Macon Marriott City Center
240 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217801
The aviation industry faces significant challenges to maintain growth while enhancing environmental sustainability. Alternative energy systems such as batteries, fuel cells, and natural gas are options for on-road, off-road, and marine engine applications, but these alternative fuels are not yet practical for aviation. Biobased jet fuels present a tremendous opportunity to support a transition away from fossil fuels towards sustainably produced aviation fuel. On September 14–15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop to advance the understanding of current technical barriers for increasing the competitiveness of aviation biofuels.
The workshop was organized into four parallel breakout sessions that focused on the following technical areas related to aviation biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass:
- Economic and technical competitiveness
- Fuel conversion and scale-up
- Environmental sustainability and life-cycle benefits
- Feedstock and product supply chains.
Presentations
View presentations from the workshop.