Bioeconomy Institute

Federal Government Programs

Alternative Fuels Data Center (DOE)
     A vast collection of information on alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them.

Biobased Products and BioEnergy Coordination Council (USDA)
     A forum through which USDA agencies coordinate, facilitate and promote research, development, transfer of technology, commercialization, and marketing of biobased products and Bioenergy using renewable domestic agricultural and forestry materials.

BioEnergy Information Network
     A gateway to biomass information at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Chariton Valley Biomass Project
     Evaluating the possibility of growing switchgrass on marginal land as an alternative energy crop.

EERE Financial Opportunities Web Site
     Contains information for consumers, businesses, universities, federal managers,states, inventors and tribal organizations, about financial opportunities associated with EERE programs.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE)
     Works to strengthen America's energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Resources for Researchers (DOE)
     Provides useful resources for those that are actively involved in biomass technology research or who are considering building an integrated biorefinery.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Project
     Develops technology for conversion of biomass (plant-derived material) to valuable fuels, chemicals, materials and power, so as to reduce dependence on foreign oil and foster growth of biorefineries.

Energy Information Administration (DOE)
     Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.

Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program
     A place for Biobased product manufacturers/vendors to submit information and data about their products that federal agencies will need to consider when buying biobased products.

Forest Products Laboratory - Expanding Biobased Products and Bioenergy
     Responds to environmental pressures on the forest resource by using cutting-edge techniques to study recycling, develop environmentally friendly technology, and understand ecosystem-based forest management.  

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Biobased Products
     The members of the National Bioenergy Center are conducting analyses of the best potential options for large-scale commodity production of chemical intermediates or building blocks that can be produced from biomass processing platforms.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Publication Database
     Covering subjects related to sustainable energy technologies from 1977 to the present, our bibliographic database includes NREL technical reports, fact sheets, brochures, videos, books, journal articles, conference papers, patents, and exhibits.

Northeast Regional Biomass Energy Program
     Regional biomass energy program designed to evaluate biomass technologies and fuels and to provide objective, reliable information to consumers and policy leaders.

NSF Workshop on Design of New Catalyst Systems for Biorenewables
     Participants in this workshop focused on the design of catalyst systems for use in the transformation of biorenewables to industrial chemicals.

Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Program
     Program including the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington that encourages the deployment of biomass energy technologies.

Rural Business Cooperative Service - Biobased Products and Energy
     Initiative to finance technologies needed to convert biomass into biobased products and bioenergy in a manner which is cost-competitive in large national and international markets.

Southeast Regional Biomass Energy Program
     Through the use of small, cost-shared grants, the Program encourages economic development through public/private partnerships that demonstrate bioenergy technology applications.

USDA Biofuels Information
     This page contains information on biofuels, especially biodiesel and ethanol, and related programs from the USDA and other organizations.