| Title | Alternative Aviation Jet Fuel Sustainability Evaluation Report – Task 3: Sustainability Criteria and Rating Systems for the Use in Aircraft Alternative Fuel Supply Chain |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 47652 |
| Source | 45p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Futurepast |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 20130331 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report identifies criteria that can be used to evaluate the sustainability of biofuels introduced into the aviation fuel supply chain. It describes the inputs, criteria and outputs that can be used in a sustainability rating system. It identifies two methodological approaches for assessing lifecycle biofuel sustainability from feedstock production to an airport’s fuel tank farm. The report describes three categories of sustainability principles, criteria and indicators: environmental, social and economic. Elements of rating systems are analyzed, including outputs that can provide useful information to purchasers of aviation biofuel. It concludes with recommendations for policy makers and purchasers of aviation biofuel. Research for the report revealed a long historical context for the consideration of sustainability by U.S. government policy makers stretching back to the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which itself echoed sentiments prominent in the conservation movements of the nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9976 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9976 |
| TRT Terms | Aviation fuels; Biomass fuels; Supply chain management; Environmental impacts; Alternate fuels; Sustainable development; Life cycle analysis |
| General Subjects | Biofuels; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; Bioenergy |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Energy and Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Alternative Fuels |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1496659 |
| Contract Number | DTRT57-11-C-10038; FA4TC7/LT277 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FAA-13-04 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/47000/47600/47652/Alternative_Aviation_Jet_Fuel_Sustainability_Evaluation_Report.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |