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Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

6 June 202431 May 2024

Recycling carbon dioxide into household chemicals

Argonne National Laboratory researchers report about a new catalyst which transforms carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into commonly used chemicals

28 June 20219 September 2021

Is It Starch or Cellulose? NREL Offers Answers That Could Unlock Incentives for Making Cellulosic Ethanol

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers a simple procedure for a complex analytical problem, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol

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

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

5 July 20183 July 2018

EERE Success Story — From Breakfast to Biocrude: Study Identifies Production Potential across Nation

To shed light on this uncertainty, a team of researchers performed a detailed analysis of these wastes’ potential for biofuel production

1 September 201629 August 2016

U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy

EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies

1 March 201629 February 2016

Federal Agencies Outline Bioeconomy Vision and Current Activities

Release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy

7 April 20152 April 2015

More Gevolution

The results from Gevo’s 4th quarter are in, and a worth a look-see, not only for fans of isobutanol and its prospects

6 March 20155 March 2015

Lygos, Inc. announced today that it has successfully achieved pilot scale production of malonic acid from sugar

First pilot-scale production of malonic acid from renewable resources at Berkeley Lab's ABPDU

10 September 20149 September 2014

New process helps overcome obstacles to produce renewable fuels and chemicals

Lignin valorization study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

12 February 201411 February 2014