Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Nov. 7 launched the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act, which goals to create new markets for U.S. agricultural merchandise and strengthen home manufacturing of sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF).
The invoice particularly clarifies eligibility for SAF inside present USDA bioenergy applications, together with the company’s Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Merchandise Manufacturing Help Program, the Biomass Crop Help Program, and the Bioenergy Program for Superior Biofuels. It additionally offers for larger collaboration for aviation biofuels all through USDA company mission areas, growing personal sector partnerships. As well as, the invoice affirms a standard definition of SAF for USDA functions, together with the usage of the U.S. Division of Vitality’s GREET mannequin to measure lifecycle emissions. Invoice language concerning the SAF definition is predicated the textual content of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act, which was launched within the U.S. Senate in June and the U.S. Home of Representatives in July.
Invoice cosponsors embrace Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb.; Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Brad Finstad, R-Minn.; Nikki Budzinski, D-Unwell.; Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa; Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas; and Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa. The laws is endorsed by Fuels America, a company that features Nationwide Corn Growers Affiliation, Development Vitality, Renewable Fuels Affiliation, Bayer, Clear Fuels Alliance America, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Nationwide Farmers Union, Inexperienced Plains, Iowa Renewable Fuels Affiliation, Superior Biofuels Enterprise Council, Nationwide Affiliation of Wheat Growers, American Council on Renewable Vitality, DSM Firm, American Safety Venture, Clear Fuels Improvement Coalition, and Nationwide Sorghum Producers. A number of airline corporations and teams have additionally endorsed the invoice, together with Airways for America, Alaska Airways, American Airways, Atlas Air, Delta Air Strains, Southwest Airways, United Airways, Jet Blue Airways, and Basic Aviation Producers Affiliation.
“Renewable Fuels Affiliation (RFA) strongly helps the Farm to Fly Act,” mentioned Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the RFA. “We applaud the decided efforts of Rep. Miller—together with cosponsors Reps. Flood, Craig, Finstad, Budzinski, Crockett, Hinson, and Feenstra—to introduce this necessary laws, which creates extra readability and stability across the growth of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) created from U.S. crops. By guaranteeing the most effective accessible science and modeling instruments are used to calculate the carbon advantages of homegrown renewable fuels, this invoice helps place SAF for takeoff.”
“Sustainable aviation gasoline is positioned to be an thrilling new market alternative for soybean farmers. The Administration will want a cross-agency strategy to appreciate its targets of carbon reductions in air journey and The Farm to Fly Act will assist place the agriculture business in a significant position to help these endeavors,” mentioned Daryl Cates, and Illinois farmer and president of the American Soybean Affiliation. “This laws identifies key methods for USDA to accomplice with airways and farmers to develop sustainable aviation gasoline in an environment friendly and climate-smart method.”
Further data on the invoice is offered on Miller’s web site.
