23 April 202023 April 2020 Project in Morocco combines hemp and solar to go totally off grid Spain-based Cannabric ground-breaking eco-building in Morocco combines a hemp construction with a high-tech solar energy system
17 April 202011 April 2020 Upgrading Biomass with Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts Scientists have designed a catalyst composed of very low concentrations of platinum on the surface of titanium dioxide
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.”
15 January 20209 September 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Announces Nearly $15 Million for Carbon Dioxide Utilization Projects This FOA seeks applications that propose to develop and test technologies that can utilize carbon dioxide (CO2)
19 December 201916 December 2019 Spero Renewables signs $2 million DOE agreement to advance ‘wood-based’ plastic technology Plastic-made surplus wood shown to be as strong as steel but light weight and more easily recyclable
12 December 20199 September 2021 Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source.
3 December 20199 September 2021 SoCalGas and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Announce U.S. Department of Energy Funding of Carbon Capture Project Companies collaboration aims to advance the development of a process called Integrated CO2 Capture and Conversion to Methanol (ICCCM)
11 October 20199 September 2021 Industrial Microbes and Opus 12 Awarded $1M to Turn Waste Gas into Valuable Chemicals Breakthrough chemistry and biotechnology alliance extends iMicrobes’s ability to combat greenhouse gases
10 October 201910 October 2019 Levulinic acid and succinic acid – A realistic look at the present and future of two versatile bio-based platform chemicals and their market development Two new market reports published by nova-Institute shed light on the current and future market situation of these previously acclaimed promising bio-based building blocks
Lävulinsäure und Bernsteinsäure – Ein realistischer Blick auf zwei vielseitig einsetzbare bio-basierte Plattformchemikalien und ihre Marktentwicklung heute und in Zukunft Zwei neue Marktreports des nova-Instituts beleuchten die aktuelle und zukünftige Marktsituation dieser vielversprechenden bio-basierten Building-Blocks
4 October 20191 October 2019 Exclusive: EPA granted full biofuel waivers to refineries despite Energy Department advice – memo Decision upset the powerful U.S. corn lobby, already angry at the Trump administration’s move in August to grant 31 full exemptions to refineries
19 September 20199 September 2021 Plastics, fuels and chemical feedstocks from CO2? They’re working on it SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it would take to turn the climate-changing gas into valuable products on an industrial scale
4 September 201930 August 2019 DOE funds plant genomics and microbes projects Most projects are collaborations involving researchers from several institutions; many include one or more DOE national laboratories as partners
21 August 20199 September 2021 A push from Congress could help advance carbon management tech Government leadership could help fund early-stage program to use carbon dioxide as a resource for profitable products
14 May 201913 May 2019 Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars Affordable, industry-compatible process produces high yields of the versatile chemical HMF
27 March 201922 March 2019 US Federal Agencies Release Framework for Advancing the Bioeconomy New Framework to increase government accountability and accelerate innovative and sustainable technologies
20 March 201915 March 2019 Lygos Awarded Three Innovation Research Grants to Advance Applications for its Portfolio of Sustainable Specialty Biochemicals Latest funding from DOE, USDA and NSF further validates company’s commitment to replacing toxic petrochemicals, reclaiming local manufacturing and reviving industrial chemical innovation
12 March 20196 March 2019 NREL Pioneers Cleaner Route to Upcycle Plastics into Superior Products Researchers chemically combined reclaimed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with bio-based compounds to produce higher-value fiber-reinforced plastics
12 November 20187 November 2018 Economic comparative advantage of willow biomass in the Northeast USA Willow is grown commercially on about 500 hectares in the Northeast, predominantly for biopower but also for some other markets
9 November 20189 September 2021 Hybrid photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic cells for simultaneous production of chemical fuels and electrical power Researchers develop an artificial photosynthesis system that generates hydrogen fuel and electricity at the same time
Solarzelle leistet doppelte Dienste für erneuerbare Energien Künstliches Photosynthesesystem erzeugt gleichzeitig Wasserstoff und Strom
16 August 20189 September 2021 Using microbes to convert CO2 to natural gas DOE-awarded power-to-gas project to convert carbon dioxide directly to methane using renewable electricity - known as microbial electromethanogenesis (ME)
7 August 20185 August 2018 A billion tons of biomass: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the DOE’s Billion Ton Report Here’s a slide deck overview of the Report’s findings given by the DOE’s Alison Goss Eng
