DOE to issue additional FOA to support scale-up of biorefineries
Summary
The DOE issued an initial funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in April 2021 and in August 2021 announced funding for 11 projects designed to support research and development to improve and produce algae and municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower and bioproducts. A statement released by DOE on Oct. 29 explains that the initial FOA was targeted towards applicants who still needed to assemble design packages. The second FOA, funded by the Bioenergy Technologies Office, aims to accelerate the scale-up of biofuel and bioproduct biorefineries. Both topic areas support the White House’s priority for advancing the domestic bioeconomy and support BETO’s program goal to achieve $2.50 per gallon gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) and at least a 70 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, according to the DOE’s notice. The DOE also noted that the FOA is specifically designed to support the production of low-GHG fuels for aviation, long-haul trucking, and marine transport.