Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has published a series of reports on The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff for emerging clean energy technologies. These Liftoff reports provide a roadmap for how the public and private sector can collectively accelerate the commercialization of the technologies needed to decarbonize the U.S. economy. This report seeks to provide a common fact base on the current state of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market and the importance of reaching liftoff by 2030. If 2030 goals are met, the SAF economy in the U.S. could reach between $4-11 billion, with a pathway to scaling up much more meaningfully in the years that follow. By 2030, the SAF economy could employ over 70,000 workers. The U.S. would be well on its way to meet its net-zero target by 2050, with the SAF economy representing a $175-315 billion market. This report includes: an overview and SAF value proposition, the current state of technologies and markets, pathways to Liftoff, action items for the industry, and metrics to track progress.

• Record URL:
  • https://liftoff.energy.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pathways-to-Commercial-Liftoff_Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • https://liftoff.energy.gov/sustainable-aviation-fuel-2/
• Summary URL:
  • https://liftoff.energy.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SAF.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Howe, Campbell
  • Rolfes, Elizabeth
  • O'Dell, Katelyn
  • McMurtry, Brandon
  • Razdan, Sonali
  • Otwell, Anne
• Publication Date: 2024-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 66p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Aviation fuels; Market assessment; Policy; Production; Strategic planning; Sustainable transportation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01945330
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 10 2025 9:32AM