Twelve, the carbon transformation company that converts captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals, fuels, and other essential products typically made from fossil fuels, today announced $645 million in funding. This raise is a strategic mix of capital which includes $400 million in project equity led by TPG Rise Climate, $200 million in Series C financing, and an additional $45 million in credit facilities from leading funders in the renewable energy sector marking this as one of the largest financing rounds to date in the e-fuels space.
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The funding accelerates Twelve’s goals of defossilizing manufacturing processes, focusing first on emissions generated by aviation. This includes the completion of AirPlant One, Twelve’s inaugural sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant located in Moses Lake, Washington, which is expected to begin production in 2025. AirPlant One is the first of many facilities throughout the country to make E-Jet® fuel, using the company’s patented technology to produce SAF derived from biogenic CO2, water, and renewable energy sources which achieves lifecycle emissions up to 90% lower than conventional fossil jet fuel.
TPG Rise Climate has committed up to $400 million in project equity financing to support the development of future AirPlants, which will supply Twelve’s E-Jet fuel to customers like Alaska Airlines and International Aviation Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways. Launched in 2021, TPG Rise Climate is a $7.3 billion climate impact fund by alternative asset manager TPG’s global impact investing platform.
In addition to project equity financing, TPG is leading Twelve’s Series C round alongside Capricorn Investment Group and Pulse Fund. Twelve has raised approximately $200 million with Fifth Wall, northstar.vc, TGVP, Alaska Airlines’ investment arm Alaska Star Ventures, and existing investors, such as Series B lead investor DCVC, Munich Re Ventures, Emerson Collective, and others.
Most recently, Twelve also raised $45 million in total loans across two lenders. Clean energy investment firm Fundamental Renewables provided a $25 million construction loan, and multinational bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation closed a $20 million green loan in support of Twelve’s carbon transformation technology.
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