Twelve
Transforming Carbon
Twelve is a chemical technology company based in Berkeley, California, which has developed a technology to convert CO2 into profitable chemicals, such as plastics and transportation fuels. Eliminating carbon emissions, rather than adding more.
Twelve makes “CO2Made” chemicals, materials and fuels with their carbon transformation technology that replicates photosynthesis at industrial scale.
Just like a plant in nature, it transforms CO2 into useful products with just water and renewable energy as inputs, and producing only water and oxygen as outputs. No fossil fuels, no new emissions, no trade-offs.
They can make thousands of chemicals and fuel products from air that today are made from oil.
Carbon-based compounds are the foundation of our modern world. They fuel our lifestyles, from cars to aircraft, heating and lighting. Carbon-based materials give us our shoes and fashions, machines and devices.
And our carbon footprint.
The problem is, we get this carbon today from fossil fuels in the form of petrochemicals. Twelve has created an alternative to fossil fuels to make all these products, from CO2.
Twelve is now working with many of the world’s largest brands to replace the petrochemicals in their products and supply chains with “CO2Made” chemicals, materials and fuels, eliminating emissions from thousands of everyday products and accelerating the path to carbon zero.
Partners include Alaska Airlines, Microsoft, Pangaia, Tide, NASA and Daimler among others.
Twelve was originally launched under the name Obtainium in 2014, and later known as Opus 12. Twelve was officially founded in 2015 by Dr. Kendra Kuhl, Dr. Etosha Cave, and Nicholas Flanders.
Flanders describes the company’s technology as “industrial photosynthesis” to create jet fuel and diesel from carbon dioxide. Their technology has been shown to convert CO2 from raw biogas into carbon neutral methane.