12 July 201810 July 2018 The 10 green chemicals driving a disruptive new biobased industry Comparing this UK list to the 2004 DOE list
13 June 201812 June 2018 Renewable Solvents Derived From Lignin Lowers Waste in Biofuel Production New class of solvents breaks down plant biomass into sugars for biofuels and bioproducts in a closed-loop biorefinery concept
17 April 201817 April 2018 Engineering eines kunststofffressenden Enzyms Entdeckung könnte zu einer Recycling-Lösung für Millionen Tonnen von Plastikflaschen führen
9 March 20189 September 2021 Engineering Clostridia: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to n-Butanol Production from Biomass and CO2 Cooperational project to directly utilize cellulose and fix CO2 for n-butanol production from lignocellulosic biomass
Low-cost carbon fiber project advances to pilot phase The Southern Research team working on a process to make low-cost carbon fibers from biomass has secured funding to move the project to pilot production phase
1 March 201827 February 2018 Butanol from forest waste: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to advanced fermentation of AVAP sugars American Process CEO Theodora Retsina gave this illuminating overview of the project’s promise and progress at the DOE Peer Review Meetings
26 February 201820 February 2018 NREL Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions
23 February 20189 September 2021 Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects Federal funding for cost-shared research and development through Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies.
22 February 201815 February 2018 Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels The increase in plant yield and sugar release—demonstrated in both greenhouse and field trials for switchgrass—bodes well for creating biofuels
7 February 20189 September 2021 Neue Methode könnte den Weg zur Wasserstoffwirtschaft ebnen WSU-Forscher entwickelten eine sehr einfache, fünfminütige Methode, um große Mengen eines hochwertigen Katalysators zu erzeugen
New water-splitting method could open path to hydrogen economy WSU researchers developed a very simple, five-minute method to create large amounts of a high-quality catalyst
2 February 20181 February 2018 Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy DOE and USDA Biomass Genomics Research
23 January 201820 January 2018 EERE Success Story: Archer Daniels Midland Partners with PNNL to Become a Leading Producer of Biobased Propylene Glycol Manufacturing plant in Decatur, Illinois, employs 140 people and can produce 100,000 metric tons of PG from renewable sources per year
17 January 201812 January 2018 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Invests in Integrated Biorefinery Optimization NIFA has invested in a range of projects to expand the regional biofuel and bioproduct industries
16 January 20189 September 2021 An innovative natural-gas power plant could be the future of hurricane-proof electricity Which price is worth paying for a clean and reliable way to keep the lights on during natural disasters?
9 January 201828 December 2017 Engineers create plants that glow Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting
12 December 20179 September 2021 The material that built the modern world is also destroying it. Here’s a fix Cement industry is currently responsible for about 5% of global CO2 emissions - 1 kg of cement releases more than 0.5 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
1 December 20179 September 2021 Pollution to Products! Efficient use of carbon is driven by carbon recycling technologies
30 November 201728 November 2017 Seaweed could fuel 10% of US transportation needs, say scientists Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will develop tools and technology to advance the mass production of seaweed for biofuels and bio-based chemicals
10 November 20172 November 2017 Better together: a bacteria community creates biodegradable plastic with sunlight Cheap plastics abound, and they're a mixed bag – pun intended
16 October 20179 September 2021 Study: Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide Oregon State and University of Michigan research identified compounds that microbes prefer using high-resolution chemistry and genetic approache
Building Blocks from Biocrude: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to High Value Methoxyphenols Demonstrating that remaining biocrude fractions can be upgraded into biofuels
2 October 201728 September 2017 Michigan State University: $10M DOE grant to help boost camelina oilseed yield DoE grant paving the way to explore and to boost this promising biofuel crop’s yield
28 September 20179 September 2021 Scientists show how to control catalyst that turns a greenhouse gas into a fuel or feedstock The Pivotal Step in Turning Carbon Dioxide
Depolymerizing that dang lignin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to biochemical lignin deconstruction Lignin valorization is key for meeting the DOE’s hydrocarbon fuel cost and sustainability targets in integrated biorefineries
26 September 20179 September 2021 Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene Berkeley Lab advance is first demonstration of efficient, light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis