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Realizing "Net-Zero-Carbon" Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Journal Article · · Joule
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The aviation industry needs renewable and fungible jet fuel - commonly referred to as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) - to minimize emissions and increase efficiencies. SAF can displace the same, if not more, CO2 equivalent emissions (CO2eq), reduce contrail formation, and increase engine-aircraft efficiencies. Flight represents ~10% of transportation greenhouse gas emissions, with the global consumption of ~400 billion liters of fossil jet fuel in 2019 releasing over 900 million tons of CO2eq. Even with impacts from the COVID-19 global pandemic, the aviation sector is projected to grow with passenger miles expected to double by 2050, relative to 2010. As such, there is an urgent need to produce drop-in aviation fuel from renewables with a dramatically lower carbon footprint.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1863211
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2A00-81705; MainId:82478; UUID:f962f1a8-ca3b-4f89-ba6f-eec4590daef2; MainAdminID:64269
Journal Information:
Joule, Vol. 6, Issue 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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