DOD awards Air Company $65M contract to accelerate SAF production from CO2

In California, reduce logistical challenges and meet the Military Services’ climate action goals, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) partnered with the United States Air Force (USAF), the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF), along with support from the Department of Energy (DoE) and the U.S. Army’s Office of the Chief of Engineers —awarding a contract with a $65 million ceiling to Air Company. The award funds Project SynCE (Synthetic Fuels for the Contested Environment), which aims to create fuel from the atmosphere’s most abundant pollutant, carbon dioxide (CO2.) Air Company’s system mimics photosynthesis to convert CO2 from sustainable feedstocks into Sustainable Aviation Fuel or “SAF” that is carbon-negative in its production.