Alternative Fuels & Feedstock Initiative to Add Value to Seed Oil Crops through Improved Preprocessing, Scalability, and Valorization of Product Streams
Battelle Energy Alliance seeks Expressions of Interest for DOE-funded seed oil crop research at Idaho National Laboratory’s Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) in Idaho, focused on post-harvest harvesting, storage, separations, fractionation, and scalability to reduce costs, increase yields, and valorize non-oil seed components. Up to two projects may be funded through DOE’s Alternative Fuels & Feedstock Office, led by industry or a U.S. university with INL collaboration. Projects are expected to run 12–24 months, supporting approximately 0.25 FTE for the PI and 1.0–3.0 FTEs for technicians/postdocs/students, plus allowable consumables; equipment purchases and travel must be specified and approved by INL. Awardees will collaborate with BFNUF and generate data supporting an INL-led technoeconomic assessment. Selected respondents may be invited to a Request for Proposal process, with selection anticipated in January 2027.