"The Energy transition is not a nice to have, it's a must have"

LanzaTech co-founder Dr Sean Simpson talks about the need for large scale energy transition.

Dr Simpson, who served as LanzaTech chief scientific officer for many years and these days continues as a strategic advisor, says there is still much to learn about the use of carbon feedstocks in gas fermentation, but he is confident the company is on the right track.

LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology takes above-ground waste streams from heavy emitters and uses them as a feedstock for specially engineered bacteria that ferments the emissions into ethanol and other handy chemicals.

He says leaning on the expertise of researchers at UQ’s BioHub will help LanzaTech embed gas fermentation as a standard practice in the industrial landscape and create a true circular economy – as well as address the most pressing issue of our time.