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Press ReleaseJanuary 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 ReleaseDecember 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 ReleaseSeptember 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
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September 20, 2022New analysis outlines steps for turning piles of waste into a potentially powerful solution to lower one company’s carbon footprint.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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BlogJuly 26, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has achieved a significant milestone in decreasing the minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of drop-in biofuels.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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June 14, 2022Download the latest report from the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines Initiative.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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June 14, 2022Breakthroughs from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative will help rapidly cut emissions, reduce dependence on international petroleum, and contribute to ambitious national goals to reduce emissions on the land, in the air, and across the water.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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June 1, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $59 million to accelerate the production of biofuels and bioproducts to reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and create good-paying jobs in rural America. DOE is focused on applied research...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 19, 2022This report provides a status of BETO R&D efforts at the end of 2020 and discusses technical challenges and barriers facing the bioenergy industry.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office