The White House transmitted its Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request to Congress on February 2, 2015. Overall, the budget includes over $7.4 billion in funding for clean energy technology programs across the federal agencies.
Department of Agriculture
The President’s FY2016 Federal Budget Request: Programs Relevant to Tribal Energy Development
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As Americans stock up on Turkey meat for Thanksgiving dinners, farmers scramble to feed those families. When its all over, they will be left with not only some profit but also with mounds of a less heartwarming byproduct: turkey litter.
Of the various kinds of poultry, turkeys produce substantially higher amounts of waste because they tend to be larger. Having recognized this several years ago, the US Department of Agriculture has been encouraging farmers to convert turkey litter into energy by using the methane gas in the waste to create electricity. Keep reading →
The ethanol and biofuels markets are set for major change as tax benefits and other subsidy programs expire and face high barriers to renewal in an era of contracting federal budgets.
The changes for the ethanol business will be “dramatic,” former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle told the CME Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Florida. Keep reading →
Developing biofuels for the military will help prompt uptake of advanced fuels for commercial use and promote rural investment, the White House said in announcing a new spending plan today.
President Obama announced today that the US Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy and the Navy will partner with the private sector in a joint plan to invest up to $510 million in biofuels that could power military and commercial transportation.
The plan aims to increase the production of advanced biofuels in efforts to help increase both energy and national security by decreasing dependence on foreign oil.
For an example of one company that claims to manufacture drop-in biofuels, see a profile of Wall Street favorite KiOR. Keep reading →
