In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Request for Information (RFI) on Renewable Propane Production Technologies and Uses to better understand the supply chains for production and uses of renewable propane and other renewable gaseous intermediates. Specifically, this RFI (DE-FOA-0003389) seeks input from industry and other stakeholders who produce, […]
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz recently announced Minnesota has secured funding that will finance Bioforge Marshall LLC, a 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Marshall, Minnesota. The plant, owned by Solugen, a climate technology company focused on minimizing carbon emissions, will utilize Minnesota grown corn to manufacture chemicals usually made from oil, resulting in significantly lower carbon […]
In Pennsylvania, DOE researchers have used a specialized optical microscope to visualize single cellulase enzymes interacting with different forms of cellulose. By investigating enzyme function in the presence of the product of the reaction and other components of plant biomass, the researchers gained new insights into how the enzyme binds and processes cellulose. The researchers found that […]
In the Philippines, Power Philippines News reports the Department of Energy is expected to kick off next month the development of a sustainable aviation fuels roadmap. Together with the DOE, the Department of Science and Technology has launched a call for research proposals to better understand SAF and help to inform the policy and regulation […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released a Summary Report from a September 2023 Request for Information (RFI) on building supply chains to meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goals. The SAF Grand Challenge was launched in 2021 by DOE, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), have jointly released the Progression of Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for the Off-Road Sector Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to understand the off-road sector alternative propulsion technology preferences, technologies that seem […]
The US Department of Energy’s Billion-Ton Report: Assessment of US renewable carbon resources aims to inform research, development, and deployment strategies. The fourth in a DOE series, the report updates on the latest economic conditions, offers better clarity in terms of additional production potential vs current production, looks at level of resource utilization, production potential […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and development (R&D) challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to biofuels […]
In Texas, Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global, Inc. were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). The project SECURE – standing for Sustainable Ethylene […]
In Michigan, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a total of $80 million for two hydrogen projects in the state. Nel Hydrogen, which announced plans to construct an automated gigafactory in Plymouth Charter Township, will receive $50 million from the DOE to help develop the site’s fully automated manufacturing process, which will enable higher […]
