The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) offers a range of introductory and in-depth bioenergy resources, including fact sheets, reports, case studies, tools, videos, and online materials on bioenergy projects, research, and terminology.
Bioenergy Resource Library
Through its comprehensive Bioenergy Resource Library, BETO publishes these resources to increase awareness of its bioenergy research and development portfolio.
Access a filterable table of BETO reports, fact sheets, infographics, videos, databases, and analytical tools on various bioenergy technologies and projects. Explore our Bioenergy Resources Library.
Also, view BETO news and events for bioenergy event listings, webinars, conference proceedings, blog posts, newsletters, and more.
Featured Bioenergy Resources
See below for a select overview of the following content types:
Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework (KDF)
Access to a variety of data sets, publications, and visualization tools that support bioenergy research, analysis, and decision making.
BRIDGES Case Study – Upcycling: Could My Plastic Bag Someday Become the Sustainable Alternative?
Students can explore one solution for upcycling plastic waste to valuable chemicals by learning the challenges of recycling plastics and polymer types used in plastic creation.
Integrated Biorefineries Map Database
This interactive map highlights competitively awarded bioenergy projects co-funded by DOE BETO Systems Development and Integration program.
Clean Fuels & Products Shot™ Fact Sheet
This Energy Earthshot is aimed at reducing negative impacts of greenhouse gas emissions by transforming waste and renewable carbon into fuels, materials, and products.
BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge
DOE’s BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge is an engaging and fun way for students to use technology to learn about bioenergy in the classroom.
Sustainable Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap: Flight Plan for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report
This roadmap describes a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale.
AlgaePrize Competition 2022-2023 Highlights
Watch how 15 finalist student teams converged over 3 days in 2023 for 1 shared goal at the inaugural competition: Showing the power of algae to help solve the energy, food, economic, and climate challenges facing our world today.
Other Bioenergy Resources
GLOSSARY
The terms defined in this glossary are used throughout the BETO website and publications. Each definition is a short description intended to help students and researchers better understand biomass terminology.
PARTNERSHIPS LIBRARY
This section provides links to bioenergy-related partners and organizes them into the categories to facilitate your search for related information.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
This page provides a list of commonly asked bioenergy-related questions and answers. Each question and answer includes links to additional information on each topic, such as applicable reports and press releases.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROJECTS MAP
The SBIR map provides listings of SBIR competitively awarded projects located throughout the United States. Additional information about an individual project award, such as fiscal year, state, SBIR phase, program, or funding amount, is available through the map and data table.