2022 AGENDA
7:30 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:15 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
T. Rials, UTIA AgResearch
8:20 AM
Introduction to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
C. Tindal, CAAFI
8:40 AM
Federal Response and Drivers
N. Brown, FAA
9:00 AM
Why Tennessee?
N. Labbe, UTIA CRC
9:20 AM
An Overview of UTIA’s R&D Capacity and Programs
N. Abdoulmoumine, UTIA BESS
9:40 AM
Feedstock Sources & Availability in TN
B. English, UTIA ARE
10:00 AM
Break
10:20 AM
Forest Industry in TN
A. Taylor, UTIA CRC
10:40 AM
Socio Economics in TN
S. Upendram, UTIA ARE
11:00 AM
Workforce Development
B. Decker, TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
11:20 AM
BDO Zones
J. Solomon, Ecostrat
11:40 AM
TN State Incentives and Tax Credits
J. Stitt, TN Economic and Community Development
12:00 PM
Lunch (Rm 404 A)
1:00 PM
Lessons Learned: A Success Story by Genera
S. Jackson, Genera Inc.
1:30 PM
Round Table 1: Making SAF a reality in TN and SE
Moderator: C. Tindal/T.Rials
- Ranking feedstock according to cost and availability
- Factors (other than feedstock) for choosing a location
- Regional markets for SAF
- Commitment of the aviation industry
- Influencing policies for carbon reduction for SE
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Round Table 2: Industry-academia partnership
Moderator: C. Tindal/B. Goldner
- Research opportunities for more efficient technologies
- New R&D activities for nascent technologies
- Industry engagement in proposal development
3:45 PM
Summary: What’s Next?
5:00 PM
Close of Meeting
2019 AGENDA
7:30 AM
Breakfast
8:00 AM
Registration and Welcoming Remarks (Rm 413 AB)
Hongwei Xin, Dean, UTIA AgResearch
Nate Brown, FAA-Office of Environment and Energy
8:30AM
Keynote Session (Rm 413 AB)
8:30AM
Sustainable Aviation: Current Status and Projected Demand
Steve Csonka, Exec Director, Commercial Alternative Aviation Fuels Initiative
9:00 AM
Biomass Production Potential In the Southeast: Cellulosic & Oilseed
Burton English, Professor, Dept of Ag & Res Economics, The University of Tennessee
9:30 AM
Feedstock Supply Chain Logistics In the Southeastern U.S.
Sam Jackson, Vice-President Bus Development, Genera Energy
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Sustainable Jet Fuel Production Technologies: An Overview
John Holladay, Energy & Env’t Directorate, Pacific NW National Laboratory
11:00 AM
The Southeastern Partnership for Advanced Renewables from Carinata (SPARC) Project
David Wright, Professor, Dept of Agronomy, Univ of Florida
11:30 AM
Federal Programs Supporting Sustainable Jet Fuel Deployment
Nate Brown, Alternative Jet Fuels Proj Mgr, FAA
Zia Haq, Senior Analyst & DPA Coord, DOE-BETO
12:00 PM –
1:00 PM
Lunch (Rm 404 A): Joel Murdock, Managing Director, Strategic Projects, FedEx Corp,
Sustainable Jet Fuel: A User Perspective
1:00 PM
Introduction to the Working Group Process
1:20 PM
Working Group Session – Ia: Identifying Critical Barriers (Lignocellulosic Pathway) (Rm 413C)
Working Group Session – Ib: Identifying Critical Barriers (Oilseed Pathway) (Rm 406)
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Working Group Session – IIa: Identifying Critical Barriers (Lignocellulosic Pathway) (Rm 413C)
Working Group Session – IIb: Identifying Critical Barriers (Oilseed Pathway) (Rm 406)
5:00 PM
Close of Day 1
7:30 AM
Breakfast (Rm 413 AB)
8:00 AM
Sustainable Jet Fuels: The Pacific Northwest Experience
Carol Sim, Asst Director, Office of Clean Technology, Washington State University
8:30 AM
Working Group Session III: Next Steps – A Framework for Continued Progress (Rm 413 AB)
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Working Group Session III: Next Steps – A Framework for Continued Progress, cont’d (Rm 413 AB)
12:00 PM
Lunch/Close of Meeting
1:30 PM
Optional Tour of Proton Power, Inc (397 Black Hollow Rd, Rockwood, TN 37854)
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