Objective

BFN’s Aviation Task Force envisions a Canada in which biojet fuel is sustainably produced, commercially available in large quantities, and plays a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector.

Description

The aviation task force has been created within the second phase of the national research network BioFuelNet Canada (BFN). BFN II targets strategic areas in biofuels research such as aviation biofuels and forestry-based biofuels. The Network will also take a hard look at the barriers to advanced biofuels production, such as policy and availability of suitable and inexpensive feedstock.

Historically, biofuel applications have involved direct combustion of biomass in industrial settings, digestion, gas capture, fermentation/distillation of sugars and starches, and upgrading plant and animal oils for diesel applications, none of which typically produce biojet fuel. The deployment of biojet has been delayed by a myriad of issues, including the complexity and cost of producing biojet, the relatively low rival cost of conventional jet fuel, the rigorous specification standards of the final jet fuel product, and supply chain challenges ranging from feedstock production costs to policy considerations.

BioFuelNet Canada (BFN) has created an Aviation Task Force involving members from academia, industry and government to address these issues and identify a common path forward.

Other Information:

Advanced Biofuels Course (ABC): BioFuelNet Canada offers a unique online course designed to provide a basic overview of biofuels feedstocks, conversion technologies, combustion/emissions, as well as sustainability and aspects of commercialization. This course, offered to students and professionals through McGill University, can be taken for certification or for course credit at a student’s university.​ Click her​e​ to learn more​. 

Partners

​Air Canada, Boeing, CAAFI, ASCENT, Transport Canada, National Research Council, IATA. SkyNRG, Waterfall Group, Fraunhofer Institute, Canadian universities

Achievements to date

​Will be documented as the initiative progresses.

Contact information

http://www.biofuelnet.ca/