The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) supports research, development, and demonstration to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources for the production of biofuels and bioproducts. 

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2022–2023 AlgaePrize Competition

Launched in January 2022, the AlgaePrize is a new competition from DOE BETO that encourages students to pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain. Learn more about this student competition.

 

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge

The U.S. Department of Energy is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other federal government agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a commercial scale. Learn more about the SAF Grand Challenge and BETO's SAF R&D.

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DOE Releases Roadmap to Achieve Carbon Neutral Aviation Emissions
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap Outlines Steps to Meet 100% of Domestic Aviation Fuel Demand with Sustainable Fuel By 2050
September 23, 2022
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New Report: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap
To achieve SAF Grand Challenge goals, an interagency team worked with government agencies, and partners from national labs, universities, non-governmental orgs, and aviation, agricultural, and energy industries to create the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap.
September 23, 2022
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Nine Finalists Selected to Advance to DOE Wood Heater Technology Slam
A panel of expert judges has selected nine teams as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Wood Heater Design Challenge (WHDC). The finalists will now advance to this year’s Technology Slam...
September 22, 2022
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Hey Ho Pistachio! NREL Scientists Help Transform Nut Shells Into Carbon-Negative Electricity
New analysis outlines steps for turning piles of waste into a potentially powerful solution to lower one company’s carbon footprint.
September 20, 2022
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Waste Not, Want Not: Increasing Equity in Bioenergy Research and Beyond
Managing disposal of organic waste, such as food scraps or wastewater sludge, is different in every community—the practices and processes are shaped by a municipality’s specific needs and resources, like infrastructure and staff capacity.
September 16, 2022
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The Clean Energy World Is Coming to Pittsburgh, PA
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is hosting her counterparts from energy ministries across the world in Pittsburgh, PA, September 21–23, 2022 for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF).
September 8, 2022
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Unlocking the Mystery of Catalyst Poisoning
A research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory investigates how potassium in biomass feedstocks poisons a catalyst.
August 11, 2022
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Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Office Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has achieved a significant milestone in decreasing the minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of drop-in biofuels.
July 26, 2022
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Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks: Preprocessing, Coproducts, and Sustainability Workshop Summary Report
This report summarizes results of a Bioenergy Technologies Office workshop with stakeholders from academia, industry, municipalities, and federal agencies involved in waste management, resource and energy recovery, waste utilization, and sustainability.
June 29, 2022
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Ethanol vs. Petroleum-Based Fuel Carbon Emissions
Biofuels have been proven to emit significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum-based fuels, and recent scientific studies indicate that net-zero emission biofuels are not only possible, but achievable. Corn ethanol and other biofuels
June 23, 2022
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