Stakeholders, such as farmers, industry, and local, regional, and national planners, have a powerful, free, and easy-to-access data portal at their command to unlock the power of bioenergy: the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework, or BioenergyKDF. The portal, stewarded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for…
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists engineered a process for making β-ketoadipic acid from lignin for $2 per kilogram, approaching cost-competitiveness with petroleum-based chemicals used for making nylon today. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, researchers are a step closer to addressing one possible answer…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced their Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a call for proposals from DOE National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. The goal of OTT’s Technology…
Today, 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’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge: Tracking Metrics and Mid-2024 Dashboard. USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack made the announcement at the North…
Emerging bioenergy technologies are transforming the foundation of our lives, everything from clothing to plastics to fuels. Through biotechnology and biomanufacturing, sustainable biomass across the United States can be converted into new materials and provide an alternative to petroleum-based production for fuels and products. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)…
The Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) is partnering with the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) to host the BRIDGES Bioenergy 101 Virtual Workshop from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Educators will be introduced to bioenergy national laboratory research that can be…
Plans have been finalised for a Green Hydrogen production unit in Mangaluru, which is being recognized as the fuel of the future, reported Dajiworld. As per the media report, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) aims to produce 500 tonnes of Green Hydrogen annually by 2026, as Mangaluru has been…
The government has recently implemented several measures to support ethanol production, offering relief to the industry. Experts believe these changes will significantly enhance ethanol production levels. Tarun Sawhney, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd, praised the government’s decision to lift restrictions on ethanol production. In…
A China Eastern Airlines C919 jet powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took off from Beijing at 5:16 p.m. on Thursday and landed in Shanghai at 7:01 p.m., marking the aircraft’s inaugural commercial flight using SAF. Sustainable aviation fuel is a renewable energy source derived from sustainable materials or waste.…
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