First generation biofuels are typically made from feedstocks that could otherwise be used as food, such as ethanol made from corn or biodiesel made from vegetable oils. Advanced bioenergy improves upon first generation technology by using non-food feedstocks, often making use of undervalued waste products from other industries. In this course, students learn the principles of advanced bioenergy and biorefining through an exploration of a variety of advanced bioenergy technologies, such as anaerobic digestion for biogas production; cultivation of microalgae as a next-generation, non-food bioenergy feedstock; and technologies used for the production of energy-densified biomass products such as torrefaction, gasification, and pyrolysis.