US Energy Department to invest 14 M$ in a LanzaTech’s integrated biorefinery project
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
The US Energy Department has announced a 14 M$
investment in the development of LanzaTech’s
integrated biorefinery project in Soperton (Georgia).
Press release: “Energy Department Announces $14M Investment
in Demonstration-Scale Integrated Biorefineries”, 31/10/2019.
Figure 1. Alcohol-to-jet production units at
LanzaTech Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton
This investment, continuation of a previous
fund granted after a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) selection process,
is being negotiated with LanzaTech. The Energy Department released the Project
Development for Pilot and Demonstration Scale Manufacturing of Biofuels,
Bioproducts, and Biopower (PD2B3) FOA in 2015 and selected six projects in 2016
to plan and design integrated biorefineries (2 at demo-scale and 4 at
pilot-scale). The project leaded by LanzaTech received 4 M$.
Follow the link for more information: “DOE
to fund six biorefinery projects at pilot/demo scale”, 9/1/2017.
In their original proposal, LanzaTech brought
together a large team to design, construct and operate an integrated
demonstration-scale biorefinery to use industrial waste gases and other gas
sources to produce up to 3 million gallons per year of low-carbon jet and
diesel fuels. LanzaTech and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have
already proven the viability of this renewable jet fuel production technology.
Follow the link for more information: “Alcohol-To-Fuel”,
2/7/2018.