Alternative Fuels

Abstract

The Alternative Fuels program manages the certification of current and future alternative fuels for operational use in all legacy and future weapons systems, applicable 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 efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0604796F_4_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2010 - adjustments for higher Air Force priorities.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Combat Support
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fuel Pumps
  • Fuels
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Infrastructure
  • Performance Tests
  • Prototypes
  • Synthetic Fuels
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Petroleum Engineering

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