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LanzaJet has announced that it is the first company to produce jet fuel using ethanol as a feedstock at a commercial-scale plant.
LanzaJet claims that the jet fuel is the first non-oil-based renewable solution compatible with today's aircraft. The plant producing it is the company's Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia. It used LanzaJet's alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology, which is designed to work with multiple feedstocks such as agricultural residues, energy crops, municipal solid waste and captured carbon. Once blended with Jet A-1 fuel, the result is a fully certified solution compatible with existing aircraft and infrastructure.
The plant also uses Technip Energies' Hummingbird technology, an Ethanol-to-Ethylene solution, and Oligomerization, which was jointly developed by LanzaJet and the U.S. Department of Energy.
"Today proves what happens when you bring together innovation, resilience, ingenuity, and teamwork to think big and develop a new industry, overcome challenges, and enable global growth," said CEO Jimmy Samartzis. ?"This is an important milestone for LanzaJet and our investors, and it's a major win for global aviation - perhaps serving as a beacon of hope for the future. Our story at LanzaJet is one of impact - building a new industry, creating value, and delivering on our commitments regardless of obstacles in our way. We're now in a unique position with technology and operational know-how to shape this global industry in the decade ahead."
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Is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) a Path To Achieve Net Zero Emissions?LanzaJet believes that ATJ technology is the next step to decarbonize aviation, as it expects the bio-oil HEFA pathway to plateau. The technology can use the widely available ethanol feedstocks and the ethanal produced from waste sources and recycled carbon. The company plans to deliver ATJ technology around the world.