US DOE awards $118 million to advance, accelerate biofuels production

The US Department of Energy Jan. 26 awarded universities and private companies a combined total of $118 million to pursue 17 projects aimed at boosting the production of biofuels seen as key to reducing emissions in the transportation and manufacturing sectors. The projects focus on advancing biorefinery development in an effort to make energy-dense, advanced biofuels more plentiful in the…