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U.S. Department of Energy

US DOE awards $18.6 million to support production of low-carbon biofuels, bioproducts



The U.S. DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $18.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions.



Located in eight states, the projects “will create good-paying jobs, support rural economies, and encourage participation of underserved communities, all while putting the United States on a path to a clean and equitable energy economy,” DOE stated.



Alejandro Moreno, the associate principal deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, said, “These critical investments represent DOE’s commitment to tackling the most challenging clean-energy problems. These projects have the potential to drastically reduce barriers to producing clean, sustainable biofuels and can jumpstart innovation in the clean-energy bioeconomy.”



The selected projects support DOE’s investment in the development and production of biofuels and innovation and growth in agricultural industries and will help meet the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge goal of producing 35 billion gallons of low-GHG emission SAF made from domestic biomass and waste resources annually by 2050.



“Currently, most biofuels are made from feedstocks such as corn grain and agricultural residues, forestry residues, and solid and wet waste streams,” DOE stated. “To meet the growing demand for SAFs and other low-carbon biofuels, affordable feedstocks sources must be developed.”



The selected projects will address critical bioenergy needs through two topic areas:



  • Improving the production of environmentally sustainable and low-carbon feedstocks for bioenergy through climate-smart agricultural practices


  • Developing algae crop-protection methods and strategies for algae-cultivation systems



The following projects were selected:




Frazier, Barnes & Associates LLC
Veriflux
Reiter USA
Clean Fuels Alliance America
WWS Trading
HERO BX
Imerys
R.W. Heiden Associates LLC
Myande Group
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Engine Technology Forum
Topsoe
Teikoku USA Inc.
Evonik
Missouri Soybeans
Ocean Park
CPM | Crown Global Companies
Desmet
EcoEngineers
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Dicalite
Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition
Pacific Biodiesel
Biobased Academy®
PQ Corporation
Advanced Biofuels USA
Render magazine
Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
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