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Press ReleasesApril 15, 2024Register today for upcoming Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge (BRIDGES) Program office hours to help educators extend bioenergy learning through the summer. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, has developed an easy-to-implement, ready-to-use bioenergy case study-based education curriculum.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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April 10, 2024HFTO is pleased to recognize the EnergyTech University Prize selection of student team ECHO Solutions from the University of Houston as the HFTO Bonus Prize finalist.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Northwest Cleantech Innovation Network Provides Regional Support in the Pacific Northwest and AlaskaBlogFebruary 26, 2024The Northwest Cleantech Innovation Network (NWCIN), a collaborative initiative between VertueLab, CleanTech Alliance, and the University of Washington's Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, has leveraged a series of grants from the Office of Technology Transitions’ (OTT) Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) to support the commercialization of early-stage cleantech startups across the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada. Starting with a $50,000 award in 2020, and later receiving nearly $1 million in 2021, the network has expanded its offerings to include the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator, Federal Funding Assistance program, Lab2Launch, and the Cleantech Hardware Innovation Prototyping (CHIP) program. To date, NWCIN has aided 36 companies in creating over 140 jobs, developing 44 prototypes, executing 33 demonstration projects, securing 9 patents, and filing an additional 17 patent applications, showcasing the significant impact of EPIC funding on regional cleantech innovation and startup support.Office of Technology Commercialization
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Press ReleasesFebruary 13, 2024The 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.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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BRIDGES Program Factsheet - Regional Feedstocks: Are they the Answer to Achieving a Net Zero Future?DocumentFebruary 9, 2024The DOE BETO Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) creates partnerships with high schools, community/technical colleges, and universities to utilize and develop educational case studies aligned to the needs of the bioenergy industry workforce. This is a factsheet for the program.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 9, 2024The DOE BETO Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) creates partnerships with high schools, community/technical colleges, and universities to utilize and develop educational case studies aligned to the needs of the bioenergy industry workforce. This is a factsheet for the program.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 9, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office's Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge (BRIDGES) Program is an educational development program designed to assist educators in teaching bioenergy topics to help prepare the future bioenergy workforce. This is a primer on the program.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 6, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced today 225 teams from 117 schools that will compete in the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) 2024.Office of Technology Commercialization
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Press ReleasesJanuary 31, 2024Congratulations 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.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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January 24, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 25 selected projects for the spring round of the 2024 Energy I-Corps program, alongside the release of the 2023 Energy I-Corps Annual Report.Office of Technology Commercialization