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Boeing’s Approach to Biofuels 2010 Navy Energy Forum

12 October, 2010

Tim Vinopal

Chief Engineer – Environment,

Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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2010 Navy Energy Forum

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Ongoi

ng Fle

et Rene

wal / T

echnol

ogy De

velopm

ent

Baseline

ATM Inve

stments / Op

erationa

l Improvements

Renewable Fuels

2050Carbon Neutral Timeline

CO2Emissions

Forec

asted

Emiss

ions G

rowth w/o R

eduction M

easures

2050Carbon Neutral Timeline

The Commercial Aviation ChallengeCarbon-Neutral Growth

� Efficient airplanes

� Operational efficiency

Use less fuel

Change the fuel

� Lower lifecycle CO2

� No infrastructure

modifications

� “Sustainable Biofuels”

Sustainable Biofuels Enable Continued Growth

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Boeing pursuing sustainable biofuel strategyEnable the industry to achieve market viability – by 2015

� 600+ million gallons/yr of bio content

� 5-10 feedstock/fuel production projects

Boeing Acting as a Catalyst to Accelerate Commercialization

Success Criteria

Five Focus Areas

Support & advocacy

for aviation-

prioritized,

sustainable biofuels

Aviation-PrioritizedSustainable Biofuels

FuelsApproval

Specification

approach enables

viable new fuel types

and is not process-

specific

Feedstock Viability

Feedstock providers

able to support

600M gallons/yr

Infrastructure to

deliver increasing

quantities of

sustainable biofuels

Airport Infrastructure

Commercial Production

Commercial

production capacity

& business models

Technical focus Strategic & commercial focus

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Boeing Leading ASTM Fuels Subcommittee –Certifying aviation synthetic and biofuel

Fuel Fuel

Specification Specification

PropertiesProperties

FitFit--forfor--

Purpose Purpose

PropertiesProperties

Component or Component or

Rig TestsRig Tests

Engine Engine

Endurance Endurance

TestTest

Test Program OEM Internal Review

Specification

Change

OEM OEM

Internal Internal

ReviewReview

FAA FAA

ReviewReview

Reject or Reject or

Additional Additional

Data as Data as

RequiredRequired

Reject or Reject or

Additional Additional

Data as Data as

RequiredRequired

ASTM Review ASTM Review

& Ballot& Ballot

ASTM ASTM

SpecificationSpecification

Research ReportResearch Report

(Boeing lead (Boeing lead

author)author)

OEM ApprovalIncorporate into Fuel Specification with

FAA Consensus

Now ASTM

D7566 as

well

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Candidate sustainable biofuel feedstocksCurrent technology – hydroprocessing triglycerides (fats & oils)

� Bio-optimization

� Competing

approaches

� Processing costs

AlgaeReady in 8 to 10 years

Challenges

HalophytesReady in 2 to 4 years

� Prove at scale

� Optimize

agronomy

Challenges

JatrophaReady in 2 to 4 years

� Warm climates only

� Still manual harvest

Challenges

CamelinaReady Now

� Limited total yield

� Tied to grain

markets

Challenges

Viability Based on Timing, Technology, and Local Resources

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Other sustainable pathways still needed Much more biomass available to other pathways

Technology and sustainability issues to be addressed

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Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Projects by Region

Sustainable

Aviation Fuels

Northwest

Project

Flight Path Masdar

Research

Project

Aviation Biofuel

Assessment

Project

Aviation Biofuel

Road Map

Working Together MOUs

with PetroChina

Life

Cycle

Analysis

SAFUG-Europe

Member Projects

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Sustainable Biofuels – Progress ReportProgress

� Low lifecycle CO2 sustainable bio-based fuels

� Flight tests – met / exceeded expectations

� Excellent fuel – ASTM approval expected 1Q11

� Comprehensive regional assessments underway

� Stretch goal: market quantities by 2015

Action Required

� Continued emphasis on sustainability

� Research in expanded feedstock and processing pathways

� Long term contract authority

� Continued engagement with USDA

Clean Energy AND Energy Security

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