[DOE, 3 May 2018]

Secretary Rick Perry has announced $78 million in funding to encourage initial R&D in bioenergy. Rick Perry commented that, ““Through the funding opportunities announced today, U.S. bioenergy resources, including algae, energy crops, and various waste streams, will be more efficiently and effectively converted into affordable biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.” The Funding Opportunity Announcements include projects based on thermochemical processing, conversion of CO2 into fuel, algae productivity, renewable jet fuel and diesel fuel.