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Press ReleasesJune 25, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium (ChemCatBio) is made up of more than 120 researchers across eight DOE labs. Each researcher has their own story.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJune 18, 2024The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-49 on how to register for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. Section 45Z of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides a tax credit for the domestic production of clean transportation fuels.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesJune 13, 2024The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration and use of a renewable gasoline blendstock. This blendstock was developed by Vertimass, LLC, and uses Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) technology that can significantly reduce the emissions profile of vehicles when added to conventional fuels.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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June 3, 2024As seen in two U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office-funded NREL studies, techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) can be powerful tools to help stakeholders realize the best fiscal and environmental returns.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 23, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released a Summary Report from a September 2023 Request for Information (RFI) seeking public feedback on building supply chains to meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goals. The RFI was open to the public for two months and collected input and recommendations from industry, academia, national laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders needed for making progress towards a more renewable future for the U.S. aviation sector.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesMay 23, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released a Summary Report from a September 2023 Request for Information (RFI) on building supply chains to meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goals. This RFI underscored the importance of both federal and state policies and collaborative actions by stakeholders to drive progress of SAF supply chains. View the full SAF Grand Challenge: Building Supply Chains Request for Information Summary Report.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 20, 2024Researchers sometimes genetically engineer microorganisms—such as fungi—to convert renewable feedstock materials into useful biofuel or biochemical products. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which allows researchers to quickly amplify DNA sequences for analysis, is one of the most essential tools in this process. When working to synthesize biofuels using fungi, PCR is particularly important for evaluating various strains of mutated fungi.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 8, 2024Pseudomonas putida uses cheap plant biomass as a carbon source to make the precursor isoprenol.Biological and Environmental Research
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Press ReleasesMay 7, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) have jointly released the Progression to Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for the Off-Road Sector request for information. The purpose of this RFI is to understand the off-road sector alternative propulsion technology preferences, technologies that seem most promising, and the key barriers to achieving the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesMay 1, 2024In case you missed it, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) released the video recording, presentation slides, and a transcript from the 2023 Billion-Ton Informational Webinar, which was held virtually on April 16, 2024. During the webinar, four speakers provided their expertise on information within the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which was released in March.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office