Flight Plan Towards Sustainable
Aviation Biofuels in Mexico
Alejandro Ríos Galván
Governmental Use of Sustainability Standards:
Examples and Lessons from the Biofuels Sector
ISEAL Conference 2011
Scaling Up the Impacts of Standards Systems
Overview
1. Introduction
2. Flight Plan
3. Sustainability Standards in Mexico
4. Moving Forward
ASA
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State-owned company, part of the Ministry of
Communications and Transport (SCT)
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Monopoly in aviation fuel supply
• 60 fuel farms, 10 million liters/day, 2000+ operations
Aviation and Climate Change
• In 2008, the commercial
aviation industry produced
677 million tons of CO2
• 2% of total man-made
emissions
• Aviation has no real shortterm alternative. Last
transportation mode to
depend of liquid fuels
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Carbon Neutral Timeline
Changing the fuel
 Lower lifecycle CO2
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 Sustainable Biofuels
2050
Presented to ICAO GIACC/3 February 2009 by Paul Steele on behalf of ACI, CANSO, IATA and ICCAIA
Sustainable Biofuels are an essential enabler to continued growth
Flight Plan
• The objective of the Flight Plan is to identify and analyze
the existing and missing elements in the supply-chain of
aviation biofuels
• Involves all interested stakeholders
• Looks for:
– Focus efforts of civil, governmental, private and research
organizations, intent on the production of aviation biofuels
– Analyze the legal framework, raw materials availability, refining
facilities, supply processes and economic viability
– Integrate the talents and knowledge of participating sectors
Flight Plan – Organizers and Sponsors
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National Council for Science and Technology
(CONACYT)
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Center for Strategic Competitive Studies (CEEC)
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Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
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Boeing, UOP, SAFUG
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Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Flight Plan Structure
Raw
Materials
and
Extraction
Supply Chain
Analysis and
Sustainability
Refining and
Infrastructure
Flight Plan Towards
Sustainable Aviation
Biofuels in Mexico
Viability of
Aviation
Biofuels
Financing,
Legislation,
and
Logistics
Supply Chain
Biomass
Transformation
Sustainability
Financing
Legislation
Aircraft operations
Focus on Sustainability
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Regulatory framework
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Bioenergetics Development Law
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Working on guidelines
Ministry of the Environment (SEMARNAT)
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Developing Mexican Sustainability Standard –
voluntary
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Based on the principles set forth by the RSB
Pilot projects to begin shortly
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Timeline for roll-out
Moving Forward
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Feedstock supply is the major bottleneck
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Challenge and opportunity
Important to avoid bureaucracy
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Need for transparency
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Use of certification tools
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Duplication of efforts – creation of a “manual” that
clarifies interconnections
Training and communication
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Idea of a single “window”
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Assure consistency
Thank you!
Alejandro Ríos Galván
Director, Fuel Services
Airports and Auxiliary Services
ariosg@asa.gob.mx
Collaboration Agreement
We recognize the importance of Mexico’s taking a pioneering role in
helping shape solutions to enhance the environmental performance of
commercial aviation through the development of sustainable biofuels
and advancing aerospace technology. We agree that the further
development of sustainable aviation fuels is important for Mexico’s
commercial aviation, economy, and environmental stewardship.
Therefore, we the undersigned organizations agree to work
collaboratively with other stakeholders as appropriate to advance the
development, sustainability, certification, and commercial use of drop-in
sustainable aviation biofuels.
Collaboration Agreement
Our three primary areas of collaboration will be:
• Encouraging the technical certification of biomass-based synthetic
paraffinic kerosene fuels for aviation.
• Supporting the development and implementation of voluntary
standards, to the extent feasible and appropriate based on those of
the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, to help develop biofuels
derived from environmentally and socially sustainable sources.
• Assisting in the development of a peer reviewed and open factbased foundation for policy and commercial decision-making to
support technical and sustainability certification goals.
In furtherance of these efforts, we intend to coordinate as appropriate
with global stakeholders
SAFUG
The user’s group pledges to
consider only renewable fuel
sources that:
 require minimal land, water
and energy to produce
 minimize biodiversity
impacts
 don’t compete with food or
fresh water resources
 provide socioeconomic
value to local communities
in cultivation and harvest of
feedstocks
 Work closely with the
Roundtable on Sustainable
Biofuels
Mexico´s biofuel demand
• The goal for 2015 is 1% (~ 40 million of liters)
• For 2020, the ideal is to cover 15% of the demand
• By 2050, the idea is to have 50% from alternative
sources
Mexico’s biofuel demand (millions of liters)
Mexico’s jetfuel
demand
growth
(millions
Demanda
en México
(millones
de litros)of liters)
5,000
700
800
4,500
600
4,000
3,500
400
3,000
200
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2,500
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2012
2015
2020
First demonstration flight with biofuel in Mexico
1st Flight with
passengers
20%
Coco &
Babassu
50%
Jatropha
50%
Algae &
Jatropha
50%
Camelina,
Jatropha & Algae
50%
Camelina
Feb 2008
Dic 2008
Jan 2009
Jan 2009
Nov 2009
Apr 2010
F/A-18
Camelina
Jun 2010
Dutch AH-64 Apache
Algae & used oil
Nov 2010
50% Jatropha
Apr 2011
27 % Jatropha