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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Request for Information (RFI) on Renewable Propane Production Technologies and Uses to better understand the supply chains for production and uses of renewable propane and other renewable gaseous intermediates. Specifically, this RFI (DE-FOA-0003389) seeks input from industry and other stakeholders who produce, or are considering producing, renewable propane on the potential to increase its viability to pursue new production pathways to sustainable aviation fuels and other high-impact products.
In the U.S., propane consumption averages approximately one million barrels per day and accounts for approximately 1% of total energy consumption. Propane is primarily used for residential and commercial heating, for industrial purposes, including chemical and plastics manufacturing, and for agricultural applications. Traditionally originating as a natural gas processing byproduct or crude oil refining byproduct, recently, renewable propane has become a new byproduct or product in the biofuels sector where production utilizes municipal waste, agricultural residue, forest resources and fats, oils, and greases.
This RFI also aims to collect information on the costs and benefits to a refinery that hydroprocesses biogenic fats, oils, and greases by utilizing renewable propane produced in situ as process energy compared to the separation recovery of renewable propane for sale externally in the propane market.
RFI questions fall into two categories:
- Production of propane and other gaseous intermediates from the hydroprocessing of biogenic fats, oils, and greases; and
- Production of propane and other gaseous intermediates from municipal waste, agricultural residue, and forest residues.
The Renewable Propane Production Technologies and Uses RFI is posted on EERE Exchange and Grants.gov, and responses to the RFI must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word (.docx) attachments to [email protected] no later than 5:00pm ET, on August 5, 2024.
Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question or topic if applicable. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions as they wish, and are requested to provide the following information at the start of their feedback: company/institution name, contact, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
This RFI is not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA); therefore, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is not accepting applications at this time. EERE may issue a FOA in the future based on or related to the content and responses to this RFI; however, EERE may also elect not to issue a FOA. There is no guarantee that a FOA will be issued as a result of this RFI. Responding to this RFI does not provide any advantage or disadvantage to potential applicants if EERE chooses to issue a FOA regarding the subject matter. Your response to this notice will be treated as information only.