-mail, phone, presentations and web-site. 5 tier dues structure ($25 to $3,000)
- Steps to Become Self-Sustaining
- The coalition pays for services, accounting, webmaster etc. but does not have a full or part time employee.

**Coalition Status and Sustainability**

## City of Portland Legislation

- 3/07 – All refuse and recycling carriers must use B20
- As of 8/15/07 all diesel fuel dispensed by retailers within the City of Portland must contain 5% biodiesel (B5)
- Beginning 11/1/07 all gasoline dispensed by retailers must have a minimum 10% ethanol.
- Portland Water Dept. diesel vehicles (over 120) complete 1 year of running B99 (B50 in winter) with very little problems.
- Champions; Commissioner Randy Leonard & Jennifer Porter – Office of Sustainable Development, CWCC President

## State Legislation

- Biofuel feedstock incentive $.05 / lb
- Virgin oil or alcohol delivered for production in Oregon from Oregon-based feedstock $.10/gal
- Increased BETC for capital investment in renewable production and distribution facilities - $20 million cap at 50% of eligible costs.
- Consumer credit - $0.50 / gal up to 400 gal for B99 & E85 per vehicle.

## State Legislation - RFS

- When capacity of ethanol production facilities in Oregon reach 40 million gal/yr, an E10 RFS for gasoline will be mandated.
- When production of biodiesel from regional feedstock reaches 5 million gal/yr a B2 blend of biodiesel will be mandated.
- When production of biodiesel from regional feedstock reaches 15 million gal/yr a B5 blend of biodiesel will be mandated.

## Tidewater & Shaver tugboat projects - 285,882 gal/yr savings of #2 diesel
Truck efficiency projects – 640 trucks pre-certed so far for an annual fuel savings of 850,000 gal.
Two ShurePower and two IdleAire TSE projects.
 $100,000 EPA grant to support TSE implementation. 

- Truck efficiency projects – 640 trucks pre-certed so far for an annual fuel savings of 850,000 gal.
- Two ShurePower and two IdleAire TSE projects.
-  $100,000 EPA grant to support TSE implementation.

**Significant/Noteworthy Vehicle Projects**

## Pacific Ethanol – 40 million gal/yr ethanol plant 
Cascade Grains – 113 million gal/yr ethanol plant
SeQuential Pacific Biofuels – Expansion to 5 million gal/yr biodiesel plant
Green Fuels Oregon – 1 million gal/yr biodiesel plant.
Six small processors, three include schools.
Four racks or blending facilities. 

- Cascade Grains – 113 million gal/yr ethanol plant
- SeQuential Pacific Biofuels – Expansion to 5 million gal/yr biodiesel plant
- Green Fuels Oregon – 1 million gal/yr biodiesel plant.
- Six small processors, three include schools.
- Four racks or blending facilities.

**Significant/Noteworthy                               Fueling Infrastructure Projects**

## Biofuel locator on website.
Advancing Biofuels in the NW Workshop - June
Oregon Biodiesel Quality Workshop – Sept.
Several stories in regional media.
PSA
E85 postcard

- Advancing Biofuels in the NW Workshop - June
- Oregon Biodiesel Quality Workshop – Sept.
- Several stories in regional media.
- PSA
- E85 postcard

**Significant/Noteworthy                       Coalition Outreach Activities**

## Make partnerships with entities that have some stake in the goal Describe new or creative ideas that furthered the goals of the coalition (i.e. funding, membership, outreach, project partnerships, regional partnerships, etc.) which may be duplicated by other coalitions.
Describe activities that didn’t turn out as anticipated and what you learned from the experience. 

- Describe activities that didn’t turn out as anticipated and what you learned from the experience.

**Lessons Learned **

## Re-design of web-site, coordinate with update at ODOE site.
Recruit new members and hold existing members.
andDescribe new or creative ideas to further the goals of the coalition (i.e. funding, membership, outreach, project partnerships, regional partnerships, etc.) which may be duplicated by other coalitions.

- Recruit new members and hold existing members.
- andDescribe new or creative ideas to further the goals of the coalition (i.e. funding, membership, outreach, project partnerships, regional partnerships, etc.) which may be duplicated by other coalitions.

**Goals for 2007 & Beyond**