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U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office 2023 AlgaePrize Competition Multimedia Gallery

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to provide industry and government with information to guide further innovation of cleaner and more efficient wood stoves and the best use of renewable wood feedstocks. Specifically, the Residential Wood Heater In-Situ Testing RFI, seeks feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders to define the goals and objectives for a planned effort to collect wood heater performance data in the field.

The 2022–2023 AlgaePrize, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and supported by the Algae Foundation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is a year-and-a-half-long competition that challenges stu

Department of Energy announced $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support plastics recycling research and development.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO’s) Feedstock- Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) intends to issue an Industrial Partnership Call (IPC) to allow collaboration between industry stakeholders and FCIC researchers. These partnerships will address the cost and risk impacts of feedstock and process variability across the bioenergy and bioproducts value chain.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards totaling $142 million for small businesses through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II funding. The SBIR/STTR selected projects include six projects funded through DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). The BETO funded projects cover the following topics; community-driven agricultural decarbonization, low-carbon liquid biofuels for the aviation, maritime, rail, and medium-to-heavy duty transportation sectors, workforce development, ocean plastics upcycling, and improving plastics compatibilization.

Bioenergy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2019 Funding Opportunity Announcement Selections

The U.S. Department of Energy requests stakeholder feedback to aid in identifying existing bioenergy workforce development opportunities and gaps.