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July 26, 2012
Agriculture and Energy Departments Announce New Investments to Drive Innovations in Biofuels and Biobased Products
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce America's reliance on imported oil and leverage our domestic energy supply, while also supporting rural economies, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy today announced a $41 million investment in 13 projects that will drive more efficient biofuels production and feedstock improvements. More
July 2, 2012
Obama Administration Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry and Enhance America’s Energy Security
As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to deploying every available source of American energy and reducing our reliance on imported oil, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced new funding available to pursue new innovations in biofuels technologies, increase production of U.S. biofuels, and strengthen American energy security. More
June 26, 2012
Program RFI on Algal Biofuels and Intermediate Products Released
In order to help develop strategic research and development plans to advance cost-competitive algal biofuels, the Biomass Program has issued a request for information (RFI) on the development of algae production and downstream processing technology to enhance the yield of algal biofuel intermediate products. More
April 17, 2012
Energy Department Webinar April 23: Educational Opportunities in Bioenergy at National Laboratories
The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled Educational Opportunities in Bioenergy on Monday, April 23, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. More
April 13, 2012
Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million to Advance Technologies for Clean-Burning, Efficient Biomass Cookstoves
The Energy Department today announced up to $2.5 million available this year for applied research to advance clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries. More
April 10, 2012
Energy Department Announces up to $15 Million to Research Biomass-Based Supplements for Traditional Fuels
As part of President Obama’s blueprint for an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources, the Energy Department announced up to $15 million available to demonstrate biomass-based oil supplements that can be blended with petroleum. More
March 22, 2012
Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
The White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. More
February 23, 2012
President Obama Announces $14 million Funding Opportunity to Develop Transportation Fuels from Algae
Today, President Obama announced new funding to catalyze breakthrough technologies for two key alternative fuels — natural gas and biofuels. Of that funding, $14 million will be used to support development of transportation fuels from algae. More
February 1, 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Sun Grant Initiative National Conference on Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization
The Sun Grant Initiative is organizing a national conference on the "Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization." It will be held October 2-5, 2012, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana and will highlight recent advances in the science and technology contributing to the deployment of advanced biofuels from agricultural and forest systems. More
December 15, 2011
Valerie Reed Tweets about the Future of Biofuels
This Friday, December 16, Valerie Reed, Acting Program Manager for the Department of Energy’s Biomass Program, will be hosting a live Twitter chat! More
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