Abstract

Alternative Fuels have been identified as a key technology by the FAA for addressing aviation environmental impacts. FAA is sponsoring R&D to support the development and deployment of alternative jet fuels and also works with the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) to focus the efforts of commercial aviation to engage the emerging alternative fuels industry. This presentation will be an update on these activities

Biography

Nate Brown is alternative fuel project manager in the FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy, the office with principal responsibility for U.S. aviation environmental policy, research and development.  At FAA, Nate focuses on energy, climate change and aviation alternative fuels issues.  He is also Deputy Executive Director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), a public-private partnership for advancing alternative jet fuels to support environmental sustainability and energy security.  Nate began working with the FAA as a Presidential Management Fellow. He has also worked for the Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technologies Administration (RITA) and on international climate change initiatives at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global change.  Prior to joining the FAA he worked with international development non-governmental organizations and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador.  He holds a Masters degree in International Environment and Energy Policy and Development Economics from the Fletcher School, Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College.