Learn more about Biofuels

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) will hold its 2027 Peer Review Meeting during the week of April 19, 2027, in Arlington, Virginia.

Bioenergy is a form of energy that works by converting organic materials, known as biomass, into usable energy. Bioenergy technologies enable the reuse of carbon from biomass and waste streams into alternative fuels, chemicals, and other products.

What is biomass? Where does it come from? How are biofuels made? What is bioenergy? Browse through our informational resources to learn more.

BETO offers a range of materials providing information on BETO activities, research, publications, tools, multimedia, and terminology.

Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge, where 9th through 12th-grade student teams use technology to learn

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 Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), formerly known as the Bioenergy Technologies Office works to 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. develop industrially relevant technologies to enable domestically produced biofuels and bioproducts...