Zero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (“Toshiba”) to jointly explore the development of an integrated process between Toshiba’s proprietary CO2 electrolysis technology, C2One™ and Zero’s proprietary fuel synthesis process Direct FT® process – in the pursuit of sustainable fuel manufacture at hyperscale.
A successful exploration and integration of technologies could result in a collaborative demonstration – with a view to further exploring how the expertise of both Toshiba and Zero can be harnessed to create industry leading synthetic fuels, at a significant cost advantage to industry alternatives.
Zero and Toshiba recognise one another as driving forces within their respective technologies. Toshiba is emerging as a key player in the development of CO2 electrolysis; which enables the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO).
Zero’s game-changing Direct FT® technology converts carbon monoxide and hydrogen into 100% synthetic fuels, and renewable chemicals. It is a one-of-a-kind process that has already resulted in the production of replica synthetic gasoline and jet fuel both with 100% drop in capability.
The combination of the two technologies potentially represents a pathway to accelerate the adoption of e-fuels, by further reducing their cost of production towards, and eventually below the cost of fossil fuels.
The signed MOU will seek to combine the respective expertise of both parties, each sharing their knowledge and dedication in an effort to progress both the efficiency and deployment of synthetic fuel technology.
About Toshiba Energy Systems
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, handles Toshiba Group’s energy businesses. With its long experience and expertise in a wide range of power generation and transmission systems, and in energy management technologies, the company delivers innovative, reliable, and efficient energy solutions across the globe.
About Zero Petroleum
ZERO. FUEL REINVENTED. Zero Petroleum (“Zero”) is a breakthrough energy company that develops and manufactures whole-blend synthetic, non-biological fuels – gasoline, diesel and jet fuel – in a completely fossil-free process, using just carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen from water. Zero’s proprietary DirectFT® fuel synthesis process has demonstrated industry-leading fuel quality and production efficiency. Synthetic fuels (e-fuels, electrofuels, PtL, eSAF) are fully sustainable and circular in material, they retain the critical energy density of liquid fuels, and they can be manufactured at unlimited scale, therefore providing the only solution to the total de-fossilization of the majority of transport sectors including aviation, heavy transport, marine and agriculture. Founded by Formula 1® legend Paddy Lowe, Zero has performance in its DNA and is leading change within the sport as an Official Partner of Stake F1® Team Kick Sauber. Zero recently opened the world’s first fully featured synthetic fuel plant (Plant Zero.1) near Oxford, UK and has plans to build a commercial-scale plant which is to begin production in 2026.