SAF Research — Private Working Materials
Pre-publication materials for "The Specification Barrier" perspectives paper. Do not distribute.
📄 Paper Draft — "The Specification Barrier"
Full prose draft (~4,200 words). 8 sections: Introduction, Price Evidence, Specification Architecture, Processing Penalty, Policy Amplifiers, Spec Limits Under Review, Non-Drop-In Alternative, Path Forward. 28 references.
📊 Draft Figures
Four publication-quality SVG figures: CA volume comparison, incentive stacks, HEFA yield, specification architecture.
📝 Research & Analysis
Full research document — RD vs SAF price differential, specification comparison, policy asymmetry, data tables.
✈️ Aircraft Design Change & Non-Drop-In Cost Analysis
Costs for new engine programs, clean-sheet aircraft, hydrogen infrastructure, electric aviation — compared to SAF spec reform.
⚗️ HEFA Yield Tools (separate site)
RD ↔ SAF ↔ naphtha trade-off analysis moved to its own site: hefa-yield.pages.dev (password: safyield2026). Includes yield slider, isomerization calculator, cracking vs. isomerization comparison, and all source data.