Full Title: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge October 2021 – September 2024 Progress Report
Author(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publication Date: September 17, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Since its announcement in September 2021, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge has had a significant impact in accelerating the acceptance and growth of SAF as a primary strategy in aviation decarbonization. Through a memorandum of understanding among the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Department of Transportation, a governmentwide effort including the U.S. Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to drive innovation that reduces cost,
enhances sustainability, and expands production and use of SAF.
The Federal agencies supporting the SAF Grand Challenge accomplish this when they release new funding opportunities and initiatives aligned with the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap, provide expertise and technical assistance to industry, increase interagency collaboration, and provide data, modeling, and analysis to decision makers. From feedstock innovation and conversion technologies to building supply chains, policy, and valuation analysis, and enabling end use, the focus of the SAF Grand Challenge and the work of the agencies are making strides on the road to a
decarbonized aviation sector.
The following report details some of the key accomplishments of the SAF Grand Challenge from October 2021 through September 2024.