LanzaJet | Freedom Pines Fuels Facility

Overview

Status

Operational

Region

North America

Geography

USA

State

Georgia

Equity Owner

LanzaJet

Proponent

LanzaTech Freedom Pines Fuels LLC

Output

Renewable diesel

Sustainable aviation fuel

Type of electricty

Capacity

10 million gallons/year

Financing

Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy grants $50 million

Technology

alcohol-to-jet

Technical Advisors

Thompson Construction Group, Zachry Sustainability Solutions

Advisors

Project Contact

Alex Menotti VP, Corporate and Government Affairs, LanzaJet

Lawyers

Project Cost

Offtaker

Commercial Operations Date

2023

Decommission Date

FID

Description

LanzaJet’s alcohol-to-jet SAF commercial production facility in Soperton, Georgia.

The plant is slated to produce 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year using a range of sustainable, low-carbon intensity ethanol, including from waste-based feedstocks.

In 2020, LanzaTech and other investors formed LanzaJet in order to finance the facility and accelerate the commercialization of the alcohol-to-jet technology. LanzaTech is a LanzaJet shareholder and LanzaTech’s CEO chairs the LanzaJet Board.

Construction started in August 2022. The facility became operational in January 2024.

In August 2024, the facility received $3 million as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) discretionary grant program to upgrade SAF infrastructure and increase production to an additional 518,300 gallons of SAF annually.

August 20, 2024

FAA grants nearly $300m for SAF projects

The Federal Aviation Administration's Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) discretionary grant program is making investments to accelerate production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and the development of low-emission aviation technologies to support the U.S....

May 10, 2024

LanzaJet in $100m investment round

LanzaJet, the Illinois-based sustainable fuels technology and fuels company, is in a $100m investment round with commitments already made from brand name tech and airline majors, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren...

April 23, 2024

Microsoft invests in LanzaJet

LanzaJet, a sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, has received an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. The investment enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity...

January 24, 2024

LanzaJet starts production at Georgia SAF facility

LanzaJet has opened LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility. Located in Soperton, Georgia, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels represents one of the most...