We agree with climate experts: zero emissions now, carbon removal next.
Feather is building a series of community-owned projects which will pull carbon dioxide from the sky and transform it into a circular, carbon-neutral jet fuel. As the aviation industry transitions to batteries and hydrogen, we will shift to pure green H2 production and permanent geologic sequestration of CO2. At its first Hawaii plant, Feather will permanently remove 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere by the end of the century.
The Problem
Long-distance air travel is difficult to decarbonize
We have a short decade to solve this problem
Vehicle fleets and logistics networks are slow to changeover
CORSIA treaty requires carbon-neutral growth by 2026
Our Solution
Pull CO2 from the sky and recycle it into a sustainable aviation fuel
Treat CO2 as an asset which can be reused in a circular manner
By mid-century, sequester the CO2 permanently
Utilize a modular plant design for easy scaling and expansion
Design the enterprise with a layer of local ownership and strong worker protections
How it Works
Direct Air Capture modules pull carbon dioxide from the air
Using an electric current, water is electrolyzed to produce hydrogen and oxygen (which can be used in our hospitals)
CO2 is reduced to CO using Reverse-Water Gas Shift
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis combines CO and H2 to form kerosene and a range of additional hydrocarbons
The fuel is sent to the airport using existing pipelines
Fuels are used by vehicles; CO2 is emitted into atmosphere, and then recaptured using our Direct Air Capture modules
The entire process is powered using a new renewable energy source
Thinking ahead to permanent geological sequestration
We project that by mid-century, jet travel will utilize hydrogen fuels. We’ll be able to supply millions of tons of hydrogen to the new aircraft. And our Direct Air Capture modules can be used to sequester carbon dioxide in geologic basalt formations, similar to what’s being done in Iceland today. This allows for permanent capture of CO2 and a possible reversal of climate change.
A slurry of water and CO2, when injected into basalt rock formations (left), hardens and crystalizes (right).
Communities should benefit from this transition
Feather Fuels is a project of Shake Energy Collaborative, a woman-owned public-benefit corporation, and LIMA Community Development Cooperative.
Shake empowers communities to creatively envision renewable energy infrastructure for their own neighborhood using our unique co-design process. Learn about our work on Molokai, in Maili, and more.
LIMA is a community development cooperative which brings community ownership, indigenous engineering and science, and grassroots design to major portions of Hawaii's economy, beginning with energy and climate repair.