The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $2.18 million in funding to three projects as part of the 2023 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Call by the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium...
August 3, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $2.18 million in funding to three projects as part of the 2023 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) call by the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC). Funded and led by BETO, the FCIC is a consortium of researchers at nine national laboratories dedicated to reducing the risk of biorefinery scale-up.
Partnering laboratory researchers will collaborate with award recipients to understand, quantify, and mitigate the risk impact of feedstock variability across the bioenergy and bioproduct value chains. The following projects were selected:
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Selectee |
Location (City, State) |
Project Title/Description |
Federal Cost Share |
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Louisville, CO (80027-3155) |
Analysis and Testing of Feedstock for Gasification Generated from Novel MSW-Processing Technology Working with Idaho National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this project will characterize processed municipal solid waste (MSW) streams produced in AMP’s pilot facility. |
$900,000 |
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Missoula, MT (59801-1424) |
Improving the Durability and Efficiency of Wood Hogs by Investigating and Mitigating Wear Issues Working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, this project will address material wear issues in Rawlings’ vertical rear maintenance wood grinders. |
$780,000 |
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Dinuba, CA (93618-9518) |
MSW Debaling and Material Separation Working with Idaho National Laboratory, this project will design, construct, and test a new head for deconstruction of residue bales from material recovery facilities (MRF). |
$500,000 |
Learn more about FCIC.
FCIC partners include Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Energy Technology Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.