AliphaJet moves biofuels project to next stage

After successful demonstration of its catalytic process for making jet fuel, diesel and high octane gasoline from renewable energy sources AliphaJet is taking the project to the next level.

AliphaJet used plant oil and animal fat to produce its biofuels and is now launching a programme to build a demonstration scale facility with an annual capacity of 500,000 gallons a year, due for completion within a year. The company is seeking to raise $4.5 million (€3.6 million) to instigate the facility’s construction and operation.

The company has also joined the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA).

‘We feel the ABFA is the premier industry advocacy organisation for companies ready to commercialise the next generation of advanced biofuels,’ says AliphaJet CEO Jack Oswald. ‘As we begin the commercial scale-up phase we chose to join an organisation representing our industry’s interests and working to make sure we have a sound national energy policy that includes advanced biofuels.’