On May 15, 2019, DOE EERE’s BETO announced the deadline for concept paper submissions for a $79 million funding opportunity for bioenergy research and development (R&D): June 3, 2019. This funding opportunity includes biopower, biofuels, and bioproducts, aiming to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from waste or biomass resources. The opportunity includes ten topic areas:
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Cultivation Intensification Processes for Algae
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Biomass Component Variability and Feedstock Conversion Interface
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Efficient Wood Heaters
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Systems Research of Hydrocarbon Biofuel Technologies
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Optimization of Biomass-Derived Jet Fuel Blends
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Renewable Energy from Urban and Suburban Wastes
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Advanced Bioprocessing and Agile BioFoundry
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Plastics in the Circular Carbon Economy
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Rethinking Anaerobic Digestion
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Reducing Water, Energy, and Emissions in Bioenergy
For further details, see the EERE Exchange website.
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