As of 2021, the region accounted for about 160 million gallons of ethanol per year, or 1% of US ethanol production capacity.6 The United States’ total production is 15 billion gallons, over 55% of the world’s ethanol.7 The region accounts for about 1% of total US corn production and a negligible amount of soy production.8 If all 160 million gallons of ethanol currently produced in the Rocky Mounta. [...] The SAF Grand Challenge, the result of a government-wide memorandum of understanding published by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), and US Department of Agriculture (USDA), challenges the United States to build enough supply infrastructure to produce 3 billion gallons per year by 2030 and 35 billion by 2050.16 The Federal Aviation Administration projects total. [...] However, with the potential future expansion of SAF demand and production in the region, an increase in jobs related to the production and processing of feedstock may be supported. [...] The University of Arizona inaugurated the Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR) Center of Excellence in September 2017, aiming to create a comprehensive strategy for feedstock development, production, and distribution in the southwestern region of the United States. [...] Sustainable Aviation Fuel Targeted Opportunity Region — Rocky Mountain Region rmi.org / 21 Exhibit 8 Levers to Increase SAF Feedstock Availability PATHWAYS Grant tax exemptions for SAF with a focus on the regional location of production and on the provenance of the feedstock Facilitate access to public credit and training for SAF bio-feedstock producers to incentivize.
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