SAF Workshop

AFCC Conference SAF Workshop

Wednesday, November 20 - SAF Workshop: Necessary actions to promote further effectiveness of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge (GC) Roadmap

Hosted and Coordinated by the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) and the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC)

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First day of the convening of the next AFCC 4th Annual 2024 Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit, Wednesday – Friday, November 20-22, 2024 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

As a producer, developer, manufacturer, airline, airport authority, government representative and trade association, you are welcome to attend the first-of-its-kind one-day workshop, in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, to discuss ways in which existing gaps in the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap and its currently outlined efforts and needs might be addressed. The Roadmap outlines the coordinated, multi-agency approaches that will be undertaken by the federal agencies, with necessary collaboration with the private sector, to support achievements of goals for SAF commercialization that will enable the emissions reduction targets of the Grand Challenge.

This workshop will focus on progress and remaining gaps in the SAF GC roadmap activities and outline processes for stakeholder engagement. The convening will involve determining stakeholder coordinated actions and strategies the private sector might consider to drive objectives outlined in, or missing from, the SAF GC roadmap’s six Action Areas, including: Feedstock Innovation; Conversion Technology Innovation; Building Supply Chains; Policy and Valuation Analysis; Enabling End Use; and Communicating Progress and Building Support. The outcome of the convening will be to acknowledge the gaps in the SAF GC roadmap, prioritize these and create concerted gap-filling strategies which as a group are actionable and deliverable.

Please consider reserving your seat at the table, to participate and assist in the advancement of the SAF GC Roadmap. Registration can be done via the following link, the last ticket option listed is 'SAF Workshop Only Wed Nov 20th'. Registration for, and attendance of this workshop can be accomplished separately, or in conjunction with attendance of the full AFCC event (at varying rates - see details on the site). If you'd like to stay for the entire conference please select a different ticket option.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Policy Workshop

At the 4th Annual AFCC 2024 Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit

First Day Activity on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Reviewing progress aspects and needs for the continued successful implementation of the SAF Grand Challenge (SAFGC) via the SAFGC Roadmap (SAFGCR) and its 6 Action Areas.

Rights reserved to modify agenda appropriately/significantly based on the outcomes of the November Election, as well as analysis of, and reactions to, the following / pending reports:

SAFGC Implementation Report
SAFGC Progress Report
DOE SAF Liftoff Report
CASA-BIO Workshop Reports
Prep for next Deploy24 meeting in D.C. (04-05Dec)

Schedule of Events:

7 AM to 8 AM
8 AM to 8:15 AM

8:15 AM to 9:30 AM

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

5:30 to 7:30 PM

Breakfast

Introduction & Discussion of Intent: Moderator: Steve Csonka – Executive Director, CAAFI

Review of the 2024 SAFGC Implementation Framework: Describe Status of SAFGCR Strategies and Gaps

Roundtable Discussion & Q&A Session

Kickoff Announcement for SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap V2 Efforts

Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Director of Bioenergy, Dept. of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office
Prem Lobo, Energy Division Manager, Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Environment & Energy
Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI

Refreshment Break
Session 2: Opportunities with Familiar Funding Mechanisms (Extenders, Authorization Budgets, Appropriations)

Congress - Farm Bill status
SAF GC - USDA
DOT/FAA
DOE

Moderator: CJ Evans, AFCC Co-founder

Panelists:

Farm Bill status - Congress; Mikayla Bodey, Senior Professional Staff, Senate Agriculture Committee
DOT/FAA - Prem Lobo, Energy Division Manager, Office of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration
DOE EER- Mark Shmorhun, Manager
USDA - Bill Goldner, National Program Leader, Biofuel and Bioeconomy Systems, Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment, NIFA, USDA
House and/or Senate Bipartisan, Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus (CSAC) (invited)

Lunch & Session 3: Feedstocks

Billion Ton Overview – What it Means for SAF & RINs

Speaker: Matthew Langholtz

Natural Resource & Environmental Economist

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session 4: Financial Strategies – Public and Private Gaps and Drivers

DOE LPO
USDA
International Trade Groups
Banking Institutions
Private Lenders
Strategics

Moderator—Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP & AFCC Co-founder

Panelists

Marshal Salant, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Energy Finance, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Mike Darcy, Chairman & CEO, DG Fuels LLC
Kim Nelson, CTO, GranBio/AVAPCO LLC
Nathalie Ionesco, COO, Haffner Energy
Chris Lohmann, Sustainable Aviation Fuels Market, Boeing
Aaron Ratner, Senior Advisor, Kingston Capital

Refreshment Break

Session 5: Discussion of other policy options that might merit review under the SAFGCR Action Area 4 - Policy Valuation and Analysis, Workstream PA.3 – Inform SAF Policy.

Overview of a comprehensive list of potential policy options.

Moderator: Steve Csonka, CAAFI

Panelists:

Michael Helbing, PSU, Center for Law & Policy
TBA, Bipartisan Policy Center

(additionally selecting from the following, based on the number of options chosen for deeper review)

Atlantic Council, Breakthrough Energy, Carbon Direct, C2ES, EFI, Resources for the Future, RMI

Session 6: Open Discussion – Next Steps in Filling Gaps

Need for further analysis, dissemination, and discussion meetings
Prioritization of efforts
Collaboration concepts

Welcome Reception