Mitsui has signed a deal with Pacific Northwest National Labs to use sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol in partnership with LanzaTech . The process can use ethanol from any source, including ethanol produced via LanzaTech’s proprietary gas-to-ethanol process. LanzaTech makes ethanol through microorganism-powered gas fermentation before using a technology, developed together with All Nippon Airways , to convert the ethanol into alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene. This will initially be blended with conventional aviation fuel before being used on its own. The second practical use will be on a delivery flight later in 2019 .
Mitsui has signed a deal with Pacific Northwest National Labs to use sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol in partnership with LanzaTech . LanzaTech makes ethanol through microorganism-powered gas fermentation before using a technology, developed together with All Nippon Airways , to convert the ethanol into alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene. This will initially be blended with conventional aviation fuel before being used on its own. The second practical use will be on a delivery flight later in 2019 .