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GAO: Govt Should Monitor SAF Grand Challenge Progress

The GAO says government departments should develop performance measures for reaching sustainable aviation fuel goals.

Flasks of SAF in lab — The White House's SAF Grand Challenge set lofty goals for the production of sustainable aviation fuel. Now the U.S. Government Accountability Office is recommending that the agencies on point for the project develop and implement monitoring criteria to determine whether industry is on track to meet those goals. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

March 29, 2023

In September 2021, the White House issued the SAF Grand Challenge, calling for U.S. industry to supply three billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel a year by 2030 and 35 billion gallons a year by 2050. Now, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended in a report to Congress that the government departments involved in the process develop and incorporate performance measures into their roadmaps indicating how they expect those goals to be reached.

When the Grand Challenge was announced, the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to accelerate research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities toward achieving the challenge goals.

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