Georgia

Technology developed by Berkeley Lab has paved the way for the scale up of new, highly insulating triple-pane windows that could save Georgia businesses and homeowners billions of dollars annually in energy costs, as well as bolster domestic manufacturing jobs and enable shorter wait times for builders. Renewal by Anderson opened an additional production facility in Georgia for products with a thin-triple option.

The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) uses the latest tools in molecular biology, chemical engineering, and robotic technologies to transform biomass into biofuels and bioproducts. As a leader in biomanufacturing, it plays an important role in building domestic and consistent supply chains, and introducing new industries and employment opportunities. Led by Berkeley Lab with partner institutions that include Georgia Institute of Technology, JBEI researchers are finding ways to use chemical catalysts to break down lignin, a polymer found plant cell walls, and then categorize the outputs by molecular weight so that they can be used for specific products, like fuels or plastics.