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Twelve Commences Construction of First Commercial-Scale Plant in US for Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel from CO2

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee (second from left) speaks at the groundbreaking in Moses Lake today with Twelve co-founders (L-R) Etosha Cave, Chief Science Officer; Nicholas Flanders, Chief Executive Officer; and Kendra Kuhl, Chief Technology Officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Washington State Senator Julie Warnick, Alaska Airlines and Microsoft join the carbon transformation™company to mark the historic milestone

MOSES LAKE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twelve, the carbon transformation company, today broke ground on its commercial-scale E-Jet® fuel production facility in Moses Lake, Washington. The company marked the occasion with remarks by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington State Sen. Julie Warnick, and a panel conversation on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) between Twelve Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Etosha Cave, Alaska Airlines VP of Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, Ann Ardizzone, and Senior Director of Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Brandon Middaugh.

“At Alaska Airlines, we’re working hard across our operations to be the most fuel-efficient U.S. airline. We know that maturing the SAF market is a critical part of reaching our own and our industry’s long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions”

and water to transform COinto critical chemicals, materials and fuels conventionally made from fossil fuels, and in partnership with Emerging Fuels Technology. As a power-to-liquid SAF with up to 90% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to conventional, petroleum-based jet fuel, E-Jet fuel meets the applicable ASTM International specifications and is a drop-in ready synthetic fuel that works seamlessly with existing aircraft and airport infrastructure. It faces no real constraints on feedstock, thus offering the best viable long-term solution for addressing GHG and other emissions from the aviation sector.

Read the full news release.

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