Event Updates from the Bioenergy Technologies Office

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March 24, 2022

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The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) offers many public-facing virtual events. Read through this email for information on upcoming and recent events, and be sure to check out the BETO News and Events page to stay up-to-date.

 


Reminder to Register

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Workshop: Bioenergy's Role in Soil Carbon Storage

On March 28–29, 2022, BETO will host a public virtual workshop to discuss soil carbon storage with a focus on the role of bioenergy. The workshop will include discussions around methods for building healthy soils, decarbonizing agriculture and forestry, and assessing full life cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with generating biomass for bioenergy.

Find more information about this free, virtual workshop and register on the BETO workshop website.

 

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Workshop 2: Advances in Instrumentation Used for Wood Heater Testing and Field Data Collection

Brookhaven National Laboratory—in partnership with BETO, the Alliance for Green Heat, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory—is hosting the fifth Wood Heater Design Challenge to accelerate the design and deployment of clean and efficient wood and pellet heaters in the United States.

Three workshops are being held in advance of the design challenge, with the second workshop, titled “Advances in Instrumentation Used for Wood Heater Testing and Field Data Collection,” being held virtually March 28 and 29, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.

Register for the workshop , listen to previous workshop recordings, and learn more about the fall 2022 Technology SLAM—a business pitch event required for participation in the Wood Heater Design Competition—on the Brookhaven National Laboratory website. 


Recording Now Available

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Webinar: The Current State of Sustainable Marine Fuels

On March 15, 2022, BETO hosted a webinar which discussed topics such as:

  • Current marine biofuels research funded by DOE
  • Life cycle analyses on marine biofuels
  • What the global shipping company Maersk has accomplished with biodiesel in their operations.

View the webinar recording now on the BETO website


Coming Soon

Stay tuned for information on an upcoming informational webinar for the recently-released FY22 Waste Feedstock and Conversion R&D Funding Opportunity Announcement.

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