(US Department of Energy) The Bioenergy Technologies Office 2013 Project Peer Review will take place at the Hilton Alexandria Hotel from Monday, May 20, 2013, to Thursday, May 23, 2013. The peer review process will provide an opportunity for external experts from industry, academia, and government to review the projects in the Office’s portfolio. Approximately 218 projects will be reviewed across nine technology areas.
Unlike in previous years, all reviews will take place in concurrent sessions during the week of the review. Monday morning will open with a series of high-level plenary sessions designed to provide reviewers and attendees with an overview of each key technology area. Each of the subsequent mornings will open with another plenary session focused on other cross-cutting issues important to the program before attendees will break into their respective review sessions. These plenary sessions will cover cost competitive cellulosic ethanol, the new technology pathways the Office is focusing on, and the update to the Billion-Ton Study.
Results from the project peer review will be used by the Bioenergy Technologies Office to monitor progress and accomplishments of DOE-funded projects and develop overall recommendations for the focus of each technology area, and the overall outlook and strategic direction for the Office.