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Success StoryApril 16, 2024A major airline is working with DOE to accelerate the production of sustainable aviation fuel.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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April 5, 2024Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for an informational webinar on the recently released 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), an assessment of renewable carbon resources potentially available in the United States. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesMarch 15, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which shows that the U.S. could triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year. The report—the fourth in a series of assessments of potential biomass resources in the United States since 2005—finds that 1 billion tons of biomass could satisfy over 100% of the projected demand for airplane fuel in the country, allowing the U.S. to reduce emissions in the aviation industry with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 29, 2024In January 2024, the first commercial production facility for converting ethanol into SAF opened in Soperton, Georgia. Supported by DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO), LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuel Facility will produce nine million gallons of SAF and one million gallons of renewable diesel in its first year of operations and will provide significant benefits for the local economy.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesFebruary 27, 2024A multidisciplinary approach has enabled a research team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to quantitatively define the relative positioning and arrangement of the polymers in Populus wood, and to create a computer model that details the findings.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 21, 2024Kevin Craig retired in December 2023 after nearly two decades of service to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO).Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesFebruary 13, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced their intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support research and development (R&D) projects in the conversion of algae and other wet waste feedstocks to low carbon fuels, chemicals and agricultural products.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 9, 2024The new report was announced today, Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals, to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing, strengthen America’s bioeconomy and supply chain, and support American innovation.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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BRIDGES Program Factsheet - Farm to Flight: Are Sustainable Aviation Fuels Good for the Environment?DocumentFebruary 9, 2024The DOE BETO Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) creates partnerships with high schools, community/technical colleges, and universities to utilize and develop educational case studies aligned to the needs of the bioenergy industry workforce. This is a factsheet for the program.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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February 9, 2024The CO2 Reduction and Upgrading for e-Fuels Consortium (CO2RUe) is a collaboration of industry advisors and five national laboratories funded by DOE BETO. CO2RUe develops an integrated portfolio of technologies that use renewable electricity, catalysts, and microorganisms to upgrade waste carbon dioxide into e-fuels (a shorthand for electrofuels) and commodity chemicals.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office