Source: US DEPT. OF ENERGY, 8/18/16

The new White House strategy document, Federal Alternative Jet Fuel Research and Development Strategy, sets out prioritized federal research and development (R&D) goals and objectives to address key scientific and technical challenges that inhibit the development, production, and use of economically viable alternative jet fuels at commercial scale. Alternative jet fuels are important for reducing U.S. dependence on petroleum fuels and may be crucial to achieve carbon-neutral aviation growth. The Alternative Jet Fuel Interagency Working Group, which was established by the White House’s National Science and Technology Council, prepared the report. Zia Haq of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) contributed.

White House goals in the new strategy document center around R&D for feedstocks, fuel conversion and scale-up, fuel testing and evaluation, and integrated challenges. These goals align with BETO’s current work in research, development, and demonstration of biofuel and bioproduct technologies. Other DOE offices, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies, are also a part of implementing this strategy.