4 September 20243 September 2024 NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades Resin Made From Biomass Enables Chemical Recycling at End of Useful Lifespan
26 August 202420 August 2024 The world’s first scalable biodegradable SAP? – Green Chemicals Blog Researchers have begun to focus on various natural and biodegradable SAPs that achieve superabsorbent properties
29 July 202423 July 2024 BETO Selects 13 Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Bio-Based Products and Biomass Processing Technologies Of the 13 BETO awards, six are first-time awardees, four are located in Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) zones, two are in socially and economically disadvantaged areas, and one is a woman-owned business
13 March 202414 March 2024 On its journey to make clothing that leaves no trace, The North Face taps the BOTTLE Consortium to scale biodegradable polyester alternative BOTTLE researchers to determine whether novel PHA fibers are fit for outdoor apparel that is easy to recycle and limits long-term microplastic pollution
28 November 202328 November 2023 ZymoChem Awarded $4MM from U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Production of Affordable and Effective Bio-Based Polymers As just 1 of 5 programs nationwide to be selected, ZymoChem will advance bioprocessing research and scale-up
14 April 202311 April 2023 Multilab Separations Consortium puts biofuel on the path to decarbonization Separations technology critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel
4 April 202330 March 2023 BOLD biomanufacturing and biotech goals in the USA New goals will be grouped into four themes where biotechnology can play a critical role in reducing GHG emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere
5 January 202327 December 2022 It’s the holiday season for US renewable chemicals While the renewable chemicals industry continues to play second fiddle to biofuels when it comes to US government funding (it’s true!), the Biden Administration’s actions towards boosting the bioeconomy are setting off a flurry of activities on how renewable chemicals companies can dip in to these bioeconomy-related funding initiatives
14 November 20229 November 2022 Oregon State, U.S. Dept. of Energy researchers take key step toward big gains in plastics recycling A collaboration led by NREL combined chemical and biological processes in a proof of concept and used chemical oxidation to break down a variety of plastic types
18 October 202217 October 2022 New process could enable more efficient plastics recycling Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products
12 September 20227 September 2022 DOE Announces $46 Million to Explore New Technologies That Convert Carbon and Waste Into Clean Energy Funding Supports 22 Projects to Convert Waste Streams and Carbon Captured from Algal Systems into Biofuel Energy, Spurring Multi-Sector Decarbonization
22 August 202216 August 2022 Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Office Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone BETO’s efforts to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels is part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s larger strategy for decarbonizing transportation across all modes
23 March 202218 March 2022 Amazon forscht an biologisch abbaubarem Plastik Der Online-Riese Amazon ist dem Bottle-Konsortium beigetreten und beteiligt sich damit an Forschungen zum chemischen Recycling sowie der Entwicklung umweltfreundlicher biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoffe
Amazon and U.S. Department of Energy team up to cut plastic waste Together, Amazon and the BOTTLE consortium will focus on reducing plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling
14 March 20228 March 2022 NREL Bioengineering Process Prepares To Make a Splash Renewables To Replace Petroleum-Based Materials in Commercial Filtration Systems
21 January 202220 January 2022 LanzaJet Secures $50M in Funding from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund LanzaJet partners with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to enable the transition towards net-zero sustainable fuels
4 August 20213 August 2021 Agile BioFoundry Selects New Collaborations These projects will leverage national laboratory capabilities to address challenges in biomanufacturing
29 June 202124 June 2021 LanzaTech Part of South Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Project Proposed facility will yield around 100 million litres per annum of ATJ Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (ATJ-SPK) to build out the entire supply chain from feedstock to wing
17 June 20219 September 2021 DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution Innovation in plastics recycling technology is a triple win by cutting plastic waste, reducing industrial energy use and emissions, and creating clean manufacturing jobs
11 November 20209 September 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development All new projects will help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products
28 August 202025 August 2020 All-New Soleic™ Biodegradable Polyurethane Foams Pass a Critical Test New study shows algae-based polyurethane foam biodegrades in the environment
21 August 202017 August 2020 New Science Behind Algae-based Flip-flops Biodegradable shoes meet commercial standards for products needed to help eradicate tons of plastic waste
19 August 202015 August 2020 Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production Nearly $5.7 million in support to conduct research and development projects within the biomanufacturing industry
29 May 202026 May 2020 BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery BD and BDO Zones are shovel-ready, actionable initiatives that unlock billions of dollars of institutional investment into communities with a surplus of biomass, and where employment and bioeconomy development can be closely linked
28 April 202022 April 2020 BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment Newly founded BOTTLE Consortium to develop new processes and polymeric materials that are recyclable-by-design
25 March 20209 September 2021 Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D, Launches Upcycling Consortium Department ’s Plastics Innovation Challenge is offering a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in plastics recycling technologies
DOE offers $25 million for plastics recycling R&D BETO issued a joint funding opportunity announcement on March titled “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.”
