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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will be hosting their next Project Peer Review from April 3-7, 2023. During Project Peer Review, projects in BETO’s research and development portfolio are presented to the public.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20.2 million in funding for 10 university and industry projects to advance mixed algae development for low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Located in 7 states, these selected projects will address high-impact research and development (R&D) focused on converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to low-carbon fuels, chemicals and agricultural products that can lower emissions in domestic transportation, industry, and communities.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced up to $23 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) of domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 14, 2026The SAF Initiative is the result of DOE, DOT, and USDA launching a government-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will attempt to reduce the cost and expand the production, enhance energy security, and use of SAF while...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 14, 2026Biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels, called "biofuels," to help meet transportation fuel needs.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesApril 16, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), formerly known as the Bioenergy Technologies Office, and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) are launching the 2026 Waste to Energy and Materials Technical Assistance Program for state, local, and Tribal governments.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 27, 2025Demand for jet fuel is expected to balloon over the next three decades, which adds to the aviation industry’s challenge of meeting goals for cutting aviation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in half by 2050.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJanuary 15, 2025Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released the 45ZCF-GREET model. This announcement follows the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit (section 45Z) released on January 10, 2025.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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January 13, 2025An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the SAF Grand Challenge 2021-2024 Progress Report.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office