LanzaJet and LanzaTech push ahead with SAF production in New Zealand

New Zealand is one step closer to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
LanzaJet and LanzaTech have been selected by Air New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to support the second stage of a study to determine commercial viability and sustainability of domestic SAF production in New Zealand.
With support from Z Energy NZ, the study will explore the use of domestic New Zealand waste products to produce SAF, including forestry waste and landfill waste.
LanzaTech will transform the waste raw materials into low-carbon ethanol through its commercially deployed gas fermentation technology, and LanzaJet will convert ethanol into SAF with its proven and scaled-up Alcohol-to-Jet technology.
“The sustainable fuels industry enables countries to gain energy independence with domestic production of fuels alongside infrastructure and economic development, while having a positive benefit on climate change – and that’s what we’re enabling in New Zealand,” said Jimmy Samartzis, Founding CEO of LanzaJet.
“We are eager to begin working with Air New Zealand and the New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation, and Employment to demonstrate the feasibility of SAF production in New Zealand.”