Opportunity Title:
Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels
Funder/Agency:
DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) & EPA
Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0003178
Description:
The research and development (R&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection.
This FOA also supports high-impact technology R&D to accelerate the bioeconomy. BETO is focusing on applied RD&D to improve the performance and reduce the cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. By reducing cost and technical risk, BETO can help pave the way for industry to deploy commercial-scale integrated biorefineries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as the aviation industry. Additionally, this FOA will reduce risks in
processing or co-processing biointermediates in legacy refinery infrastructure.
Topic Area 1: Pre-Pilot Scale Up of Integrated Biorefinery Technologies Topic Area 1 will support the development of scaling up key process step(s) already developed at the bench-top scale. The funding opportunity would require the verification of the work at the bench-top scale, and then support the development of the process step(s) at the pilot-scale. Work would entail designing and building the pilot-scale process step(s) and then performing an operational test. The proposed key step(s) are not required to comprise a fully integrated pilot scale unit by the end of the project, but rather can be utilized to support future integration of the entire process at pilot or demonstration scale.
Topic Area 2: Biointermediate Processing Toolbox Topic Area 2 will support the development and pilot-scale testing of key technology innovations for processing biointermediates, which are feedstocks that have been partially converted at one facility but are then sent to a separate facility for their final processing into a renewable fuel; for example, co-processing biocrudes in legacy petroleum refinery infrastructure. Work would entail employing a technology feature to improve biointermediate processing, and then performing a pilot-scale operational test, along with employing a method to measure the biogenic carbon in the co-processed fuel if the biointermediate is co-processed with petroleum.
An informational webinar for potential applicants will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET, where participants can hear about the objectives and requirements of the funding opportunity.
The webinar is optional, and attendance is not a requirement to submit a concept paper.
Eligibility:
Domestic businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofits
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$9,400,000
Maximum Award:
Topic Area 1: $2,000,000
Topic Area 2: $9,400,000
Deadline:
Concept Papers Due March 22, 2024
Full Applications Due May 24, 2024
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