# Twelve

> Twelve is a carbon transformation company that uses an electrochemical reactor to turn captured CO2, water, and renewable electricity into the same chemicals and fuels usually drilled out of the ground - including E-Jet, a drop-in sustainable aviation fuel. Founded by Stanford-trained electrochemists, it is building the first industrial-scale CO2 electrolyzer plant in Moses Lake, Washington.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Nicholas Flanders (Co-founder & CEO), Etosha Cave (Co-founder & Chief Science Officer), Kendra Kuhl (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~270 employees
- **Products:** E-Jet Fuel, CO2Made Materials, Twelve CO2 Electrolyzer
- **Notable:** Built the world's first industrial-scale CO2 electrolyzer plant (Moses Lake, WA)., Produced the first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 in 2023., MIT Technology Review '15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch' (2023).

## Products & services

- **E-Jet Fuel** — Drop-in sustainable aviation fuel made from CO2, water and renewable electricity, designed to replace fossil jet fuel without modification to aircraft.
- **CO2Made Materials** — Branded materials and chemicals - polymers, sunglasses, car parts, surfactants - produced from recycled CO2.
- **Twelve CO2 Electrolyzer** — Proprietary modular reactor that splits CO2 and water into syngas using catalysts and renewable electricity. The core technology behind every Twelve product.

## Achievements

- Built the world's first industrial-scale CO2 electrolyzer plant (Moses Lake, WA).
- Produced the first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 in 2023.
- MIT Technology Review '15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch' (2023).
- Reached unicorn status in 2024 with $645M financing led by TPG Rise Climate.
- Certified B Corporation.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Closed $645M financing led by TPG Rise Climate ($400M project equity + $200M Series C + $45M credit).
- **2023-07** — Broke ground on first commercial-scale plant for CO2-derived sustainable aviation fuel in Moses Lake, Washington.
- **2022-08** — Announced collaboration with Alaska Airlines and Microsoft to advance E-Jet SAF.
- **2025-05** — United Airlines invested in Twelve, expanding airline backing for power-to-liquid fuels.

## Links

- Website: https://www.twelve.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twelveco2
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/twelve_co2
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Twelveco2
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twelve.co2/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/opus12co2

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Last updated: 2026-05-23