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September 17, 2024National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists engineered a process for making β-ketoadipic acid from lignin for $2 per kilogram, approaching cost-competitiveness with petroleum-based chemicals used for making nylon today. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, researchers are a step closer to addressing one possible answer to the persistent question of lignin.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 16, 2024LM’s annual butterfly festival brought more than 400 visitors to Missouri site Sept. 14Office of Legacy Management
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September 13, 2024Savannah River National Laboratory made its debut participation in the OTT Energy I-Corps program with the “Controlled Equilibrium Catalytic Isotope Exchange” team, or CECIE.Office of Technology Commercialization
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September 13, 2024Researchers used neutrons to study porous metal materials called MOFs that trap toxic gases that are harmful to the environment and human health.Basic Energy Sciences
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September 13, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced their Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a call for proposals from DOE National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. The goal of OTT's Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is to improve America’s energy competitiveness and security by accelerating commercialization of critical energy technologies to market. DOE anticipates releasing the FY25 CLIMR Lab Call in October 2024.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 12, 2024Scientists supported by the DOE’s Office of Science investigated how bacteria interact with plants’ hormones.Office of Science
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September 11, 2024Today, an interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge: Tracking Metrics and Mid-2024 Dashboard. USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack made the announcement at the North American SAF Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Metrics Dashboard summarizes actions and progress to help drive innovation and expand the production and use of SAF to meet the Grand Challenge target of 3 billion gallons of SAF in the United States by 2030.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 10, 2024Fact Sheet: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge: Tracking Metrics and Mid-2024 DashboardAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 9, 2024Emerging bioenergy technologies are transforming the foundation of our lives, everything from clothing to plastics to fuels. Through biotechnology and biomanufacturing, biomass across the United States can be converted into new materials and provide an alternative to petroleum-based production for fuels and products. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is doing its part to strengthen America’s bioeconomy and supply chain to support energy innovation.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 5, 2024The 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. Across DOE, 123 projects in 34 states received funding to pursue energy research and development projects. The average Phase II award is $1.1 million for a period of two years.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office