Sustainable aviation fuels are here to stay. Airlines have committed to ambitious climate change targets that include carbon neutral growth beginning in 2020 and a halving of CO2 emissions from the sector by 2050. Meeting these targets will require the use of biofuels that meet cost and sustainability targets. Because they are hydrogenated, renewable fuels like sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel don’t contain residual amounts of oxygen, and thus users don’t struggle with the impact of freezing temperatures or extended storage. These drop in replacements like sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are renewable jet fuels meeting either Jet A or Jet A1 fuel or JP8 (military) specifications depending on demand, existing contracts and spot market prices. The principal market for both Jet A and Jet A1/ JP8 will be the Department of Defense and its associated military branches although some limited amounts may also be sold locally. When optimizing sustainable aviation fuel (i.e. jet fuel) yield, primary product will have a volume yield of 50-70% of the feedstock flow. When in diesel fuel mode, the volume yield shifts to 85-95% depending on the type of vegetable oil feedstock. The variation in yield will be apparent in the secondary co-products namely propane and naphtha (unfinished gasoline liquid). A very small amount of “fuel gas” is also expected during both types of operation.
The sustainable aviation expert may assist investors in selecting the right technology and in preparing due diligence/feasibility studies and loan/grant applications. They follow the renewable diesel market and have experience with the current state of supply, demand, and pricing. They know many of the key players in the industry. During design, the renewable diesel expert may perform a peer review of the design, prepare cost opinions and assist with permit applications. During construction, the renewable diesel expert can assist with construction oversight of the renewable diesel facility and provide commissioning reports. They may also provide operator training, start-up assistance, and recipe management to assist renewable diesel plant owners in making the plant run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. They are familiar with the specifications and requirements to sell the fuel. In matters involving renewable diesel litigation, the consultant may serve an expert witness and assist the attorneys with understanding the processes and related technical issues and may testify in court about aspects of renewable diesel technology and related matters.
Large renewable energy and biochemical consulting firms like Lee Enterprises Consulting normally offer a wide range of services in biofuels, biochemicals, biotechnologies, biomaterials, synthetic biology commercialization, feedstocks, and hemp/cannabis. These companies should have business and financial services like due diligence, feedstock availability, grants and loans and bio market research. The company also offers technical and engineering related services like techno economic analysis, environmental evaluations, feasibility studies, risk analysis and expert witness engagements. They might also have strategic partnerships in place to assist clients with insurance, legal, accounting, plant fabrication, feedstock procurement.
With over 150 experts worldwide, Lee Enterprises Consulting has experts in many specific clean and renewable areas. In addition to our expert in broader fields such as renewable fuels, activated carbon, advanced biomaterials, ag biotech, agricultural waste, biomass technologies, emerging renewable technologies, energy markets, forestry biomass, municipal solid waste, nutraceuticals, plastics, organic synthesis, renewable power generation, renewable technologies, pulp & paper, synthetic biology, waste to energy, and anaerobic biogas, we also have experts in very specific areas such as animal foods, bio based chemicals, bio fabricated proteins, biopharmaceuticals, carbon capture, cell based meats, cogeneration, combined heat power, fischer tropsch, , fungal bioproducts, good manufacturing processes, green diesel, hydrocolloids, low carbon fuel standards, methane, pcqi, producer gas, renewable electricity, renewable financing, renewable hydrogen, renewable natural gas, rins, sewage treatment, soil amendments, solid state fermentation, and syngas.
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