Infinium and Navigator CO2 Collaborate on eFuels Project in US Midwest

(Infinium/PR Newswire) Navigator to provide approximately 600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels -- Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO₂ ("Navigator") announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum (TPA) of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) from its Heartland Greenway system to a future Infinium facility for the production of electrofuels, also known as eFuels.

The Heartland Greenway Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project is one of the largest aggregations systems for biogenic CO₂ in development globally. The system will provide the infrastructure and network to connect industrial emitters of CO₂ to new and developing markets for their carbon, while ensuring project developers, like Infinium, have access to a diversified, consistent, and ratable CO₂ supply.

Infinium is developing next-generation fuels that will accelerate the market's progress toward achieving climate goals during the ongoing energy transition. Infinium eFuels are created using CO₂ that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and renewable power-derived green hydrogen. Ultra-low carbon eFuels contain no sulfur and are cleaner burning than petroleum-based fuels.

"We are committed to delivering long-term, sustainable decarbonization solutions from our growing Heartland Greenway platform, and it's exciting to see Infinium's innovative approach to leverage carbon," said Navigator CEO Matt Vining. "This agreement serves as a great example of how we help our partners optimize their carbon usage and minimize emissions while maximizing value."

Infinium eSAF and Infinium eDiesel can be used in today's planes, ships, and trucks as an immediate replacement for petroleum jet and diesel fuels without modifications to engines or distribution infrastructure. Infinium eNaphtha can be used to produce gasoline fuel alternatives as well as replace petroleum-derived naphtha in chemical and industrial processes for the creation of goods like plastics and solvents.

"The demand for eFuels as a climate-friendly alternative to petroleum-derived products continues to grow from both the heavy transit and the chemicals sectors," said Robert Schuetzle, CEO at Infinium. "Partnerships like this with Navigator are essential to growing our capacity with access to multiple connected CO₂sources as we scale eFuels production globally."

Infinium has over a dozen projects in various phases of development across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Infinium is an electrofuels provider on a mission to decarbonize the world. Electrofuels are a new class of synthetic fuels made using renewable power and waste carbon dioxide, not petroleum or resources needed to produce food. Infinium electrofuels can be dropped into existing trucks, planes and ships, significantly reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions compared to fossil-based fuels. In addition to helping the transport industry meet carbon reduction goals, Infinium electrofuels are a lower carbon alternative for chemical processing, including plastics production. Learn why Amazon and other leading cleantech investors have chosen Infinium at www.infiniumco.com.

Navigator CO₂ is a company developed and managed by the Navigator Energy Services management team with over 200 years of collective industry experience. The company specializes in CCUS, and the management team has safely constructed and operated over 1,300 miles of new infrastructure since 2012. The company is committed to building and operating its projects to meet and exceed safety requirements while minimizing the collective impact on the environment, landowners, and the public during construction and ongoing operations. Navigator CO₂ is headquartered in Omaha, NE, at 13333 California St., Suite 202. For more information, visit: navigatorco2.com or heartlandgreenway.com and visit us on Facebook and Twitter. READ MORE

Excerpt from The Gazette: Navigator has said it would sequester 7 million to 8 million metric tons of CO2 a year when the pipeline becomes operational and up to 15 million tons a year at full capacity. The 600,000 tons proposed for Infinium is about 8.5 percent of the early totals.

Navigator’s announcement Thursday is the second in a week about a CO2 pipeline company planning to use some of the CO2 for another purpose, rather than sequestering it all underground.

Iowa-based Summit Agricultural and Honeywell are partnering to build the world's largest plant producing ethanol-based aviation fuel — a project that is likely to become a $1 billion facility and is expected to open in 2025.

The sustainable aviation fuel — or, SAF — plant would be built on the Gulf Coast, where there would be access to CO2 from Summit’s ethanol plant in Brazil, as well as other locations, according to news reports.

While the federal government provides an $85 tax credit for each ton of CO2 permanently stored underground, there are other tax credits for reducing emissions from fuel production that don’t require sequestration. That opens up the possibility of using the CO2 captured at ethanol plants for other industrial purposes, such as making electrofuels. READ MORE

Excerpt from Fuels Market News: Electrofuels provider Infinium has manufactured a ton of its proprietary, patented CO2 conversion catalyst at its facility in West Sacramento, California. The Infinium catalyst is a critical component in the creation of electrofuels (eFuels), a new class of synthetic fuels that replaces carbon-intensive petroleum-based products.

Infinium eFuels are made from renewable power derived green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide in a proprietary process. The novel catalyst facilitates the chemical reaction in that process that ultimately results in liquid eFuels.

Infinium previously announced that in 2023, it will begin delivering eFuels from its plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Amazon to help decarbonize its middle mile trucking fleet.

As both a technology innovator and a project developer, Infinium has autonomous control of the eFuels production process from start to finish. Having control of both core technology and project development is unique in the rapidly developing eFuels industry.

“From the beginning, we have been developing projects based on our own proprietary technology which increases our efficiency and reduces our costs,” said Robert Schuetzle, CEO at Infinium. “Catalyst production at scale in our own facility is an important milestone in our journey to delivering commercial volumes of eFuels in 2023 and beyond.” READ MORE