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The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office held an informational webinar on the recently announced Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) funding opportunity on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The funding opportunity provides up to $58 million to fund research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative chemical technologies that use alternative and waste feedstocks and accelerate domestic chemical manufacturing.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) today announced up to $58 million in funding to advance novel, high-impact chemical technologies that use domestically sourced alternative and waste feedstocks. Projects funded through this initiative will advance new methods of chemical production that maximize the use of America’s vast biomass and waste resources.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuel and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), enables research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate technology commercialization for the production, storage, delivery and use of alternative fuels, fertilizers, chemicals, and feedstocks to enhance the security and reliability of energy networks and lower energy costs for Americans.

A competition engaging students from middle school to graduate school led by the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Students pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain.

Initially launched in January 2022, the AlgaePrize is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office, formerly known as the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) national competition, in partnership with the Algae Foundation and the National Laboratory of the Rockies, which encourages students to pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain.

The interactive map above highlights biorefinery projects funded by the Bioenergy Technologies Office at pilot, demonstration, and pioneer scales.