The Startup Making Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Captured CO2

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The Startup Making Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Captured CO2

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In this episode of The Climate Tech Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one startup is turning captured carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). They dive into the technology behind the process — using electrolysis to convert CO2 into syngas, then into jet fuel — and discuss the economics, the scale needed to make a dent in aviation emissions, and the regulatory tailwinds (like the SAF tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act). The episode centers on LanzaJet's commercial-scale plant in Georgia, which came online in early 2025, producing 10 million gallons annually from ethanol. But a new generation of startups, including Air Company and Twelve, are leapfrogging ethanol feedstocks by going direct from CO2. Lucas and Luna debate whether the 'power-to-liquids' path can ever be cost-competitive with fossil jet fuel, and whether airlines are serious about buying at a green premium. A concrete look at the most promising — and most difficult — corner of decarbonization. #SustainableAviationFuel #SAF #CarbonCapture #LanzaJet #AirCompany #Twelve #PowerToLiquids #AviationEmissions #ClimateTech #Decarbonization #InflationReductionAct #CO2ToFuel #Electrolysis #GreenPremium #BusinessAndTechnology #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #ClimateTechPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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