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Selling corn stover—the non-edible corn stalks, husks, and leaves of a corn plant—after the corn harvest has generated a new revenue stream for many farmers. Biorefineries buy the corn plant residue from farmers and turn it into cellulosic ethanol,...
The science and industry of biofuels is changing rapidly. See what’s new with the fuels of the future.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announces its intent to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) targeting innovative technologies and solu...
Seizing our Bioenergy Opportunities in a Changing Energy Landscape
We are very excited to announce our first ever bioenergy quiz—an online, interactive tool that’s both enlightening and entertaining! Interested in participating? Just click the link in the photo above and let the game begin.
EERE Success Story—Bioenergy Technologies Office R&D with University of California San Diego Results in First Algae Surfboard
EERE Success Story—Milestone Reached: New Process Reduces Cost and Risk of Biofuel Production from Bio-Oil Upgrading
Battelle—a nonprofit research and development organization that operates many of the national laboratories—reached an Energy Department project milestone to demonstrate at least 1,000 hours of bio-oil hydrotreatment on a single catalyst charge. Typ...
According to an international report on bioenergy and land use, informed management of bioenergy crops can actually alleviate factors contributing ...