Energy Eyes Industry Partnerships to Further Biofuel Development – By Alexandra Kelley (Nextgov) / May 4, 2023
The Biden administration has placed emphasis on domestic biomanufacturing, and Energy engineers hope to spur cellulosic material-based biofuel development.
Engineers working to develop sustainable biofuels within the Department of Energy are turning to industry to play a major role in advancing the broad economic shift away from petroleum.
Reyhaneh Shenassa, the chief engineer at the agency’s Bioenergy Technologies’ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, discussed where the department wants to drive its bioenergy technologies research and development at an OurEnergyPolicy panel Wednesday.
A key ingredient in biofuel development will be cellulosic materials—a naturally occurring polymer found largely in wood and other plant matter.
