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February 29, 2024In January 2024, the first commercial production facility for converting ethanol into SAF opened in Soperton, Georgia. Supported by DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO), LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuel Facility will produce nine million gallons of SAF and one million gallons of renewable diesel in its first year of operations and will provide significant benefits for the local economy.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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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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December 18, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will drive the research and development (R&D) of low carbon, purpose-grown energy crops leading to the deployment of renewable energy technologies.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 12, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $23.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce emissions.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJuly 27, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) recently published eight new technical report case studies. The reports examine the environmental and economic impacts of a variety..Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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July 13, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Agile BioFoundry (ABF) will be hosting its 2023 Industry Listening Day on July 31, 2023, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (PT)/12:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET, at Emery Station East, Emeryville, CA. RAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJuly 11, 2023Interested in accelerating wood heater innovation and developing the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters? Apply today for the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) administered by Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJune 2, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2023 Project Peer Review April 3-7, 2023, in Denver, CO. During this in-person event, more than 280 projects in BETO’s research, development, and demonstrationAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 26, 2023The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a new Request for Information (RFI) to public stakeholders seeking to improve and enhance federal statistical data collection designed to measure the economic value of the U.S. bioeconomy...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2023A new workflow developed by researchers at the Agile BioFoundry (ABF), a U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office-funded consortium of national laboratories and Agilent Research Laboratories (Agilent) addresses this need. The workflowAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office