3 March 20202 March 2020 Optimizing Co-Product Production: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Alkaline-Oxidative Pretreatment of Woody Biomass Eric L. Hegg from Michigan State University, shared the latest research developments on how they are optimizing their two-stage alkaline-oxidative deconstruction process
5 December 20192 December 2019 DISCOVRing Algal Strains for Sustainable Biofuels Consortium finds strain that has potential to contribute to productivity targets for open ponds
8 January 201920 December 2018 UC San Diego Awarded $2 Million to Advance Algae-based Renewable Polymers Department of Energy funds ‘bio-economy’ project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymers
11 October 20189 October 2018 Expanded Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Definitions for the Bioeconomy This article to present an expanded set of TRL definitions, combining elements of DOE-BETO’s definitions (2015 and earlier) with elements of the startup-to-VC “Investment Readiness Level” framework proposed by Steve Blank
31 July 201828 July 2018 Researchers Discover New Enzyme Paradigm for Critical Reaction in Converting Lignin to Useful Products New finding will help convert lignin to useful products
23 July 201819 July 2018 Beyond Drop-Ins: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Performance-Advantaged Biobased Chemicals BETO gathered stakeholder input on the research and development (R&D) necessary for novel biobased compounds and functional replacements
17 July 201816 July 2018 BETO Publishes New Workshop Summary Report on Performance-Advantaged Biobased Chemicals Bioenergy Technologies Office gathered stakeholder input on the research and development (R&D) necessary for novel biobased compounds and functional replacements
12 July 201810 July 2018 The 10 green chemicals driving a disruptive new biobased industry Comparing this UK list to the 2004 DOE list
8 February 20186 February 2018 The Slowed Corrode: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bio-oils and Corrosion The team prepared this illuminating overview on the projects progress and promise for the DOE Project Peer Review meetings
31 August 201729 August 2017 Get the Scoop on the Latest Innovations That Are Helping To Expand the Bioeconomy with BETO’s New Tech Blog Stay up to date with the latest news and perspectives on the growing U.S. bioeconomy
29 June 20179 September 2021 From sun to pump: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Direct Photosynthetic Production of Biodiesel BETO: Production of Biodiesel by Decoupled Cyanobacteria at the 2017 DOE Project Peer Review
20 January 201718 January 2017 USDA announces $2.9 million available for biorefinery research This research to help integrated biorefineries reduce costs and improve performance
19 January 201716 January 2017 LanzaTech Awarded $4M from DOE for Low Carbon Jet & Diesel Demonstration Facility LanzaTech is currently building its first commercial ethanol facilities using waste gases
28 October 201628 October 2016 What To Do With Algae Production of fine chemicals, nutrients, and drugs from algae can be as valuable as a gold mine
19 July 201618 July 2016 Future Bioeconomy Supported by More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Potential United States could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
18 April 201614 April 2016 Bioeconomy: One Billion Tons of Biomass Biomass Research & Development Board creating U.S. “Bioeconomy Vision”
1 March 201629 February 2016 Federal Agencies Outline Bioeconomy Vision and Current Activities Release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy
15 February 201611 February 2016 US Energy Department Announces $11.3 Million Available for Mega-Bio: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding opportunity to identify R&D projects that propose a conversion pathway that may flexibly produce bioproducts and biofuels
1 September 201531 August 2015 Algae at the Energy Department: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the DOE algae program BETO's R&D strategy to increase yields and lower the costs of algal biofuels by working with partners
4 August 20153 August 2015 Ethylene Production Via Sunlight Opens Door to Future Here's the future of ethylene production as Dr. Jianping Yu sees it
22 June 201519 June 2015 Genomatica Advances the Commercial Readiness of Biomass Feedstocks for Chemicals Boosts potential for bioprocess plants worldwide; details published in DOE report
23 March 201520 March 2015 Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide The current situation and milestones of NatureWork