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September 30, 2014In support of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced up to $25 million in funding to reduce the cost of algal biofuels to less than $5 per gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) by 2019. This funding suppo...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesSeptember 19, 2014As part of a 2011 Presidential directive, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced today that three companies have been awarded contracts to construct and commission biorefineries capable of producing “drop-in” biofuels to meet th...Energy.gov
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September 3, 2014Today, the nation's first ever commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery to use corn waste as a feedstock officially opened for business in Emmetsburg, Iowa.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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August 25, 2014Research funded by EERE’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office has dramatically increased the efficiency of biofuel production by changing certain genes...Success Stories
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Press ReleasesJuly 30, 2014The Energy Department announced today up to $11.3 million for two projects that aim to advance the production of cost-competitive, high-performance...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Success StoryJuly 28, 2014The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Sacramento, California, is looking to local renewable resources to help meet its aggressive goa...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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July 25, 2014Biomass is the most abundant biological material on the planet. It is renewable; it grows almost everywhere; and it provides fuel, power, chemicals, and many other products. Find out how biomass is helping grow America's energy economy.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Success StoryJuly 21, 2014The Forest County Potawatomi Community has implemented an integrated renewable energy deployment plan to provide electricity for its government bui...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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July 17, 2014The Energy Department announced today $3.5 million for an algae project aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable, affordable algal biofuels. This research project supports the Department’s goal of producing 2,500 gallons of algal biofuel ...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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July 16, 2014Are you a recent college graduate looking to jump-start your career? Whether you majored in engineering or English, science or political science, business or biology, there are numerous opportunities to use your skills and education in the emerging bio...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation