Review of Jet Fuel Life Cycle Assessment Methods and Sustainability Metrics

Details

• Creators:
  Unnasch, Stefan ; Riffel, Brent
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Life Cycle Associates, LLC
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aviation fuels
  • Jet engine fuels
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Regulation
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Aircraft exhaust gases
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Literature reviews
  • Sustainability
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FAA-16-10 ; DOT/FAA/AEE/2016-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The primary aim of this study is to help aviation jet fuel purchasers (primarily commercial airlines and the U.S. military) to understand the sustainability implications of their jet fuel purchases and provide guidelines for procuring sustainable fuels. This study reviews literature on life cycle analysis and sustainability and identifies the regulatory requirements and third party standards for sustainable fuel use in different regions of the world. It also provides guidance in understanding the life cycle GHG emissions impacts of jet fuels, and defining guidelines for estimating the sustainability implications of criteria other than life cycle GHG emissions such as water use, land use, criteria pollutants, air toxics, biodiversity and a number of other issues as noted throughout this report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FA4TC7/JT277 ; DTRT57-11-C-10039
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12295/dot_12295_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection ; Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ff38dd1b879b708489fd21436dd7442cf32ccb5db72a6a65d8519fc2f59ed5ea