First US Plant Making Jet Fuel From CO2 Opens in Moses Lake
The plant will supply commercial aviation fuel and E-Naphtha, with Alaska Airlines and Microsoft backing the project through a 2022 purchase commitment.
- On Wednesday, Twelve opened AirPlant One in Moses Lake, Washington, the first commercial-scale U.S. facility producing E-Jet fuel from CO2, renewable electricity, and water.
- Aviation contributes roughly 2.5% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, amounting to nearly 1 billion tonnes annually, driving demand for fuel made from captured carbon rather than crude oil or crops.
- Twelve's process uses renewable electricity and water to create drop-in fuel meeting ASTM certification standards for commercial aircraft. Alaska Airlines and Microsoft jointly committed in 2022 to purchase facility output, enabling financing and construction.
- Unlike volatile crude oil markets, Twelve offers airlines price predictability through long-term, electricity-based contracts, allowing carriers to lock in pricing for over a decade—a structural shift in managing fuel budgets.
- Beyond aviation, the plant produces E-Naphtha, a foundational building block for plastics and synthetic fibers, positioning the company to expand domestic production capacity as the United States grows its energy infrastructure.
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Twelve Opens America’s First Commercial E-Jet® Fuel Plant, Designed by Canadian Engineers
Calgary, Alberta, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Twelve officially opened AirPlant™ One in Moses Lake, WA, marking a significant milestone for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry: the first commercial-scale plant in the United States to produce E-Jet® SAF,…
First US plant making jet fuel from CO2 opens in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — AirPlant One in Moses Lake today held its ribbon cutting ceremony for the first commercial-scale U.S. facility to produce E-Jet fuel from carbon dioxide, renewable electricity and water.
This new factory just commercialized jet fuel made from CO2
At a sprawling new plant near farm fields in Washington State, CO2 is now being turned into jet fuel—and passenger flights will likely begin using it later this month. The facility, called AirPlant One, officially opened today. It belongs to Twelve, a startup that has spent the last decade developing the tech to convert CO2 into useful products. Now that’s beginning to happen at commercial scale. “You have a CO2 molecule going in at one end of t…
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