US Puts up $61.4 Million of Funding for Biofuels Reseach
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 13, 2021 The
$61.4 million of funding available for research into biofuels for applications including shipping. The
Bioenergy Technologies Office Scale-Up and Conversion fund will be available for research into how biofuels can be produced for heavy-duty vehicles, aviation and shipping at lower cost, the Department of Energy said in a statement on its website last week. Funding applicants will need to submit a concept paper by April 30 and a full application by June 21. Biofuels are one of our most promising paths to zero-carbon aviation and shipping, so it s time to double down on R&D and begin to deploy these technologies at scale, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in the statement.
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Spring 2021, these FOAs will focus on innovative research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the transportation sector. Of particular interest is DOE EERE’s NOI for an FOA in Bioenergy Technologies Office Scale-Up and Conversion, which would be led by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). BETO focuses on the development of technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources into low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts that can enable a transition into a clean energy economy. These bioenergy technologies can also create high-quality jobs, support rural communities, and spur renewable energy and chemical production innovation. According to DOE, this particular NOI on the bioeconomy anticipates supporting high-technology RDD&D to improve scientific and engineering knowledge required to produce low-carbon biofuels at