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The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) collaborates with industry, academia, and national laboratory partners to unlock new economic opportunities for rural and agricultural communities by advancing technology development and innovation across the entire biomass-to-bioenergy supply chain. Bioenergy is an abundant and renewable resource that can contribute to a more secure and economically sound future. BETO collaborations are working on:
- Transforming domestic biomass and waste carbon resources into productive and affordable bioenergy and bioproducts; and
- Providing options for global energy competitiveness.
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BETO selects research and development projects through open and competitive procurements called Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO's), previously known as Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA's), and encourages collaborative partnerships among:
- Industry
- Universities
- National laboratories
- Federal, state, and local governments
- Non-government agencies.
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This Multi-Year Program Plan sets forth the mission, goals, and strategic approach of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). The new plan identifies BETO’s research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) strategies and crosscutting programmatic activities, and outlines why these undertakings are critical to meeting the energy challenges facing the nation. The MYPP is intended as an operational guide to help BETO manage and coordinate its activities, as well as a resource to communicate its strategy to stakeholders and the public.
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BETO offers career and workforce development resources for job seekers and industry leaders interested in building a well-trained workforce for the bioenergy industry.
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The Regional Biomass Resource Hub Initiative (RBRH) is a new initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) designed to accelerate the mobilization of purpose-grown energy crops to create clean fuels and products.March 5, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) supports research, development, and demonstration of low- and net-zero carbon marine fuels to help lower emissions of even the largest seagoing vessels.March 24, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) provides funding for sMay 22, 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge
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The SAF Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on a commercial scale.
The new SAF Grand Challenge 2021-2024 Progress Report defines metrics and baselines progress toward these goals. Federal agencies have made strides in expanding U.S. SAF production by releasing new funding opportunities and initiatives; providing expertise and technical assistance to industry; increasing interagency collaboration; and providing data, modeling, and analysis to decision makers.
An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework in November 2024. The Implementation Framework highlights current Federal agency capabilities and programs aligned with the actions called out in the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap and identifies existing gaps where additional effort, public-private partnerships, and support will be needed to meet the goals set forth in the SAF Grand Challenge.
View the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework.
The SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap outlines a whole-of-government approach with coordinated policies and specific activities that should be undertaken to achieve the SAF Grand Challenge goals.
View the SAF Grand Challenge: Tracking Metrics and Mid-2024 Dashboard.
The SAF Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce SAF on a commercial scale.
Read the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework.
2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources
BETO released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report, which shows that the U.S. could viably triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year.
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The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Bioprose Blog is the ultimate source for scientific information on the U.S. Bioeconomy.March 4, 2025 -
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BETO offers a range of materials providing information on BETO activities, research, publications, tools, multimedia, and terminology.May 1, 2025
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