Research question
If we build a plant that converts forest residue into sustainable aviation fuel and bioenergy, what technical and economic impacts does it have on the environment and the surrounding region?
GREEN TEA · SAF · LCA/TEA
Modeling the lifecycle of low-carbon aviation fuel.
GREEN TEA is a project that aims to produce sustainable aviation fuel from forest residue, analysing the economic and technical impacts of that process on the environment and society. From feedstock collection and logistics to conversion, carbon intensity, and policy targets, every step shapes whether the fuel pathway can truly be called sustainable.
My role
I worked on the modeling logic that connects transportation logistics, emissions accounting, uncertainty, and decarbonization targets. The project trained me to think beyond a single technology and toward the entire pathway that creates environmental outcomes.
Methods and skills
Lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, carbon intensity, uncertainty analysis, scenario interpretation, and policy-relevant transportation sustainability metrics. Carbon-intensity estimates were benchmarked against established regulatory and lifecycle frameworks, including GREET, CORSIA, and 40BSAF-GREET.
Why it matters
This project taught me to ask not only whether a pathway reduces emissions, but under what assumptions, for whom, and with what system-level consequences.