Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels...

Presented to:

By:

Date:

Federal AviationAdministrationSustainable

Alternative Jet Fuels Development

Overview

APEC/Brisbane

Vicki Harrison

June 12, 2011

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Is aviation the future for biofuels?

“Over the long run, the future for biofuels may be looking up”The Economist - October 28, 2010 (http://www.economist.com/node/17358802)

Image: The Economist

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• Why Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels?

• Approach

• How progress is made

• Certification/Qualification

• Global coalitions / projects

Outline

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Industry Economics

Why Aviation needs biofuels…

AIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY

ENERGYENERGY

Aviation Environmental goals• 2% per year efficiency improvement • Reduce health impacts of aviation • CO2 neutral growth by 2020 from 2005

GLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL CLIMATE

Energy Security

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- Long-term Market• Depend on liquid fuels• Demand far exceeds supply• Bulk purchasing agreements

- Approval of all possible pathways

Why biofuels need commercial aviation…

- Rapid deployment• Existing infrastructure

for drop in biofuels• 80% fuel to 35 locations

- Need environmental sustainability

- Well-coordinated partner

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FAA ApproachAdvance use of “drop-in” renewable alternative fuels

• No compromise in safety

• Use of public-private partnerships

• Successful demonstration

• Quantification of environmental impacts, costs and benefits

Bio feedstock

Processing

Jet fuel

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Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)

•Promote commercialization of alternative jet fuels•Enable information exchange and coordination among stakeholders•Voluntary participation•Formed in 2006

How Progress Is Made: Public-Private Partnerships

Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN)

•Mature and demonstrate promising renewable alternative jet fuels•50% cost share with industry: Boeing, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce•Initiated in 2010

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Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)

www.caafi.org

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GHG LCA, PM2.5 Quantification, Sustainability

R&D Team

Environmental Team Certification-Qualification Team

Multiple “Drop-in” Solutions

ASTM D7566

Facilitate Deployment, Investment

Business & Economics Team

CAAFI Comprehensive Approach

• Government-Industry-Academia Coalition• Addresses challenges to adoption

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ASTM D7566 Specification

Certification/Qualification of Alternative Fuels

Industry/Govt. Testing and Approval

• Governed by ASTM International

• New synthetic fuel specification approved Sept. 2009

• Qualification procedure is defined & allows addition of new fuels

• FAA and DoD are key government contributors

• For further information: Mark Rumizen (FAA),

mark.rumizen@faa.gov

Global Coalitions / Projects

SWAFEA / AlfaBird

ABRABA

Altair (WA)Rentech (MS and CA)Gevo (IL) - Multiple U.S. Airlines

Shell - Qatar Airways Byogy - Qatar Airways

Solena - British AirwaysNeste - Lufthansa

Amyris - AzulBP Air - TAM

Solena - QantasSolazyme - Qantas

U.S. Producers in current deployment efforts

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CAAFI - www.caafi.org

Air Transport Association – www.airlines.org

FAA Office of Environment & Energy -

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/research/

Discussion / Questions