{"id":31112,"date":"2023-03-20T15:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=31112"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:31:00","slug":"bioenergy-research-funding-boosted-by-new-590m-incentive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/bioenergy-research-funding-boosted-by-new-590m-incentive\/31112\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioenergy research funding boosted by new $590m incentive"},"content":{"rendered":"
This funding will enable the DOE to access better knowledge about the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy research. This is critical to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring future energy security, and creating new economic opportunities in rural areas.<\/p>\n
Since they were introduced, the research centres have made groundbreaking scientific contributions towards advancements in biotechnology<\/a>. These recent advancements are helping to expand the diversity of reliable domestic clean energy sources and ensuring the United States reaches President Biden\u2019s ambitious goal of a net zero emissions economy by 2050.<\/p>\n \u201cTo meet our future energy needs, we will need versatile renewables like bioenergy as a low-carbon fuel for some parts of our transportation sector,\u201d said US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M Granholm.<\/p>\n \u201cContinuing to fund the important scientific work conducted at our Bioenergy Research Centers is critical to ensuring these sustainable resources can be an efficient and affordable part of our clean energy future.\u201d<\/p>\n Each of the four centres supports the science behind a bio-based economy and aims to break down the barriers to building a robust domestic bioenergy industry. They include:<\/p>\n Continuing to invest in bioenergy research promises to yield a range of critical new products and fuels derived directly from non-food plant biomass, such as switchgrass, poplar, energy cane, and energy sorghum.<\/p>\n Tammy Baldwin, US Senator for Wisconsin, commented: \u201cWisconsin\u2019s world-class research institutions have long supported America\u2019s bio-based energy industry, including biofuels and biomass, that cut energy costs, create rural economic opportunity, and take on climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis investment from the Biden administration will help us continue this proud tradition. These resources will help Wisconsin\u2019s research institutions continue to innovate, boost farmers\u2019 and producers\u2019 bottom lines, develop cleaner energy, and move our Made in Wisconsin economy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the best ways for our nation to strengthen our competitiveness with the rest of the world is to enhance the brilliance that already exists in Illinois,\u201d said Tommy Duckworth, Senator for Illinois.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pleased that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u2019s Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation will receive this federal funding to help support groundbreaking bioenergy research on clean energy, create jobs, address climate change, and further secure Illinois\u2019s place as a global leader.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat role does bioenergy play in the clean energy transition<\/a>?<\/h3>\n
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Ensuring the US becomes a world-leading contributor to net zero projects<\/h3>\n