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$211,031,477

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-12-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-10·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DESC0018420_089
Award description

CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOENERGY AND BIOPRODUCTS INNOVATION

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Supports research on advanced bioenergy and bioproducts innovation to develop renewable energy sources and sustainable products.

Sub-sectors
renewablesbioenergyresearch-innovation
Why this matters

Bioenergy and bioproducts are strategic renewable alternatives to fossil fuels and petroleum-based materials.

Supply-chain signal

Investment supports biomass supply chains and creates markets for renewable chemicals, fuels, and bio-based materials.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. research leadership in bioenergy and bioeconomy is strategic as China expands renewable energy and biochemical capacity.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-19. Cost: $0.012088.

Period of performance
Start
2017-12-01
End
2026-11-30
Status
activein 153 days
Sources

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