Near-Term Feasibility of Alternative Jet Fuels

Details

• Creators:
  James I. Hileman ; David S. Ortiz ; James T. Bartis ; Hsin Min Wong ; Pearl E. Donohoo ; , Malcolm A. Weiss ; Ian A. Waitz.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Climate change
  • Global warming
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Alternate fuels
  • Feasibility analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  PARTNER-COE-2009-001
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rand Corporation
• Abstract:
  This technical report documents the results of a joint study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the RAND Corporation on alternative fuels for commercial aviation. The study compared potential alternative jet fuels on the basis of compatibility with existing aircraft and infrastructure, near-term production potential, near-term production costs, life-cycle GHG emissions, emissions affecting air quality, and the relative merit of using the fuel in aviation versus ground transportation. The focus is on alternative jet fuels that could be available commercially in the next decade using primarily North American resources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18417/dot_18417_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.23 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c7f4e0cbaadad9c7cc01057d384496b67af45bed9cd9d3877535480b01f48a81