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LanzaTech

Profitably recycling carbon — transforming pollution and formerly wasted carbon emissions into ethanol at industrial scale.

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Jennifer Holmgren

CEO at LanzaTech

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Employees 201–500
Headquarters United States
The world uses more than 91 million barrels of petroleum per day, yet 1.4 billion people still lack access to reliable energy, and CO2 levels continue to rise at a dangerous rate. LanzaTech helps solve these challenges through carbon capture and reuse technology. From waste industrial gases, to stranded methane, to waste forest biomass and municipal solid waste, LanzaTech utilizes a proprietary process to convert carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can then be transformed into aviation fuel or polyethylene (i.e. "plastic"). For emitters, this approach offers new revenue streams, or avoids the cost of potentially significant penalties for emissions. This enables industrial and GDP growth without adversely impacting the environment, while providing job security for those employed in industries where pollution has forced closures and job losses. The carbon-reducing capacity of each operational plant is the equivalent of removing 120,000 cars off the road annually and has a payback period of 2-3.5 years.

Notable Achievements

  • Secured over 1,000 patents
  • +100,000 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere
  • Already flying commercial passenger jets and making dresses and shoes out of recycled carbon

Currently Operating in 24 Regions

Press Mentions

June 27, 2024

LanzaTech and LanzaJet to convert waste, carbon, and renewable power to Sustainable Aviation Fuel - BioEnergytimes

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June 22, 2024

LanzaTech Increases Share Ownership Of LanzaJet

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June 20, 2024

LanzaTech Increases Share Ownership of LanzaJet

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May 9, 2024

LanzaTech Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Reiterates Full Year 2024 Outlook

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December 20, 2023

Leaders With Lacqua Goes Green: LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren

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December 13, 2023

Time named Skokie's LanzaTech's Holmgren to Climate 100

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