DOE has announced a up to $90 million project funding for the design, construction and operation of integrated biorefinery facilities in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and the reliance on imported oil. The new project could work to displace over 25 percent of petroleum use in the country by using domestic biomass sources to create new forms of fuel and energy, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 550 million tons and reviving economic development in rural communities. The department hopes to complete the construction of at least three pioneer commercial plants by 2028 to meet the administration's goals of the reduction of carbon.
The US Department of Energy has announced a $90m project funding for the design, construction and operation of integrated biorefinery facilities in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and the reliance on imported oil. The new project could work to displace over 25% of petroleum use in the country by using domestic biomass sources to create new forms of fuel and energy, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 550m tonnes and reviving economic development in rural communities. The department hopes to complete the construction of three pioneer commercial plants by 2028 to meet the administration's goals of the reduction of carbon.