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The results of evaluation activities can play an important role in helping the Office determine whether its investments are achieving strategic goals as well as leading to impactful energy, economic, environmental, and energy security benefits.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuel and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), enables research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate technology commercialization for the production, storage, delivery and use of alternative fuels, fertilizers, chemicals, and feedstocks to enhance the security and reliability of energy networks and lower energy costs for Americans.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) is interested in converting waste to energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) have selected recipients for the FY26 Waste to Energy and Materials Technical Assistance program.

In some cases, the Office uses impact evaluations conducted by independent external experts to quantify research-attributed outcomes for geothermal. Such outcomes may include economic performance (e.g., return on investment).

In adherence with DOE guidance, the Office uses an external peer review process to assess the performance of research activities and Office as a whole. The peer review process may include a combination of peer reviews.