Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal resources to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuels in Georgia.
Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering two Federal grants through the Federal Aviation Administration to help accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), strengthen American energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sen. Ossoff is delivering $3,096,047 to LanzaJet, a sustainable aviation fuel producer, to support their new production facility in Soperton, Georgia, and help install new storage tanks, which are expected to help produce hundreds of thousands of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel annually.
Sen. Ossoff is also delivering $240,000 to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to strengthen the regional supply chains and infrastructure needed to deploy sustainable aviation fuels at the airport, the busiest in the world.
“I congratulate LanzaJet and the City of Atlanta on this new Federal funding and their innovative efforts to make aviation more sustainable,” Sen. Ossoff said. “Georgia should lead the nation in clean energy and renewable energy technology, and LanzaJet and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are a key part of that effort.”
“LanzaJet is grateful to be a recipient of a FAA FAST grant. Federal support for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) will be critical as we help to transform an 80+ year-old fossil fuel industry. SAF is the best opportunity aviation has to decarbonize and funding from this program helps advance the entire industry – providing an incredible opportunity to aviation, and to the farmers across America who are growing the feedstocks critical to supporting the SAF industry with feedstock and ethanol,” said Jimmy Samartzis, CEO of LanzaJet. “LanzaJet is leading the way with the world’s only ethanol-to-SAF plant in Soperton, GA. We thank Senators Warnock and Ossoff for co-sponsoring this legislation, ensuring the United States is poised to lead the way in SAF. Funding like this will be instrumental in achieving aviation’s net zero targets while also supporting domestic energy security and economic development by investing in rural communities across the country.”
“As the busiest airport in the world, we recognize the importance of advancing technology and sustainability initiatives,” said Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Interim General Manager Jan Lennon. “This grant will allow us to pursue initiatives in sustainable aviation fuel deployment at ATL to maintain our position as a leader in the industry.”
Sen. Ossoff continues working to strengthen American energy security and advance new aviation fuel technology.
Earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan Hydrogen Aviation Strategy Act became law to advance the study and development of hydrogen energy for use in aviation.
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