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Federal AviationAdministrationAlternative Jet Fuels
Overview – U.S. FAA
By: Maria A. DiPasquantonioFAA Senior Representative to the European UnionU.S. Mission to the European Union
Date: September 27, 2017
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U.S. R&D Approach• Focus on Alternative Jet Fuels (AJF) that are “drop-in” fuels• Emphasize public-private-academia partnerships • Work across the entire supply chain with all stakeholders
– feedstock, logistics, transport, conversion, distribution & end use• Identify key feedstock, conversion, & end use combinations
– Local & regional – there are many diverse solutions– Cost effective– Sustainable (environmental, economic, social)
• Combine multiple government investments to address challenges across the supply chain
• Encourage open information sharing and cooperation• Prioritize international coordination
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FAA Alternative Jet Fuel Activities
• Testing § Support Cert/Qual testing§ Improve Cert/Qual process§ Emissions measurements
• Analysis § Environmental sustainability§ Techno-economic analysis§ Future scenarios
• Coordination§ Interagency§ Public-Private§ State & Regional§ International
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Testing: Status of Alternative Jet Fuel Approvals• Since 2009 five fuels included in the ASTM International
alternative jet fuel specification (D7566)• Lipids, sugars and biomass feedstocks• Six fuels under active evaluation; more anticipated
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ASCENT Website: http://ascent.aero
Lead Universities:• Washington State University (WSU)*• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Core Universities:• Boston University (BU)• Georgia Institute of Technology (Ga Tech)• Missouri University of Science and
Technology (MS&T)• Oregon State University (OSU)*• Pennsylvania State University (PSU)*• Purdue University (PU)*• Stanford University (SU)• University of Dayton (UD)• University of Hawaii (UH)*• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)*• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)• University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)• University of Tennessee (UT)*• University of Washington (UW)*
• Denotes USDA NIFA AFRI-CAP Leads and Participants &Sun Grant School
Analysis: Aviation Sustainability CENTer (ASCENT)
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Coordination: Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)• Public-Private coalition for commercial aviation to
engage the emerging alternative fuels industry• Enable development of alt jet fuels:
– Equivalent safety/performance (drop-in)– Comparable cost – Environmental improvement– Security of Energy supply
• State and Regional Support• International Cooperation
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Coordination: U.S. Agency Efforts Across the Supply Chain
FeedstockProduction
FeedstockLogistics
FuelConversion
Conversion Process Scale-up/Integration
Fuel Testing / ApprovalFuel Performance | Environment Assmt
End User/ Buyer
Enable Production
FAA & Defense: C/Q Fuel testing
Agriculture, Navy, & Energy: Defense
Production Act and
Biorefinery Program
Airlines: fuel
purchases
Agriculture& Energy:
R&D grants
Energy & Defense:
R&D grants
Agriculture: Biomass Crop Assistance Program & Crop
Insurance Program
FAA, Defense, &
NASA: Enviro
Analysis
Agriculture: Feedstock Development Center Grants
EPA: Renewable
Fuel Standard
FAA: Guidance
for Airports
Energy: R&D
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All: Federal Alternative Jet Fuel R&D Strategy
Defense: Farm to
Fleet
Agriculture, Energy,
FAA: Farm to Fly 2.0
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Coordination: International Efforts
Credit: IATA Alternative Fuels Roadmap
BBP
CEMALAC
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Where We Stand Today• Commercial flights on SAJF are taking place• 1.1 million gallons in 2016 from one commercial
producer, one demonstrationU.S. Alternative Jet Fuel Procurements1
Notes:1. Based on voluntarily reported data from Airlines for America (A4A), Department of
Defense (Defense Logistics Agency, DLA-Energy) and Gulfstream Inc.
United Airlines & Altair Fuels
Gulfstream & Altair Fuels
Alaska Airlines & Gevo Inc.
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Where We are Going: AJF Purchase Agreements
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Next Steps
ØContinue Testing, Analysis and Coordination work
ØContinue to support the approval process of alternative fuel pathways through ASTM International
ØEvaluate regional alternative jet fuel supplies to identify the key barriers to the development and deployment of ‘drop-in’ AJFs
ØQuantify the economic and environmental benefits of AJF at local, regional and global levels
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Maria A. DiPasquantonioFAA Senior Representative to the European UnionU.S. Mission to the European UnionEmail: [email protected]
Nate BrownAlternative Jet Fuel Project ManagerOffice of Environment and EnergyFederal Aviation Administration Email: [email protected]
