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The Energy Department today announced up to $15 million in funding to develop technologies that are likely to succeed in producing 3,700 gallons of algal biofuel intermediate (or equivalent dry weight basis) per acre per year (gal/acre/yr) on an annual...
The Energy Department announces its intent to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels.” This FOA supports BETO’s goal of meeting its...
Over the past year, the Energy Department, EPA, and USDA have worked collaboratively and with the private sector to develop the biogas industry.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s method to directly convert biomass-derived ethanol to a hydrocarbon blendstock was published in Scientific Reports and is now on its next step to commercialization with Vertimass, LLC. The Energy Department’s Bioener...
EERE Success Story—Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in the World Opened in October
The Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model allows researchers and analysts to fully evaluate the energy and emission impacts of advanced vehicle technologies and new transportation fuels. Argonne National ...
On a bright, crisp October morning in Iowa, I had the privilege to speak at the grand opening of DuPont’s cellulosic ethanol biorefinery—the fourth biorefinery of its kind in the United States and the largest in the world.
Two projects funded by the Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) have received awards at this year’s 2015 R&D 100 Awards. The annual “Oscars of Invention” awards recognize excellence in innovative technologies; BETO projects ...
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to training for the energy workforce.
EERE Success Story—Biofuels and Barbecue Chips: Small Business Develops Process to Create Versatile Chemicals