The DAC-to-Fuel Race Is On: AirCo Gets $15M for Military CO₂ Modules, Prometheus Unveils Electrochemical Kerosene
Making fuel from thin air used to be a chemistry demo. Now it’s a military procurement program. C&EN reports that two startups — AirCo (formerly Air Company) and Prometheus Fuels — are both expanding their CO₂-to-fuel operations, each with a very different playbook. AirCo: Fuel for the Frontlines AirCo has secured $15 million in US Air Force funding to build containerized, deployable fuel reactors. The concept: shipping-container-sized modules that capture CO₂ from ambient air, combine it with hydrogen, and produce jet fuel on-site. ...