[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34185-34186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11970]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Workshop on Predictive Models and High Performance Computing as 
Tools To Accelerate the Scaling-up of New Bio-Based Fuels

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public virtual workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing a public virtual 
workshop entitled, ``Workshop on Predictive Models and High Performance 
Computing as Tools to Accelerate the Scaling-up of New Bio-Based 
Fuels.'' The purpose of this virtual workshop is to determine if 
predictive models and high performance computing can and should be 
utilized to reduce biotechnology uncertainty and accelerate scaling-up 
of biorefinery/chemical production equipment and optimize operations.

DATES: The public virtual workshop will be held June 9 to June 11, 
2020, from 10:30 a.m. ET to 4:30 p.m. ET each day. Persons interested 
in attending this public workshop must register online by 4 p.m., June 
5, 2020. Early registration is recommended because facilities are 
limited and, therefore, DOE may limit the number of participants from 
each organization. If time and space permit, day of registration for 
the public virtual workshop will be provided beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET 
each day of the workshop.

ADDRESSES: The public virtual workshop will be held online via webinar. 
To register for the public virtual workshop, please visit 
www.yesevents.com/BETO_SCALEUP. Once registered, an email with call-in 
and webinar login information will be sent to the registrant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Josh Messner, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (240) 562-1287; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Workshop

    Over the past decade, federal and private investments in the 
scaling-up of integrated biorefineries have exceeded $2 billion. A 
majority of these facilities have either been shut down or are 
struggling to have reliable and continuous operations. Furthermore, 
mathematical models representing the total system of an integrated 
biorefinery do not exist currently. Through the use of highly 
instrumented bench-, pilot-,

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and demonstration-scaled facilities along with high performance 
computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning it may be 
possible to reduce technology uncertainty and accelerate scale-up. The 
purpose of this workshop is to understand how modeling tools can be 
effectively utilized in conjunction with operational data to augment 
and accelerate scale-up and integration efforts.

Public Participation

    Registration is free and available to the public on a first-come, 
first-served basis. To register for the public virtual workshop, please 
visit www.yesevents.com/BETO_SCALEUP. Registrants will receive a 
confirmation email with call-in and webinar login information after 
they have been accepted. Persons interested in attending this public 
workshop must register online by 4 p.m., June 5, 2020. Early 
registration is recommended because facilities are limited and, 
therefore, DOE may limit the number of participants from each 
organization. If time and space permit, day of registration for the 
public virtual workshop will be provided beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET each 
day of the workshop. DOE recommends that participants have access to 
high-speed internet and a computer to participate in the brainstorming 
portions of the virtual workshop. All participants are encouraged to 
make use of video capabilities during the virtual workshop.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
email [email protected] no later than June 5, 2020.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 28, 
2020, by Michael Berube Acting Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated 
authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original 
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes 
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal 
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been 
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for 
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This 
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-11970 Filed 6-2-20; 8:45 am]
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