Grants Notice For Notice Of Intent To Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. De-Foa-0003274: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity (Macro

Grants Notice For Notice Of Intent To Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. De-Foa-0003274: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity (Macro The Office Of Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy (Eere) Intends To Issue, On Behalf Of The Bioenergy Technology Office (Beto) And The Office Of Fossil Energy And Carbon Management (Fecm), A Funding Opportunity Announcement (Foa) Entitled Macro: “Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity”. If Issued, This Foa Will Support Beto’S Research And Development (R&D) Priorities In The Conversion Technologies Program And Fecm’S R&D Priorities In The Carbon Dioxide Conversion Program. Beto’S Conversion Technologies Program Supports R&D In Technologies For Converting Biomass Feedstocks Into Finished Liquid Transportation Fuels—Such As Renewable Gasoline, Diesel, And Jet Fuel Along With Co-Products Or Chemical Intermediates. Fecm’S Carbon Dioxide Conversion Program Invests In R&D Of Technologies That Convert Captured Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Into Economically Valuable Products Such As Chemicals, Fuels, Building Materials, Plastics, And Bioproducts. The R&D Activities To Be Funded Under This Foa Will Support The Government-Wide Approach To The Climate Crisis By Driving The Innovation That Can Lead To The Deployment Of Clean Energy Technologies, Which Are Critical For Climate Protection. A Diverse Range Of Feedstocks Will Be Required To Reach The Biden Administration’S Goals To “Deliver An Equitable, Clean Energy Future, And Put The United States On A Path To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions, Economy-Wide, By No Later Than 2050.” Seaweeds, Also Known As Macroalgae, Represent A Significant Biomass Resource Potential Of 3.3 Billion Dry Metric Tons That Will Be Newly Described In Beto’S Upcoming Billion Ton Report. Rapid Growth Of The Seaweed Cultivation Industry, In Part Inspired By The Doe Arpa-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) Mariner (Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources) Program Efforts, Has Spurred New Interest In Working With Seaweeds As A Renewable Biomass Feedstock. Due To The Expansion Of Domestic Cultivation And The Potential Of Seaweeds To Contribute To Doe’S Mission Areas, This Announcement Is The First Time Beto And Fecm Have Specifically Called For Research Into Converting Seaweeds To Fuels And Products. It Is Anticipated That The Foa May Include The Following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Conversion Of Seaweeds And Waste Algae To Low Carbon Fuels And Products Topic Area 1 Aims To Address Gaps In Storage, Mobilization, And Conversion Of Seaweeds And Other Wet Algal Feedstocks To Low-Carbon Products And Enable These Readily Available Feedstocks To Access New Markets. Applications Would Be Sought That Will Develop Laboratory Or Bench Scale Technologies And/Or Processes For Utilizing: Macroalgae (Seaweeds); Blends Of Macroalgae And Wet Wastes, And/Or Wet Algal Wastes For Conversion To Fuels And Products With Significant, On A National Scale, Potential To Displace Fossil Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions. Applications Will Be Required To Demonstrate That The Utilization Of These Feedstocks To Generate Products At Commercial Scale Has The Potential Of At Least 50% Ghg Reductions Compared To Conventional Fuel And/Or Products. Topic Area