Sustainable jet fuel for aviation : Nordic perpectives on the use of advanced sustainable jet fuel for aviation

Abstract

This report studies the background and current state of the Nordic countries’ effort to develop sustainable jet fuel solutions based on biofuel technologies, as well as assesses to which extent scaling up these solutions may contribute to GHG mitigation in the sector and the commercial potential for initiating and scaling up production at a Nordic level. The study has focused on solutions on how to make use of Nordic know-how, feedstock and production facilities. The study is divided into four main sections, including the background and motivations for the Nordic countries to engage in developing sustainable jet fuel solutions, an identification of the market and production pathways, a section on perspectives for the most promising production pathways in the Nordic countries, as well as an impact assessment of scaling up the production in terms of socio-economic factors and climate change mitigation. Additional to the analysis, the study includes thorough introduction to a series of terminologies, as well as political framework, technical discussions and identification of challenges and opportunities. The main conclusions, identified barriers and recommendations are presented in the last chapter (14)