Ethanol-to-jet Fuel Factory: Revolutionary Ethanol-to-Jet Fuel Plant Set to Launch in Georgia, ETInfra
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The world's first ethanol-to-jet fuel production plant, developed by LanzaJet Inc, is expected to start operations by the end of September, following multiple delays.As per Bloomberg, the $200 million facility, located in Soperton, Georgia, was initially scheduled to begin production last year.Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Samartzis confirmed the revised timeline in an interview, attributing the most recent delay to equipment issues not related to the core technology. 'My hope is that by the end of the third quarter we are fully operating,' he said.'The modifications we made to the equipment that was hindering us, unrelated to the technology itself, should satisfy what we need.'LanzaJet received funding from the US government to develop the plant, which is being watched as a test case for the broader ethanol-to-jet fuel sector.Although the company imported Brazilian sugar-cane ethanol in 2023 to pilot production, it has not yet sold any of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on the open market.Production will begin using Brazilian ethanol, despite the company being ineligible for the Inflation Reduction Act's 45Z tax credit.Under current rules, only SAF made from North American feedstocks qualifies, and the ethanol must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent. Most US corn-based ethanol does not meet this threshold.'There is only a scant amount of US product that meets the required threshold,' Samartzis said. He added that LanzaJet plans to transition to American feedstocks and is advocating for a lower emissions-reduction requirement of 30 per cent.Since 2021, when US authorities set a target of producing 3 billion gallons of SAF annually by 2030, the domestic market has grown more than sevenfold to 38.7 million gallons in 2024, according to official data.LanzaJet's Georgia facility is expected to produce 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel annually once fully operational.
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