The project will focus on technology development to reduce costs for producing alcohol intermediates, which will be thermochemically converted to JP-8.
LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren said this project supports the US military’s commitment to future low carbon fuel use.
"The Department of Defense has set ambitious targets for alternative fuel use with the Air Force goal of 50% alternative fuel use in all its domestic flights, and the Navy’s objective to use 50% alternative fuel across all of its operations by 2020," Holmgren said.
The company said its novel alcohol production process, combined with partner technology for converting alcohols to JP-8, enables cost-competitive production of alternative jet fuel.
