Microsoft-Backed Clean Jet Fuel Startup Fires Up New CO2 Converter
Twelve took a major step toward creating aviation fuel from captured CO2 and water, which it plans to sell to airlines in the coming years.
An OPUS engineer holds a reactor cell.
Photo courtesy of TwelveClimate technology startup Twelve took a major step towards producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on Thursday by launching its commercial-scale carbon transformation unit.
The company will generate carbon credits for customers including Microsoft Corp. and Shopify Inc., in addition to producing clean jet fuel for Alaska Air Group Inc. Twelve is one of a number of emerging companies working on ways to transform captured CO2 into useful products. In the case of the Berkeley, California-based startup, its nascent technology will be critical to cleaning up one of the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors: aviation.