Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008510

This $30,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) aims to deploy three community-scale bioenergy systems in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The project, led by West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit veteran-owned business, will transform forest biomass residuals from sustainable forestry management into 3 MW of renewable electricity and biochar soil amendments in the communities of Burney,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Forest Concepts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Auburn, Washington. The grant, titled "PARTICLE-LEVEL DENSIFICATION OF BULK BIOMASS MATERIALS TO REPLACE PELLETIZED FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS," aims to support research and development into advanced biomass densification technologies. The project, which will run from July 22, 2024, to March 21, 2025, seeks to transform bulk biomass...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit veteran-owned limited liability company, for the "HAT CREEK BIOENERGY" project. The grant funding will be used to install a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as to construct an innovative wood products facility. This...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) supports the development of a novel bioprocess to produce n-butanol, an industrial solvent and advanced biofuel, from low-cost agricultural residues such as corn stalk. The $175,000 award to Bio-Missions LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, aims to...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service awarded a $249,294.22 Project Grant to Louis Dreyfus Company Agricultural Industries LLC under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) to support the production of advanced biofuels. The April 12, 2021 award had a completion date of June 15, 2022 and was intended to fund the production of advanced biofuels through June 2022 in alignment with the purpose of the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, which is to...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded Tuolumne Biomass LLC an $800,000 Project Grant on August 5, 2022 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the construction of an innovative wood products facility, in Tuolumne County, California through May 31, 2025. The Community Wood Energy and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) has awarded Mississippi State University a $610,759 project grant to utilize nanotechnology to create innovative catalysts that can efficiently transform biomass into fuels and chemicals. The 3-year project, starting April 2024, aims to develop and optimize these nanocatalysts for converting agricultural byproducts and other biomass into furan-based compounds that can serve as biofuel additives and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $2,811,540.41 Project Grant under the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378) to Alto Ingredients Inc., a for-profit manufacturing organization, on May 26, 2023. The grant program provides payments to eligible biofuel producers to offset unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will assist Alto Ingredients Inc. over the 2-year grant period ending May 26,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $500,000.00 Project Grant to Woodside Oils LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support infrastructure, industry outreach, and supply chain development for birch essential oil production in Pennsylvania over a 4-year period from August 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027. The Wood Utilization Assistance program provides technical assistance to manage...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant funding enabled Incobrasa Industries LTD, a leading soybean processing and biodiesel manufacturer in Illinois, to enhance its advanced biofuel production capabilities, specifically the manufacture of biodiesel from vegetable oils and other agricultural feedstocks. The grant...