NREL's bioenergy research and development activities advance the technologies to produce bio-based energy, fuels, and products.
Scientists Harness Power of Enzymes for Cost-Effective Plastic Waste Recycling
Learn how NREL used machine learning to discover variants adapted to breaking down all PET
Michael E. Himmel Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Read more about Himmel's 40-year career making climate-friendly fuels from biomass
Partnership To Scale NREL's 2,3-BDO Fermentation Process
Read about NREL and BioPrincipia's funding award for producing 2,3-butanediol
R&D 100 Market Disruptor Award! NREL Develops Formula for Renewable, Nontoxic Polyurethane
Take a Look at NREL's Advanced Biofuels Research
NREL's Bioenergy research supports the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office and the Office of Science.