France-headed, Haffner Energy SA, a solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider, Haffner Energy SA, US-headed LanzaTech Global Inc., a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and compatriot LanzaJet Inc., a leading ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, have announced that they are working together to explore joint biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain.
According to a statement, the three companies are exploring SAF production opportunities, including the development of commercial plants, joint technology licenses, offtake opportunities as they become available, and funding support and/or investment in specific SAF projects.
The three companies together demonstrate the type of partnership and technology alignment this industry will need to be successful in meeting the global demands of aviation. CirculAir, the joint product between LanzaJet and LanzaTech, brings together our proprietary technologies to create low-carbon SAF from a variety of feedstocks, including discreet biomass sources. The technology developed by Haffner Energy further opens new opportunities for additional SAF production because it is biomass-agnostic, said Jimmy Samartzis, CEO at LanzaJet.
Haffner Energy relies on its over 30 years of experience to design, manufacture, supply, license, and operate proprietary disruptive clean fuel solutions using all types of biomass residues wet or dry, including agricultural and municipal waste.
LanzaJet has a leading, exclusive, and patented Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technology, and is backed by global airport operator group Aéroports de Paris (ADP), British Airways, Airbus, Southwest Airlines, and Microsoft, among others.
In 2024 LanzaJet was named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list and opened the world’s first commercial-scale AtJ plant in the United States.
Opening for biomass- and waste-derived ethanol
LanzaTech is a proven leader in commercial-scale carbon management solutions, with operations worldwide that transform waste carbon into valuable raw materials, such as ethanol.
Ethanol is the essential input required to produce SAF through the AtJ pathway. LanzaTech’s waste-based ethanol provides a tremendous resource for the scalability of the AtJ pathway and CirculAir, the initiative unveiled last year by LanzaTech and LanzaJet, formally brings together both companies’ technologies into one integrated solution to take advantage of the immense opportunity to use waste-based feedstocks for SAF production.
LanzaTech’s extensive experience using synthetic gas (syngas) as a feedstock to produce ethanol coupled with the proven flexibility of Haffner Energy’s proprietary technology to use a wide array of biomass residues to produce syngas, creates a strong foundation upon which to connect LanzaJet’s AtJ technology.
We are excited to team up with LanzaTech and LanzaJet to develop our first SAF projects together. We’re confident that CirculAir is an exciting pathway, and we look forward to growing our global pipeline together thanks to our combined technologies, said Philippe Haffner, Co-Founder and CEO of Haffner Energy.
Combining the three companies’ technology unlocks a compelling pipeline of opportunities to develop and build multiple profitable projects together.
The powerful combination of CirculAir and Haffner Energy’s technologies widens the range of waste-based feedstocks able to be used to meet growing SAF demand. Together, our technologies and teaming can drive innovation and economic growth through advanced technology. This partnership is about more than just fuel production; it’s about creating well-paid jobs in rural areas, generating additional value from agricultural and forestry waste, and building new refineries that can bolster local economies, said Dr Jennifer Holmgren, Chair and CEO of LanzaTech, and Board Chair of LanzaJet.