Cemvita Inc.

About Cemvita Inc.

We use CO2 to make Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for United Airlines.

Cemvita stands at the forefront of revolutionizing waste carbon utilization, crafting sustainable feedstocks through a cutting-edge closed-loop conversion process. Harnessing nature-inspired technology, Cemvita produces microbial oil, a vital component in the creation of eco-friendly fuels and chemicals, including the game-changing sustainable aviation fuel. Cemvita's groundbreaking approach seamlessly blends cost-effectiveness with a green touch.

Cemvita was founded in 2017 and is proudly based in the energy capital of the world—Houston, TX.

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BiotechnologyClimate ChangeCleantech & Renewable EnergyOil & GasMining & Geology

Team

Moji Karimi

Employee

Problem statement

The Energy Transition and Global Supply Chain needs more sustainable feedstocks, and we have an incredible amount of carbon sources undervalued and wasted. More specifically, today, only less than 1% of the flights are fueled by Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the bottleneck is the availability of feedstocks (soybean oil, used cooking oil, and animal fat).

Traction information

Cemvita has scale up a unique process for production of renewable feedstocks from carbon waste. We currently operate a 55,000 L capacity pilot plant. The produced microbial oil samples are currently being used to test the effectiveness for applications in SAF and other bio based oil applications. Cemvita plans to start engineering on its commercial demonstration plant in Q4 of 2023. Cemvita has also inked an offtake agreement with United Airlines to sell 1 billion gallons of SAF across 20 years:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230913981691/en/

Milestones

September 2022

United Offtake

United Signs Agreement to Buy Up To One Billion Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Cemvita. Cemvita designs synthetic microbes that have the potential to convert CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)-

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230913981691/en/United-Signs-Agreement-to-Buy-Up-To-One-Billion-Gallons-of-Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel-from-Cemvita/