Item No.      7d_supp 
Meeting Date: February 28, 2017 
Aviation Biofuels Program
Update 
Stephanie Meyn 
Climate Protection Program
Manager 


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Aviation Biofuel Program Expansion 
Will help us meet our Century Agenda goal
to reduce aircraft-related emissions by 25% 
2008-2014  Port is early supporter of
research & development, and charting a
path to commercial scale biofuels 
2015  Port shifts to a Market Development
Role 
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
Developing Aviation Biofuels Market 
Infrastructure                                     Attracting Biofuel
Incremental Cost 
Integration                                       Production Facilities 
Airport role in             Airport role in             Airport role in
providing receiving,        covering                    financing 
storing & blending         incremental cost of      Airport role in
facilities for biofuel         biofuel                        developing
at Sea-Tac                Airport role in              business case for
developing funding        near-term
programs               production 
(corporations,
passengers,
airlines) 

Port's role in supporting aviation biofuels market is three-pronged    3

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 


Study objective: bring aviation biofuel to Sea-Tac in cost-effective way      4

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 


Existing petroleum handling facilities on pipeline are best choice     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. 


Properties were evaluated against 26 different criteria for 6 major categories    6

Scorecard Results for Short-Term Options 
Best Worst 
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Scorecard Results for Long-Term Options 
Best Worst 
8

Sea-Tac Fuel Farm 
Aviation Biofuel Infrastructure 



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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)