Gevo, Axens join hands on SAF from ETJ
Renewable fuels technology company Gevo announced it has collaborated with clean fuels company Axens to accelerate development and commercialisation of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathway.
“Today, Axens and Gevo are delivering the most cost-effective, commercially proven SAF technology with Axens Jetanol™ and Gevo’s process and business system,” said Dr. Paul Bloom, chief business officer for Gevo.
“By expanding our partnership to accelerate the commercialisation of Gevo’s ETO technology, we’re combining our industry expertise to further reduce costs and create SAF that is competitive with fossil fuels while capitalising on the growing carbon market.”
The companies said that the partnership will bring complementary value propositions, real-world experience, substantially de-risked technologies, plant integrations, and pre-engineered systems to the ETJ space.
In addition, the two firms also plan to combine their technical resources to accelerate commercialisation of Gevo’s ethanol-to-olefins (ETO) technology for further process and cost improvements.
“The immense potential for both our companies to lead the future of air-travel decarbonisation is an obvious way forward,” said Quentin Debuisschert, CEO of Axens.
“The combination of Gevo market know-how and capacity of project development with Axens best-in-class technology, Jetanol™, is expected to allow a fast acceptance and adoption of the ETJ Pathway. The future ETO technology commercialisation will keep Axens and Gevo on the cutting edge of the ETJ pathway by offering end-users and project developers the possibility to select the most attractive technology for their situation.”
Gevo recently announced completion of its acquisition of Red Trail Energy including its ethanol plant, carbon capture and sequestration assets with plans to develop a SAF facility on the site.
Meanwhile, Axens also recently announced it has been selected by three project developers to use its Axens Vegan solution for production of renewable fuels including SAF and HVO.