Project Number: 093
Category: Alternative Fuels
In this project, the experience gained from developing domestic supply chains to enable SAF production and associated analytical tools will be leveraged and adapted to understand the potential benefits that could result from the development of global supply chains while also working to understand the barriers to their development. The overall effort focuses on three distinct geographical areas with different characteristics – Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Southeast Asia. The activities will be spread across a three-university team with additional support from the DOT Volpe Transportation Center, and in collaboration with the World Bank.
This project will identify waste and biomass feedstock availability, analyze new pathways to optimize SAF production, and assess infrastructure needs and logistical requirements for a holistic approach to SAF supply chain development. A focus will be on identifying existing industries and infrastructure that could be leveraged for SAF production thus ensuring rapid development. An updated bottoms-up assessment of global SAF feedstock potential and key barriers to achieve this potential will also be undertaken. Student training and capacity building is another key feature of this project. A network of PhD students will be developed who work with universities in the regions of interest to extend supply chain analysis techniques and tools from the ASCENT COE and Volpe Center to different world regions. Workshops and student exchanges and internships will also be pursued with international partners.
Annual Reports
2023:
ASCENT 093A (MIT) ASCENT 093B (UH) ASCENT 093C (WSU)
2024:
ASCENT 093A (MIT) ASCENT 093B (UH) ASCENT 093C (WSU)