We are fortunate to work with great people working on important issues. This week we thought we would share a little bit of the media coverage they have received this week and continue to celebrate the collaborations they are a part of and the work they are doing.
LanzaTech
LanzaTech harnesses the power of biology and big data to create climate-safe materials and fuels. With expertise in Synthetic biology, bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning coupled with engineering, LanzaTech has created a platform that converts waste carbon into new everyday products that would otherwise come from virgin fossil resources. LanzaTech’s first commercial-scale gas fermentation plant has produced over 20M gallons of ethanol which is the equivalent of keeping over 120,000 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. Additional plants are under construction globally. LanzaTech is based in Illinois, USA, and employs more than 200 people. This week LanzaTech was named among other companies, that were shortlisted for funding through The Department for Transport Green Fuels, Green Skies competition, in the United Kingdom, to advance the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Announced as part of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan, the Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition will support eight companies as they pioneer new technologies, converting materials such as household waste, alcohol, carbon from the atmosphere, and sewage into SAF offering emissions savings of more than 70% compared to the use of conventional fossil jet fuel. LanzaTech also received additional media attention from an announcement with lululemon.
DfT Announcement
Renewable Energy Magazine: UK Government announces eight companies selected for Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition
teesbusiness.co.uk: Tees firm part of British Airways collaboration to launch government green fuel tech
Bioenergy International: UK Department for Transport reveals "Green Fuels, Green Skies" shortlistgasworld magazine: Carbon Engineering, LanzaTech aim to produce more than 100 million litres of SAF from CO2
ALN News: Ocho proyectos de descarbonización de la aviación son seleccionados en el Reino Unido para su financiación
Fly News Magazine: British Airways en el proyecto británico de descarbonización de la aviación - Fly NewsBiomass Magazine: Carbon Engineering, LanzaTech partner on SAF @BiomassMagazine
Biodiesel Magazine: Carbon Engineering, LanzaTech partner on SAF @BiodieselMag
Advance: UK Government makes SAF funding commitmentsBiodiesel Magazine: UK shortlists 8 companies to receive funds under SAF competition @BiodieselMag
Renewable Energy Magazine: UK Government announces eight companies selected for Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition
Bioenergy International: UK Department for Transport reveals "Green Fuels, Green Skies" shortlistAirport Technology: Projects backed by British Airways get shortlisted for government funding
britishairways.com: BRITISH AIRWAYS AND PARTNERS SHORTLISTED FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR FOUR GROUND-BREAKING PROJECTS TO DECARBONISE AVIATION
Edie.net: UK Government mulls sustainable aviation fuel mandate as £15m pledged for waste-to-jet-fuel plants
Materials Recycling World: Projects funded to turn wastes into jet fuel
carbonengineering.com: Carbon Engineering and LanzaTech partner to advance jet fuel made from air
World Airline News: British Airways and partners shortlisted for UK government funding to decarbonize aviation
BusinessLive: South Humber Bank's green jet fuel refinery shortlisted for government cash
lululemon Announcement
Materials Recycling World: Projects funded to turn wastes into jet fuel
GreenBiz: Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric
Fibre2fashion: US' LanzaTech, Lululemon to make yarn from recycled carbon emissions
Fashion Network France: Le curieux destin d'une cellule de rose, ou les biotechnologies à l'appui des cosmétiquesTEXtalks: Lululemon fabric produced using recycled carbon emissions
Waste Management World: Lululemon plans to recycle carbon emissions into fabric
Fashion Network France: Le curieux destin d'une cellule de rose, ou les biotechnologies à l'appui des cosmétiques
Other mentions
MindBodyGreen: Earth Overshoot Day Looms: Here Are 8 Companies Fighting To Push It
Forbes Italia: "Spirito di condivisione e attitudine all'ascolto": la leadership secondo Giuseppina Violante di Coty
Tank Town Media: Fortera Appoints Eric Olsen and Jim Messina to Board of Directors
