Twelve Produces E-Jet Fuel From Carbon Dioxide

<p><strong>BERKELEY<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Twelve announced it has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel called E-Jet from carbon dioxide &lpar;CO2&rpar; electrolysis&comma; demonstrating a scalable&comma; energy-efficient path to the de-fossilization of global aviation&period; This project was supported through funding from the U&period;S&period; Air Force and produced fuel globally applicable for both commercial and military aviation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Global aviation produces 1&period;2 billion tons of CO2 emissions per year and represents one of the hardest-to-abate sectors&comma; since it is technically unfeasible to electrify long-haul planes at scale due to power density challenges&period; Twelve’s jet fuel&comma; produced using its carbon transformation technology in partnership with Emerging Fuels Technology&comma; is a fossil-free fuel that offers a drop-in replacement for petrochemical-based alternatives without any changes to existing plane design or commercial regulations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Electrifying planes with batteries has proven unfeasible for at-scale decarbonization of aviation&comma; necessitating the production of fossil-free jet fuel&comma;” said Twelve Co-Founder and CEO Nicholas Flanders&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We&&num;8217&semi;ve essentially electrified the fuel instead through our electrochemical process&comma; and the fuel drops right into existing commercial planes&comma; allowing operators to instantly reduce their carbon footprint without any sacrifice to operating quality&period; Since you can’t electrify the plane&comma; we’ve electrified the fuel&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Twelve’s proprietary technology extends beyond fuels&comma; and also transforms CO2 into critical chemicals and materials that are conventionally made from fossil fuels&period; It can scale to fit any need and offers an energy-efficient alternative to biofuels&comma; which require significant amounts of land and energy to produce&period; The process is powered by clean low-carbon electricity and is a promising route towards carbon-neutral aviation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Creating jet fuel from CO2 enables the Air Force to increase energy independence and reduce risk in fuel logistics without compromising on fuel quality or reliability&period; Twelve worked in partnership with the Air Force’s Operational Energy office through a joint contract with AFWERX&comma; a program office at the Air Force Research Laboratory&comma; and SBIR&comma; the Small Business Innovation Research program&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;One of our main goals with this project was to create a clean jet fuel that enhances security and energy independence without sacrificing operational readiness&period; The successful completion of the project proves that efficiency and environmental responsibility are not mutually exclusive&comma;” said Roberto Guerrero&comma; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;