• SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap

    The Biomass Research and Development Board's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Interagency Working Group provided valuable insights to the roadmap. The Commercial Aviation …

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  • U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to …

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $ 118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America's transportation and manufacturing needs. The selected projects, located at universities and private companies, will drive the domestic production of biofuels and bioproducts by …

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  • Webinar: Sustainable Aviation Fuel and U.S

    Airports and airlines are considering alternative fuel options to meet environmental and sustainability goals and mandates. Join the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office on May 4, 2021, at 1 p.m. ET, for the informational webinar, "Sustainable Aviation Fuel and U.S. Airport Infrastructure.".

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  • BETO Publishes Alternative Aviation Fuels Report

    Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) published a report titled Alternative Aviation Fuels: Overview of Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps.. This new report provides an overview of the current state of alternative aviation fuels, based upon findings from recent peer-reviewed studies, …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit. Producers of SAF are eligible for a tax credit of $1.25 per gallon. Qualifying SAF must reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50%. SAF that decreases GHG emissions by more than 50% is eligible for an additional $0.01 per gallon for each percent the reduction exceeds 50%, up to $0.50 per …

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  • DOE Releases Roadmap to Achieve Carbon Neutral

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the release of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap, a comprehensive plan that outlines a government-wide strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) across the U.S. airline …

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  • Climate Friendly Jet Fuel: 3 Strategies for

    Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is striving to bring more low- and zero-net-carbon sustainable aviation fuel to the market. The equivalent of 30,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools—that's how much jet fuel the United States consumes in a typical year.

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  • Workshop: Deploying Purpose-Grown Energy Crops for Sustainable Aviation …

    The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to …

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  • Transportation Biofuels | Department of Energy

    The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) transportation biofuels research aims to accelerate the production of climate-friendly, sustainable fuels capable of decarbonizing heavy modes of transportation. Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide …

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  • Working to Build a Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation System by 2050

    Increase the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels. Sustainable aviation fuels produced from renewable and waste feedstock can provide the greatest impact in our effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [See chart above for details.] Such fuels will be critical to the aviation industry's ability to meet the net-zero emissions goal and ...

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  • Bioenergy Technologies Office | Department of Energy

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. The U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other federal government agencies, has developed a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on …

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  • U.S. Department of Energy Announces More Than $64 …

    These selected projects will support the newly announced Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge: an interagency collaboration between DOE, the U.S. …

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  • GREET the Dawn of a New Day in Sustainable Aviation Fuels

    Those who fly the sky need to pursue new fuels and technologies, just as the automotive and power industries have done. On September 9, the White House issued a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge to inspire an increase in the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to at least 3 billion gallons per year by 2030 and …

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  • U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to …

    The projects also support the U.S. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge goal of enabling the production of three billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel annually by 2030 and 35 billion gallons annually by 2050. Award amounts range from $500,000 to $80 million, with most receiving at least $2 million. See full list of funded …

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  • SAFFiRE Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Earns Government

    The planned 10-ton-per-day pilot plant project, Sustainable Aviation Fuel From [i] Renewable Ethanol, or SAFFiRE, involves D3MAX LLC, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Southwest Airlines, NREL, LanzaJet, and other partners. The results could help make the goals of the multiagency …

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  • From Waste to Wingtip

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Safe, Reliable, Low Carbon SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel but with a smaller carbon footprint. Depending on the feedstock and technologies used to produce it, SAF can reduce life cycle GHG emissions dramatically compared to conventional jet fuel.

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  • From Waste to Wingtip

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Safe, Reliable, Low Carbon. SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel but with a smaller carbon footprint. Depending on the feedstock and technologies used to produce it, SAF can reduce life cycle GHG emissions dramatically compared to conventional jet fuel.

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  • New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Advanced

    DOE, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service announced $4 billion in tax credits for projects that expand clean energy, critical materials manufacturing, or recycling. New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Advanced Energy Projects Including Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Renewable Chemicals | …

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  • Energy | Federal Aviation Administration

    The Office of Environment & Energy's Energy Division (AEE-500) is a team of professionals that manage a portfolio of research and development efforts to enable the safe use of novel energy sources in aviation. The division carries out activities that include: testing and evaluation of new fuels; analysis to better understand the economics, …

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  • FAQ: Sustainable Aviation Fuels | Department of Energy

    Sustainable aviation fuels are drop-in fuel blending components derived from renewable or waste-based feedstocks that, relative to petroleum-based fuels, provide reduced carbon dioxide emissions. SAFs can increase the economic, social, and …

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  • Department of Energy Honors 12 From NREL | News | NREL

    The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 24 honored 12 staffers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for their work in helping move the country further away from the use of fossil fuels. ... The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge emerged as a collaboration between DOE, DOT, the U.S. Department of …

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  • 2016 Billion-Ton Report | Department of Energy

    The 2016 Billion-Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy* is the third in a series of Energy Department national assessments that have calculated the potential supply of biomass in the United States. The report concludes that the United States has the future potential to produce at least one billion dry tons of biomass resources …

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  • DOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $64.7 million in funding for projects focused on producing cost-effective, low-carbon biofuels. These investments will …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Decoupling Carbon

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Safe, Reliable, Low Carbon SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel but with a smaller carbon footprint.

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  • DOE Announces $61.4 Million for Biofuels

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $61.4 million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. Biofuels are derived from renewable resources, and can power heavy-duty vehicles that are difficult to electrify with current technologies—including airplanes and ships—to help …

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  • An Historical Time for Renewable Jet Fuel | Department of Energy

    An Historical Time for Renewable Jet Fuel. On October 2, 2018, history was made! The world's first commercial flight using ground-breaking sustainable aviation fuel, produced at a LanzaTech facility in Georgia, made from recycled waste carbon gases flew from Orlando, Florida to London, England. The flight was a key milestone on the …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge

    September 23, 2022. Bioenergy Technologies Office. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap: Flight Plan for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge is the …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge

    The SAF Grand Challenge is the result of DOE, DOT, and USDA launching a government-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will attempt to reduce the cost, …

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  • FACTSHEET: ALTERNATIVE AVIATION FUEL

    1) Alternative aviation fuel: Second generation biofuels are being explored as a sustainable source of clean aviation fuel, with little to no impact on food crops, land, and water. Although the status of some aviation biofuel technologies is still in its research and development stage, hydrogenated renewable jet fuel (HRJ) is

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  • DOT Joins Energy and Agriculture on Sustainable Aviation Fuel …

    Outlines steps to reduce aviation emissions and meet 100% of domestic aviation fuel demand by 2050 PITTSBURGH – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Annie Petsonk joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm to release the Sustainable …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge | Department of Energy

    The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable …

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  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): In Brief

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines SAF as "a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel but with a smaller carbon footprint."7 For use in civil aircraft, SAF must adhere to certain aviation fuel technical international standards, including

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  • ABPDU's Gas Capture Capability Enables

    Sustainable aviation fuels are increasingly in demand, as they are comparable in performance to traditional jet fuels but reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can be made using renewable resources.. However, producing these fuels is a tricky biological process. Some important aviation fuel molecules are volatile, meaning they …

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  • Webinar: DOE's Progress Toward Meeting the

    The Biden-Harris Administration launched the SAF Grand Challenge with the goal of a 50% reduction in life cycle aviation greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fuel, as well as supplying sufficient SAF to meet 100% of aviation fuel demand by 2050. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies …

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