Green Chemicals Blog: Agile BioFoundry Selects New Biotech Collaborations - Green Chemicals Blog
Forbes: In Latest Win For The Bio-Economy, Genomatica Raises $118 Million Led By Novo Holdings
Premium Beauty News: Cellules de rose et plancton thermal : la biotech au service des cosmétiques
Laminute Info: Le curieux destin d'une cellule de rose, ou les biotechnologies à l'appui des cosmétiques
L'Express: Le curieux destin d'une cellule de rose, ou les biotechnologies à l'appui des cosmétiques
New Zealand Herald: Power List: New Zealand's top 20 most influential venture capitalists
GreenBiz: Episode 277: Talent wars, women leaders on mentoring | Greenbiz
LanzaJet
Launched in June 2020, by a carbon recycling company, LanzaTech (another North Coast Strategies client); LanzaJet, Inc., will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for a sector requiring climate-friendly fuel options as it starts to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. With its approach to the commercialization of SAF, LanzaJet is creating regional jobs while enabling global decarbonization of the aviation sector. The LanzaJet process can use any source of sustainable ethanol for jet fuel production, including, but not limited to, ethanol made from recycled pollution, the core application of LanzaTech’s carbon recycling platform. Commercialization of this process, called Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) has been years in the making, starting with the partnership between LanzaTech and the U.S Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). PNNL developed a unique catalytic process to upgrade ethanol to alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK) which LanzaTech took from the laboratory to pilot scale. The first ATJ plant (38M liters per year) will be located in Soperton Georgia, USA, and is planned for start-up in 2022. This week LanzaJet, along with British Airways and Nova Pangaea Technologies, was awarded funds from the UK's Department for Transport Green Fuels, Green Skies competition for Project Speedbird, to develop the first SAF production facility in the UK, converting wood waste to sustainable aviation fuel.
Fly News Magazine: British Airways en el proyecto británico de descarbonización de la aviación - Fly News
Biofuels International: BA, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea complete green competition hat-trick
Bioenergy International: UK Department for Transport reveals "Green Fuels, Green Skies" shortlist
teesbusiness.co.uk: Tees firm part of British Airways collaboration to launch government green fuel tech
Materials Recycling World: Projects funded to turn wastes into jet fuel
BusinessGreen: Government eyes low carbon fuels mandate for UK aviation sector
Airport Technology: Projects backed by British Airways get shortlisted for government funding
Biodiesel Magazine: UK Shortlists 8 Companies to Receive FUnds under SAF Competition
UK DfT: Green Fuels, Green Skies Competition: shortlisted...
Insider Media: Nova Pangaea Project Shortlisted for Funding
Materials Recycling World - Projects funded to turn wastes into Jet Fuel
Biodiesel Magazine: Carbon Engineering, LanzaTech partner on SAF @BiodieselMag
Biomass Magazine: Carbon Engineering, LanzaTech partner on SAF @BiomassMagazine
Biomass Magazine: UK shortlists 8 companies to receive funds under SAF competition @BiomassMagazine
Britishairways.com: BRITISH AIRWAYS AND PARTNERS SHORTLISTED FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR FOUR GROUND-BREAKING PROJECTS TO DECARBONISE AVIATION
World Airline News: British Airways and partners shortlisted for UK government funding to decarbonize aviation
BusinessLive: South Humber Bank's green jet fuel refinery shortlisted for government cash
GreenBiz: Episode 277: Talent wars, women leaders on mentoring | Greenbiz
Fermata Energy
Fermata Energy’s turnkey V2X system makes it possible for EVs to combat climate change, increase energy resilience, and reduce energy costs. This week we announced that Marty Weiner Marty Weiner, a founding architect, and engineer of Pinterest and first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Reddit, has joined the Advisory Board of Fermata Energy. We also announced Scott Brierley has joined Fermata as Director of Automotive and Strategic Partnerships. Most recently, Scott led Nissan’s V2X bidirectional charging initiative in North America. Verizon also announced results from Fermata’s participation in Newlab which the media was catching up to and the City of Boulder was celebrating winning the Smart Cities Award in part due to Fermata Energy’s V2G technology and hardware.