All Nippon Airways has signed a deal with LanzaTech to use sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol in partnership with Mitsui. LanzaTech makes ethanol through microorganism-powered gas fermentation before using a technology, developed together with Pacific Northwest National Labs, to convert the ethanol into alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene. The process can use ethanol from any source, including ethanol produced via LanzaTech’s proprietary gas-to-ethanol process. The company is also working on an alternative biofuel that uses bacteria and yeast as its source of fuel. The first practical use will be on a delivery flight later in 2019.
All Nippon Airways has signed a deal with LanzaTech to use sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol in partnership with Mitsui. LanzaTech makes ethanol through microorganism-powered gas fermentation before using a technology, developed together with Pacific Northwest National Labs, to convert the ethanol into alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene. The company is also working on an alternative biofuel that uses bacteria and yeast as its source of fuel. The first practical use will be on a delivery flight later in 2019.