Alternative Fuels

Abstract

The Alternative Fuels program provides certification for the operational use of alternative fuels in all legacy and future weapons systems, appropriate support equipment, and fuel delivery and storage infrastructure. The alternative fuel types being evaluated and certified include various synthetic fuels, bio-mass derived fuels, and fuel blend technologies. This effort includes complete system evaluations, studies and analysis, subsystem and system-level testing, safety, environmental analysis, fuel stock purchase, fuel storage and transport and other USAF certification costs. Scope of activities include interaction with all USAF weapon system single managers to accomplish complete certification activities for applicable weapon systems. Initiative supports USAF assured fuels effort to decrease US dependence on foreign oil and secure additional fuel-types on which to conduct world-wide operations. This program is in Budget Activity 4 - Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P) because effort involves advanced fuels development and certification.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0604796F_4_3600_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2009 adjustments for OMNIBUS and higher Air Force priorities FY 2010 - Congressional Reduction of $20M The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. Therefore, explanation of changes between the two budget positions cannot be made in a relevant manner.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Biomedical
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Alternative Fuels
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Fire Suppression
• Flight Testing
• Fuels
• Ground Support Equipment
• Infrastructure
• Performance Tests
• Prototypes
• Synthetic Fuels
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Facilities
• Transportation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Petroleum Engineering