BETO Will Hold Webinar on February 22 on DOE’s Progress Toward Meeting the Goals of the SAF Grand Ch
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will hold a webinar on February 22, 2023, entitled “DOE’s Progress Toward Meeting the Goals of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge.” The Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge is a government-wide commitment to scale up production of SAF to 35 billion gallons per year by 2050 and reduce lifecycle aviation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent compared to conventional fuel. According to BETO, the upcoming webinar is an effort to increase SAF awareness and communicate the progress and impact of the SAF Grand Challenge. Attendees will learn about DOE’s focus on:
- SAF priorities and program alignment with the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap;
- Implementation planning; and
- Stakeholder engagement and outreach.
The webinar will feature speakers from BETO, including Director Dr. Valerie Reed, who will share information about the six action areas outlined in the Roadmap that support the Grand Challenge goals. Scheduled BETO speakers include:
- Dr. Valerie Reed: Director — Program Overview;
- Zia Haq: Senior Analyst — SAF Overview and Enabling End Use;
- Dr. Art Wiselogel: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow — Feedstock Innovation;
- Dr. Ian Rowe: Technology Manager, Conversion Research and Development (R&D) — Conversion Innovation;
- Dr. Mark Shmorhun: Technology Manager, Systems, Development, and Integration — Building Regional SAF Supply Chains;
- Andrea Bailey: Technology Manager, Data, Modeling, and Analysis — Policy and Valuation Analysis; and
- Sheila Dillard: Communications Lead — Communicating Progress and Building Support.
Attendees can submit questions prior to the event, no later than February 17, 2023, by sending an email to eere_bioenergy@ee.doe.gov.