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HFTO celebrates Black History Month each February by highlighting individuals on our team that embrace the spirit of service and excellence established by Black leaders and innovators throughout our nation’s history.
Kevin Craig retired in December 2023 after nearly two decades of service to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO).
The technology developed can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced at the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, up to $2 million in Phase 1 funding for six projects to accelerate wood heater innovation and develop the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced their intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support research and development (R&D) projects in the conversion of algae and other wet waste feedstocks to low carbon fuels, chemicals and agricultural products.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $29 million in funding to drive research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of low-carbon-intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a renewable energy economy.
Congratulations to the 15 teams advancing as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) AlgaePrize 2023–2025 competition! The teams, which include students from high schools, community colleges, and universities from 11 states across the United States and Puerto Rico, will each receive $10,000 in funding to support their research projects over the next 16 months.
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, LanzaJet unveiled the world’s first ethanol-based alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) commercial production plant in Soperton, GA. With the completion of this plant, LanzaTech, its subsidiary LanzaJet, Inc., and their partners, will optimize the process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and reduce the cost of producing jet fuel renewable ethanol.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened new funding to small businesses for innovative energy technologies as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs.
Piles of cardboard and paper littering America’s landfills represent $4 billion in lost economic value, according to a new analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).