Alternative Fuel Production in New York (RFI 6169)

NYSERDA's Advanced Fuels Innovation team is seeking information from entities pursuing or interested in pursuing alternative fuels projects in New York State. This Request for Information (RFI 6169) will inform the development of a competitive solicitation building on PON6031 (launched August 2025) to advance alternative fuel production opportunities utilizing New York State-based feedstocks. The RFI targets drop-in alternative fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, renewable natural gas (RNG), and clean methanol, produced from waste-derived and biogenic feedstocks and captured CO2.

The anticipated subsequent PON will support projects across pilot, demonstration, and development funding stages for first-of-a-kind commercial alternative fuel facilities in New York State. The RFI seeks input across three focus areas: (1) Market pipeline including project intent, commercialization stage, scale, timeline and cost; (2) Project readiness and barriers such as site, feedstock, offtake, and infrastructure readiness, cost share feasibility, and barriers facing organizations advancing toward first-of-a-kind commercial deployment; and (3) Feedback about the previously released PON6031.

Potential respondents include technology developers, project developers, investors, financing entities, feedstock suppliers, offtake partners, and other supply chain stakeholders active in the alternative fuels space. Responses will directly inform the scope and parameters of future funding opportunities in this sector.