Jet Zero Australia licenses LanzaJet technology for Project Ulysses

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd announced the execution of a first-of-a-kind License and Engineering Agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet).

The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses, a North Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project using LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology, that converts the bioethanol into SAF and renewable diesel. The project is the first LanzaJet ethanol to SAF plant in the country and will help position Australia as a leader in sustainable aviation.

Project Ulysses is poised to revolutionize the aviation industry by converting agricultural by-products sourced from sustainable origins into 102 million liters of SAF annually – that’s the equivalent amount of SAF production, which on a maximum blend, could meet the annual jet fuel demands for Cairns and Townsville Airports. Furthermore, the SAF produced at the facility has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions on commercial flights by approximately 70% on a net lifecycle basis, relative to traditional fossil-based jet fuel.