In Washington, the corn ethanol industry continues to stand out for employing military veterans and maintaining a diverse workforce, according to the 2026 U.S. Energy & Employment Report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Veterans comprise 16 percent of the ethanol workforce—one out of every six employees. That share is higher than any other […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. announced the company’s withdrawal of its loan guarantee financing application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) and is developing other funding opportunities to meet its goal of financing the company’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ)-30 plant by end of 2026. Gevo withdrew its application following a conversation […]
In Nevada, as the quest to diversify and expand sustainable alternative energy products continues, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $9 million grant to support research that will be led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno to expand the use of cactus pear as a low‑water-use, climate‑resilient biomass crop and potential […]
In New York state, a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt levels in soil and were easier to break […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. previously announced on October 16, 2024, that it secured conditional commitment from U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office to guarantee a $1.46 billion loan, excluding $167 million in capitalized interest during construction, for its ATJ-60 synthetic aviation fuel project (formerly known as Net-Zero 1) in Lake Preston, South Dakota. On October 8, 2025, the […]
In United States, the DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)under its SPARC programme, slated for January 2025, with up to US $23 million available. It targets two areas: Topic 1, biobased value‑added chemicals (e.g. biobased propanediols, bio‑LPG); Topic 2, biobased propane/LPG innovations, including sustainable marine fuels. Concept papers are due March 14, 2025, full proposals by May 30, with awards expected in October 2025. The […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided notice of intent to publish the Emissions Value Request Process in support of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) administration of the clean fuel production credit. Additionally, DOE invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office recently removed barriers to domestic bioenergy production by updating its 45ZCF-GREET modeling tool to account for new feedstocks and methods of production, including ethanol from corn wet-milling and natural gas from coal-mine methane. These measures will allow a wider range of farmers and companies to […]
In Washington, last week U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the termination of 24 awards issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) totaling over $3.7 billion in taxpayer-funded financial assistance. DOE found that these projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not […]
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy on February 28 issued an order modifying regulatory oversight on liquefied natural gas bunkering, clarifying that ship-to-ship LNG transfers for marine fuel use in U.S. waters and international waters will not be considered exports. The decision, which revises a December 2024 order affecting JAX LNG, removes barriers […]
