The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), recently released the report Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blending and Logistics.
The report, which is the result of ongoing collaboration between NREL researchers and aviation industry stakeholders, provides information and recommendations on effective petroleum jet fuel (Jet A) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) quality standards, transportation and supply chain flows, and blending methods. Notably, the researchers determined that SAF could be blended with Jet A at existing terminals (which are already equipped with blending equipment, software, and staff) and delivered directly to airports, thereby increasing the efficiency of the entire SAF supply chain.
To meet the changing needs of the expanding SAF market, this report is a timely update to the 2021 NREL report, U.S. Airport Infrastructure and Sustainable Aviation Fuels. Since the release of that report, more SAF production facilities have come online and more members of the aviation industry have committed to using SAF to meet their environmental and sustainability goals.