All Nippon Airways has signed a deal with LanzaTech to use sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol in partnership with Mitsui . PNNL developed a unique thermocatalytic process for converting ethanol into ATJ-SPK. LanzaTech makes ethanol through microorganism - based gas fermentation before developing a technology , developed together with Pacific Northwest National Labs , to convert the ethanol into alcohol - to - ethanol synthetic paraffinic kerosene . This will initially be blended with conventional aviation fuel before being used on its own . 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 - based gas fermentation before developing a technology , developed together with Pacific Northwest National Labs , to convert the ethanol into alcohol - to - ethanol synthetic paraffinic kerosene . This will initially be blended with conventional aviation fuel before being used on its own . The first practical use will be on a delivery flight later in 2019 .