FAA Grants $1.4 Million to Build Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chains

Five of the nation’s top research universities were selected to analyze regional feedstock and understand environmental impacts of SAF production.

Ashley Barajas

Thursday, December 09, 2021 at 04:35 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The FAA is investing over $1.4 million in multiple U.S. universities to research and build regional supply chains for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This funding is part of the FAA's ASCENT initiative, aiming to accelerate commercial-scale SAF production to meet environmental goals and aligns with the Biden administration's target of three billion gallons per year by 2030.
Selected universities will focus on identifying regional feedstocks, leveraging existing infrastructure, assessing production costs and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, and modeling supply chains to create dependable SAF sources.

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The FAA is granting more than $1.4 million to universities to research and build sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chains in different regions across the United States.

The funding is part of ASCENT, the FAA’s Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment’s initiative, started in 2014 to meet environmental and energy goals by producing sustainable aviation fuels at a commercial scale through science based solutions. So far, the FAA has invested $13 million into the project.