WASHINGTON, D.C.—This afternoon, U.S. ethanol organizations together with Progress Vitality, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), and the Renewable Fuels Affiliation (RFA) despatched a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledging world actions to decarbonize the aviation transportation sector utilizing sustainable aviation gas (SAF) and inspiring using up to date scoring within the U.S. Division of Vitality’s GREET mannequin as an alternative of carbon depth scoring used within the CORSIA mannequin for corn-based ethanol SAF.
Progress Vitality, USGC, and RFA stated of their joint letter:
“We strongly assist the adoption of the DOE’s GREET mannequin by the U.S. Treasury as the usual for carbon depth scoring of typical aviation fuels and SAF. The newest DOE GREET mannequin depends on probably the most present info and highest-resolution information concerning the power use, carbon emissions and potential land use impacts related to the corn ethanol-based SAF course of. By incorporating the DOE GREET mannequin into its analysis framework, the Treasury can unlock the total potential of agriculture to fulfill the rising calls for of the worldwide aviation trade whereas concurrently lowering its carbon footprint.”
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