DOE release RFI to define sustainable maritime fuel

In Washington, support and advance future maritime fuel technology and investment, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a Request for Information (RFI) to establish a consistent and reliable definition for sustainable maritime fuel (SMF) that informs and aligns community, industry, governments, and other maritime stakeholders. The Action Plan for Maritime Energy and Emissions Innovation

(Action Plan), a summary of which was released in December 2024, builds on the 2023 U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization to define actions that aim to achieve a clean, safe, accessible and affordable U.S. maritime transportation system. The Action Plan calls for the federal government to define “Sustainable Maritime Fuel,” which is critical to evaluating and determining future SMF production volume goals in the Action Plan and alternative fuels that align with the U.S. 2050 net emission goals.