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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.
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NREL Collaborating on Five Newly Funded Bioenergy Research Projects Totaling $15.3 Million
Dec. 27, 2019
News Release: NREL, Co-Optima Research Yields Potential Bioblendstock for Diesel Fuel
Dec. 16, 2019
NREL and Energy I-Corps Produce Eco-Plastics, Transportation Tech-to-Market Hopefuls
Nov. 6, 2019
Potential of a Fast-Growing Algae Strain Revealed Through NREL Research
Oct. 23, 2019
NREL's bioenergy research is supported across R&D programs in the U.S. Department of Energy and through industry partners.
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