In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $178 million for bioenergy research to advance sustainable technology breakthroughs that can improve public health, help address climate change, improve food and agricultural production, and create more resilient supply chains. This funding will support cutting-edge biotechnology R&D of bioenergy crops, industrial microorganisms, and microbiomes. Alternative clean […]
In Michigan, FutureGen Michigan has sought rezoning of 33 acres in a newly annexed part of the town of Holland for what could potentially be a biofuel or biomass-based electricity facility. The City Council approved the rezoning application in an ordinary business meeting last week. In addition to energy, the technology FutureGen Michigan plans to […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office is looking to fill multiple vacancies for physical scientists/general engineers who are interested in decarbonizing the U.S. economy to fight climate change through research, development, and demonstration of new bioenergy technologies. Current open positions include: Feedstock Technologies program is looking for a GS-13 Physical […]
The Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium is led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and coordinates efforts among 9 labs – big ones like NREL, ORNL, Sandia, INL and others. Check out the FCIC’s latest slide guide on their current research areas, feedstock variability, preprocessing, handling, and more.
In Australia, since 2020, Savvy’s new report on Australian energy consumption shows people spent more time at home and many are now permanently working from there. Therefore, energy consumption has switched from commercial (which dropped -3.1%) to residential usage (increasing 2.7%). In 2019-20 Australia’s total energy consumption fell -2.9% overall, mainly due to the repercussions […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office released two new Requests for Information (RFI) around biomass and energy issues, focusing on biomass conversion research, development and analysis and community-scale resource and energy recovery from waste solutions. The first, titled “Biomass Conversion Research, Development, and Analysis […]
In India, the government is planning to draw up an energy transition roadmap for the oil and gas sector that could prove to be a key step on India’s path to net-zero emissions by 2070. The oil ministry has set up the Energy Transition Advisory Committee headed by former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor, who demitted […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Data, Modeling, and Analysis team is looking for a GS-12 physical scientist/general engineer to join their team. The Data, Modeling, and Analysis subprogram supports research, analysis, and tool development to address the economic and environmental dimensions of bioenergy and bioproducts. The U.S. Department […]
In Washington, D.C., the relaunch of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry (CCPC) website features updated content on this breakthrough research that uses high-performance computing to accelerate development and scale-up of industrially relevant bioenergy technologies. The CCPC constructs and utilizes computational models to discover new materials for bioenergy applications […]
In Colorado, more sustainable farming sector, lower industrial emissions, more efficient biochemical production—National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists and industry partners expect sizable benefits from three new projects to commercialize bioinsecticides, enzymatic carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization, and cell-free biocatalysis. Pulling a combined $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) and matching […]
