1 Aviation Biofuels Program Update Stephanie Meyn Climate Protection Program Manager Item No. 7a_supp Meeting Date: March 28, 2017 Aviation Biofuel Program Expansion • Will help us meet our Century Agenda goal to reduce aircraft - related emissions by 25% • 2008 - 2014 – Port i s early supporter of research & development, and charting a path to commercial scale biofuels • 2015 – – Exploring: • How to support fuel integration & infrastructure • How to help with incremental cost of fuel • How to help incentivize biofuel production in WA Port’s role in supporting aviation biofuels is expanding Exploring Port of Seattle’s Role in Infrastructure Integration • Airport role in providing receiving, storing & blending facilities for biofuel at Sea - Tac Incremental Cost • Airport role in covering incremental cost of biofuel • Airport role in developing funding programs (corporations, passengers, airlines) Attracting Biofuel Production Facilities • Airport role in financing • Airport role in developing business case for near - term production 3 Port’s role in supporting aviation biofuels market is three - pronged Infrastructure Study Approach • 29 properties evaluated – Sites ~ 2 acres – Access to modes of delivery • Olympic Pipeline • Rail • Barge or vessel • Truck – Supply integration with Sea - Tac’s hydrant systems 4 Study objective: bring aviation biofuel to Sea - Tac in cost - effective way Selection of Top 3 Properties • Properties – Scored based on Evaluation Criteria • Conceptual Layouts • Preliminary Opinion of Cost – Sea - Tac Int’l Airport - $13.95 M – Renton Terminal - $82.68 M – North - end Refinery - $104.16 M 5 Evaluation & Scoring of Properties • For each short - term and long - term potential site, scores from 1 (undesirable) through 5 (desirable) awarded for criteria in the following categories: • Each category was then given a weight out of 100%. – For example, for the long - term sites, logistical access was weighted 40%, site development & costs 25%, permitting and planning 10%, etc. to add up to 100. 6 Properties were evaluated against 26 different criteria for 6 major categories Scorecard Results for Short - Term Options 7 Best Worst Scorecard Results for Long - Term Options 8 Best Worst Sea - Tac Fuel Farm Aviation Biofuel Infrastructure 9 Next Steps • Integrate Sea - Tac Fuel Farm updates into Sustainable Airport Master Plan • Publish Financing Mechanisms Report (April 2017) • Develop Business Case for Near - term Lower - Volume in - state production (December 2017) • Continue to support on - going efforts (ASCENT, NARA)