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Press ReleaseApril 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 ReleaseJanuary 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
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January 13, 2025An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and other federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative have made important progress on accelerating acceptance and growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a primary strategy in reduction of emissions in aviation.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2025The 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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January 10, 2025The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced seven transportation plans to build a more resilient, affordable, and globally competitive transportation system.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleaseDecember 18, 2024The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), recently released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blending and Logistics report.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleaseDecember 12, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) released the 2024 EERE Investment Snapshot, an expansive summary of the scientific, technical, and economic achievements facilitated by EERE funding in recent years. The 60-page document features data, case studies, and success stories from every program in the EERE portfolio.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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November 20, 2024The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is the result of a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on a commercial scale.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office