Bioenergy

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Advancing the Bioeconomy:
From Concept to Market

NREL's bioenergy research team enables decarbonization of the industrial and transportation sectors, and a circular bioeconomy through the development and deployment of sustainable fuel, chemical, and polymer technologies.

Explore Our Bioenergy Research and Development Areas

Fuels and Chemicals

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Materials

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Carbon Management and Utilization

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Analysis, Characterization, Modeling, and Simulation

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Science of Biological Energy Conversion

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Scale-Up and Piloting

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Partner With Us To Transform and Decarbonize Transportation Fuels and Chemicals Manufacturing

NREL partners with industry, government agencies, academia, and nonprofits to address research challenges in the development of bio-based products and technologies.

Diversity in Research

We build our research culture on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles while promoting energy justice in the bioeconomy.

Join Our Team

Interested in helping solve today’s decarbonization challenges and having a positive impact on the local, national, and global bioeconomy?

Explore current job postings and internships.

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Featured News: Bioenergy Community Connections

The U.S. Department of Energy tapped NREL to support a new $15 million research effort to improve the measurement, reporting, and verification of carbon dioxide removal technologies.