CleanJoule
Americas
Salt Lake City
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2009
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series A
Keywords:
fermentation, SAF, biofuels
BUSINESS
CleanJoule is a Salt Lake City-based company founded in 2009 developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from agricultural biomass residues.They are building a demonstration manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City, entered ASTM certification for their CycloSAF™ fuel in 2024, and also launched SpaceSAF™ as a drop-in replacement for RP-1 rocket propellant.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; Salt Lake City company (2009) combining biological fermentation of biomass/waste sugars with downstream catalytic upgrading to produce sustainable aviation and rocket fuel.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Fermentation + catalysis
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
CycloSAF (10% higher energy density than Jet A); bio-based rocket fuel