June 3, 2026
The Interagency Advanced Power Group (IAPG) Renewable Energy Conversion Working Group (RECWG) “Alternative Fuels” Technical Deep Dive Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The meeting is being held virtually in Microsoft Teams.
Meeting Goals
The Alternative Fuels Technical Deep Dive will gather experts from IAPG member agencies — the Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Transportation — to identify key opportunities, chemistries, and technologies in alternative fuel energy conversion.
Through this engagement, the community will identify common synthesis practices and challenges to build fruitful collaborations. Synthetic aviation fuels and hydrogen are more mature examples of alternative fuels, but the deep dive will also examine emerging options such as ammonia to provide a full landscape of opportunity.
The Alternative Fuels Technical Deep Dive will offer a forum for a cross-cutting review of current government research activities of interest to RECWG members within the IAPG member agencies. The IAPG strives to share information and increase the effectiveness of interagency research and development (R&D) programs in a wide realm of advanced power technologies.
Meeting Attendees – Please Review Carefully
Attendance at this meeting is limited to:
- U.S. government employees, including Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignees
- Captive advisory and assistance services (A&AS) government contractors — those currently holding grants or contracts with a U.S. government agency. This includes contractors employed at Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRLs).
- Employees of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). This applies only to employees of the FFRDC, not the administering entity. View the master list of FFRDCs.
Meeting Registration
Pre-registration is required.
Registration coming soon.
The deadline for registration is May 22, 2026.
Overall Agenda
While the agenda is preliminary and subject to change, the organizers have planned the following overall agenda:
| Time (EDT) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1040–1050 | Meeting login, sound/video tests |
| 1050–1100 | IAPG welcome/introductions |
| 1100–1520 | Scheduled presentations |
| 1520–1550 | Open discussion |
| 1550–1600 | Closing remarks/wrap-up |
Presentations may focus on the following topics (other relevant topics will be considered):
- Selecting an alternative fuel chemistry based on its use case
- Technological advances in generating alternative fuels and the current state of the art
- Strategic opportunities for using alternative fuels
- Identifying feedstocks and supply chains critical to processing alternative fuels
- Whole-system engineering and life-cycle analysis considerations
- Research and development (R&D) and policy challenges facing alternative fuels
- Standardization and verification of alternative fuel compositions
- The domestic commercial landscape for alternative fuel and equipment production
- Safety considerations for renewable fuels
Additional Contact Information
Dr. David R. Baker (Army), Chair
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
david.r.baker175.civ@army.mil
Dr. Kerrie Gath (DOE), Vice Chair
U.S. Department of Energy
kerrie.gath@hq.doe.gov