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Advancing the Bioeconomy:
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NREL's bioenergy and bioeconomy research team enables resilient, abundant, domestic energy supply chains and drives innovation across industrial and transportation sectors.

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Featured News: Understanding Electron-Bifurcating Enzymes

An NREL team has made considerable progress toward mapping the energy landscape of flavin-based electron bifurcation—a fundamental mechanism of energy conservation.

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NREL's bioenergy and bioeconomy research is supported across R&D programs in the U.S. Department of Energy and through industry partners.

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Last Updated May 5, 2025