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On June 15, 2022, at 3 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will host an informational webinar on the recently-announced Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries funding opportunity. The funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides up to $59 million to accelerate the production of biofuels and bioproducts to reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and create good-paying jobs in rural America.

DOE is focused on applied research, development, and deployment to improve the performance and reduce the cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. By reducing costs and technical risks, these efforts can help pave the way for the biofuels industry to deploy commercial-scale integrated biorefineries. The breakthroughs from this funding will support President Biden’s and DOE’s goals of advancing the use of bioenergy, achieving cost-competitive biofuels, and reaching a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

Project applications will be accepted in the following topic areas:

  1. Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
    • Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
    • Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries: Use of Carbon Dioxide from Ambient Air in Algal Systems
  2. Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
    • Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries (Preliminary Design and Phased Construction)
    • Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries (Final Design and Construction)
  3. Demonstration Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
    • Demonstration Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries (Preliminary Design and Phased Construction)
    • Demonstration Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries (Final Design and Construction)
  4. Gen-1 Ethanol Emission Reduction
    • Gen-1 Ethanol Emission Reduction: Feasibility Studies
    • Gen-1 Ethanol Emission Reduction: Pre-Pilot

Applicants of the Scale-Up FOA must submit a concept paper by 5 p.m. ET on or before July 8, 2022, to be eligible to submit a full application. To apply, applicants must register with and submit application materials through a DOE online application portal on EERE Exchange. The full solicitation is also available on Grants.gov. The full application due date for this FOA is 09/09/2022 at 5 p.m. ET.

Access the webinar on June 15, 2022 at 3 p.m. ET on EERE Exchange.