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Press ReleasesMarch 23, 2023This Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) sets forth the mission, goals, and strategic approach of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), formerly known as the Bioenergy Technologies Office.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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March 21, 2023The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has compiled a Teaming Partner List to encourage collaboration and facilitate the formation of new project teams for the 2023 Conversion Research & Development (R&D) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesMarch 21, 2023The Department of Energy today announced $14 million in funding to support and optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 8, 2023The U.S. Department of Energy announced $25.5 million in funding to enable the use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. This funding will advance...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 6, 2023Sustainable aviation fuels are increasingly in demand, as they are comparable in performance to traditional jet fuels but reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can be made using renewable resources...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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January 30, 2023What are “green cell factories”? Vanderbilt professor Jamey Young is re-engineering cyanobacteria’s metabolisms to produce renewable fuel compounds.Office of Science
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Press ReleasesJanuary 26, 2023DOE has awarded $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 20, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to using biotechnology and biomanufacturing to improve the lives of Americans and is taking key steps to advance the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 23, 2022To achieve SAF Grand Challenge goals, an interagency team worked with government agencies, and partners from national labs, universities, non-governmental orgs, and aviation, agricultural, and energy industries to create the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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ArticleSeptember 23, 2022The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge1 is a U.S. government-wide approach to work with industry to reduce cost, enhance sustainability, and expand production to achieve 3 billion gallons per year of domestic sustainable aviation fuel productAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office