Project Number: 001
Category: Alternative Fuels
This project evaluates regional supply chains for producing alternative jet fuel. The approach spans feedstock production, transportation, and fuel conversion for multiple fuel production pathways, feedstock and infrastructure requirements, and commercial fuel demand to create scenarios for future production. In addition, they are identifying potential intermediate materials and co-products for each pathway to understand their impact on fuel economics. This project provides technical and performance analysis to support U.S. leadership within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP).
Annual Reports
2015:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2016:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2017:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2018:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2019:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2020:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2021:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2022:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2023:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
2024:
ASCENT 001A (WSU) ASCENT 001B (UH) ASCENT 001C (Purdue) ASCENT 001D (PSU) ASCENT 001E (UT) ASCENT 001F (MIT)
Techno-Economic Analyses (TEAs)
- Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) TEA
- Fischer-Tropsch (FT) TEA
- Fischer-Tropsch (FT) feedstock prep TEA
- Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) TEA
- Catalytic Hydrothermolysis (CH) TEA
- Pyrolysis TEA
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Publications
- Assessment of Global Land Cover Changes using Satellite Data: Intermittent and Long-term Land Cover Changes from 2001 to 2020
- Soil Application of High-lignin Fermentation Byproduct to Increase the Sustainability of Liquid Biofuel Production from Crop Residues
- Biofuels Induced Land Use Change Emissions: The Role of Implemented Land Use Emission Factors
- Assessing the Impact of Preprocessing and Conversion Technologies on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply from Forest Residues in the Southeast USA
- Understanding and Managing Wildfire Risks to Residential Communities and Supply Chain Networks
- Analysis of Double Cropping to Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in the United States
- Comprehensive Characterization of Kukui Nuts as Feedstock for Energy Production in Hawaii
- Multi-Component Resilience Assessment Framework for a Supply Chain System
- Impact of Services on the Supply Chain Configuration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The Case of CO2e Emission Reductions in the U.S
- Probabilistic Wildfire Risk Assessment Methodology and Evaluation of a Supply Chain Network
- Cost and Emissions Pathways Towards Net-zero Climate Impacts in Aviation
- Editorial: The Motivations for and the Value Proposition of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- Quantitative Risk and Resilience Assessment for Large-Scale Supply Chains and Communities
- The Economic Impact of a Renewable Biofuels/Energy Industry Supply Chain using the Renewable Energy Economic Analysis Layers Modeling System
- CO2 Adsorption using Mg-MOF-74/Activated Biochar Composites Produced from the Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Methodology of Quantifying the Impact of Repurposing Existing Manufacturing Facilities: Case Study using Pulp and Paper Facilities for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Facility
- Evaluation of Bio-refinery Alternatives to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels in a Sugarcane Mill
- Cumulative Impact of Federal and State Policy on Minimum Selling Price of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Social Science Applications in Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and Advancements
- Searching for Culture in “Cultural Capital”: The Case for a Mixed Methods Approach to Production Facility Siting
- Oilseed Cover Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Production and Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Land Use Savings
- A System Dynamics Model Approach for Policy Analysis of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Effects of demand-side restrictions on high-deforestation palm oil in Europe on deforestation and emissions in Indonesia
- Biofuel Discount Rates and Stochastic Techno-Economic Analysis for a Prospective Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain
- Economic Analysis of Developing a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Incorporating With Carbon Credits: A Case Study of the Memphis International Airport
- Quantitative Policy Analysis for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Technologies
- Optimal N Application Rates on Switchgrass for Producers and a Biorefinery
- Construction and Demolition Waste-Derived Feedstock: Fuel Characterization of a Potential Resource for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Production
- Regulatory and Policy Analysis of Production, Development and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in the United States
- Dataset for Techno-Economic Analysis of Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Pathway for Jet Fuel Production
- Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Petroleum Refineries: Evaluation of New Bio-Refinery Concepts
- Cost Optimization of US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Under Different Policy Constraints
- Supply Chain Configuration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Review, Challenges, and Pathways for Including Environmental and Social Benefits
- Impact of Proposed Sustainable Skies Act on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Minimum Selling Price
- Role of Peracetic Acid on the Disruption of Lignin Packing Structure and its Consequence on Lignin Depolymerisation
- CORSIA: The First Internationally Adopted Approach to Calculate Life-cycle GHG Emissions for Aviation Fuels
- The Increasing Global Environmental Consequences of a Weakening US–China Crop Trade Relationship
- Water Leaching for Improving Fuel Properties of Pongamia Pod: Informing Process Design
