The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has awarded $15 million in funding across five projects involving separating components of municipal solid waste (MSW) and converting the organics fractions to low-carbon biofuels for transportation and durable, biobased products.
Two of the recipients – Cascadia Consulting Group in Seattle WA and the University of Maryland, College Park –have a twofold focus: they are looking at several technologies as well as measuring MSW characteristics that could impact the systems’ effectiveness and quality of feedstock.