Aviation Fuel Benefits Update Lidar Working Group Wintergreen VA July 10, 2008
Projected Aviation Fuel Savings with Global Winds Aviation fuel largest benefit component from 2006 study Commercial 2006 $243 M / yr 2008 $320 M / yr Military 2006 $101 M / yr 2008 $133 if proportional to Commercial Total $453 M / yr
Estimated Savings With Global Winds 2006 2008 projected B Gallons 19.60 19.59 $/Gallon 1.97 2.60 Cost $B 39 51 Savings $M 243 320
Commercial Airline Fuel
2007/2008 Benefits from 8 Areas Aviation fuel (first half) 2008 actual $ Others Inflation-scaled from 2006$ to 2007$ Table in $M
References Miller, Societal Benefits of Winds Mission, Lidar WG, February 2007 Cordes, J. J., “Economic Benefits and Costs of Developing and Deploying A Space-Based Wind Lidar,” GWU, NOAA Contract 43AANW400233, March 1995 Air Transport Association, Fuel Tables, http://www.airlines.org/economics/energy/MonthlyJetFuel.htm