- Techno-economic Analysis of Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Pathway for Jet Fuel Production
- Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Potting Mix with Biochar
- Strategies to Improve Economic and Environmental Indicators to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Farmer Interest in and Willingness to Grow Pennycress as an Energy Feedstock
- Biomass Supply Chain Equipment for Renewable Fuels Production: A Review
- Fuel Properties of Pongamia (Milletia pinnata) Seeds and Pods Grown in Hawaii
- Estimating Induced Land Use Change Emissions for Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Pathways
- Evaluation of Dry Corn Ethanol Bio-refinery Concepts for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Upgraded Pongamia Pod via Torrefaction for the Production of Bioenergy
- Technological Progress in US Agriculture: Implications for Biofuel Production
- Strategic Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Technologies: Yield Improvement and Cost Reduction Opportunities
- Land Use in Computable General Equilibrium Models
- Tennessee Consumer Willingness to Pay for Disposable Dinnerware Molded from Wheat Straw
- Impact of Government Subsidies on a Cellulosic Biofuel Sector with Diverse Risk Preferences Toward Feedstock Uncertainty
- Consumer Preferences for Environmentally Friendly Disposable Dinnerware Alternatives
- Outdoor Home Gardener Preferences for Environmental Attributes in Gardening Supplies and Use of Ecofriendly Gardening Practices
- Quantifying the Community Capitals Framework: Strategic Application of the Community Assets and Attributes Model
- Consumer Preferences for Eco-friendly Attributes in Disposable Dinnerware
- Impact of Co‐product Selection on Techno‐economic Analyses of Alternative Jet Fuel Produced with Forest Harvest Residuals
- Biomass Potential in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Development: Switchgrass Production Optimization and Carinata Oilseed Enterprise Viability Analysis
- Rank-Ordered Analysis of Consumer Preferences for the Attributes of a Value-Added Biofuel Co-Product
- Estimating Uncertainties Using Judgmental Forecasts with Expert Heterogeneity
- US Biofuel Production and Policy: Implications for Land Use Changes in Malaysia and Indonesia
- Pulp Mill Integration with Alcohol-to-Jet Conversion Technology
- Improving the Way Land Use Change is Handled in Economic Models
- A Multi-criteria Decision Support Tool for Biorefinery Siting: Using Economic, Environmental, and Social Metrics for a Refined Siting Analysis
- Cost and Profitability Analysis of a Prospective Pennycress to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain in Southern USA
- Hydrotreatment of Pyrolysis Bio-oil: A Review
- Dynamics and Uncertainty in Land Use Conversion for Perennial Energy Crop Production: Exploring Effects of Payments for Ecosystem Services Policies
- Airport Management Perspectives on Aviation Biofuels: Drivers, Barriers, and Policy Requirements in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
- In Pursuit of Sustainability: Local Policy Output and the Roles of Community Capitals and Collaborative Governance
- Challenges and Opportunities for Bio-oil Refining: A Review
- Review of Biomass Resources and Conversion Technologies for Alternative Jet Fuel Production in Hawai’i and Tropical Regions
- Stochastic Optimization of Cellulosic Biofuel Supply Chain Incorporating Feedstock Yield Uncertainty
- Quantifying Breakeven Price Distributions in Stochastic Techno-Economic Analysis — A Case of Cellulosic Biofuel Production from Fast Pyrolysis and Hydroprocessing Pathway
- US Alternative Jet Fuel Deployment Scenario Analyses Identifying Key Drivers and Geospatial Patterns for the First Billion Gallons
- Supply Chain Analysis for Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel Production from Lipid Feedstocks in the US Pacific Northwest
- A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach to Facility Siting in a Wood-Based Depot-and-Biorefinery Supply Chain Model
- Using Dynamic Relative Climate Impact Curves to Quantify the Climate Impact of Bioenergy Production Systems Over Time
- Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs of Production of Diesel and Jet Fuel from Municipal Solid Waste
- The Alcohol‐to‐Jet Conversion Pathway for Drop‐In Biofuels: Techno‐Economic Evaluation
- Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry
- Analyzing the Impacts of Policy Supports and Incentive Programs on Resource Management
- A Comprehensive Analysis of Estimating Land Use Change Emissions Induced By Global Aviation Biofuels Production Using Economic Equilibrium Models
- A Stochastic Techno-economic Analysis of the Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Aviation Biofuel Technology
- An Exploration of Agricultural Land use Change at the Intensive and Extensive Margins: Implications for Biofuels Induced Land Use Change
- Aviation CO2 Emission Reductions from the Use of Alternative Jet Fuels
- The Impact of Considering Land Intensification and Updated Data on Biofuels Land Use Change and Emissions Estimates
- Communities Ready for Takeoff: Integrating Social Assets for Biofuel Site-selection Modeling
- Bioenergy and its Use to Mitigate the Climate Impact of Aviation
- Scenario based lifecycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum-derived transportation fuels in 2050
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Bioenergy
- A Stochastic Techno-economic Comparison of Alternative Jet Fuel Production Pathways
- Stochastic techno-economic analysis of alcohol-to-jet fuel production
- Biorefinery Site Selection Using a Stepwise Biogeophysical and Social Analysis Approach
- The Costs of Production of Alternative Jet Fuel: A Harmonized Stochastic Assessment
- Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Jet Fuel (SFJ) in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
- Quantifying Breakeven Price Distributions in Stochastic Techno-economic Analysis
- Environmental and Economic Assessment of Transportation Fuels from Municipal Solid Waste
- Stochastic Techno-economic Evaluation of Cellulosic Biofuel Pathways