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May 16, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the 2024 community partner selectees for the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Technical Assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments Program. The program will provide technical assistance for 20 communities in 14 states.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and development (R&D) challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to biofuels and bioproducts that can reduce emissions in domestic transportation, industry, and communities.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $17.5 million in federal funding to develop cost-effective strategies for communities to sustainably manage and recover potential clean energy sources from their waste streams.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) today announced their intent to issue funding to support high-impact research and development (R&D) projects in two priority areas: sustainable propane and renewable chemicals and algal system cultivation and preprocessing.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for the FY24 Phase I Release 2 of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Across DOE, 229 projects in 39 states received $52 million to pursue clean energy research and development (R&D), and eventual demonstration projects. The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) selected 13 small businesses working to accelerate bioenergy R&D as part of this announcement. The companies, located across 10 states, have been selected to receive up to $206,500 each for this Phase I SBIR award. Of the 13 BETO awards, six are first-time awardees, four are located in Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones, two are in socially and economically disadvantaged areas, and one is a woman-owned business.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20.2 million in funding for 10 university and industry projects to advance mixed algae development for low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Located in 7 states, these selected projects will address high-impact research and development (R&D) focused on converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to low-carbon fuels, chemicals and agricultural products that can lower emissions in domestic transportation, industry, and communities.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $52 million in funding for six university and industry projects to advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy bioeconomy.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Vehicle Technologies Office announced $6.9 million in funding for 9 projects to support local waste-to-energy management solutions for transportation energy needs.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) requires notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) award recipients to comply with technical and economic validation of novel chemical, biological, and thermochemical technologies at thAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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May 15, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced up to $23 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) of domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office