Beginning in 2023, Infinium, a fuels technology company will begin powering Amazon’s transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels helping reduce carbon emissions by roughly 5 million miles of travel per year.
Infinium is striving to reduce the current 25% of all carbon emissions in the transportation sector worldwide by developing ultra-low carbon fuels that can be used to power cargo trucks, planes, and marine freight delivery.
The agreement is another step forward in Amazon’s commitment to transition its transportation network away from fossil fuels and deliver packages to customers in more sustainable ways.
Amazon plans to initially use the electrofuels in trucks in its middle mile fleet in Southern California, where the trucks are expected to help serve millions of customers.
Amazon’s middle mile fleet is responsible for moving customer orders from its vendors and fulfillment centers to its network of sortation and delivery stations.
Infinium plans to construct one of the world’s first electrofuels-production facilities in Texas, using green hydrogen made from renewable energy and carbon waste that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and the facility will utilise recycled carbon waste to produce the electrofuels.
Amazon previously invested in Infinium through The Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 billion venture fund that supports companies developing technologies, products, and services that help Amazon and others reach a net-zero carbon future.
Infinium CEO Robert Schuetzle says the agreement with Amazon to provide Infinium electrofuels for use in the company’s transportation network is a significant moment for all of us.
“Amazon has been working on electrofuels for over a decade, and we anticipate them to substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions (- GHG) than conventional fossil fuels.”
“Beginning next year, we will have the first fleet of Amazon trucks powered by electrofuels, which will signal a big change for the transportation sector as a whole,” says Schuetzle
Additionally, Amazon has also taken other significant steps toward net-zero carbon including:
- Signing an agreement with Plug Power to provide 10,950 tons of green hydrogen annually for its transportation and real estate activities to reduce carbon emissions.
- Ordering 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, marking the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles.
Infinium is also a great example of how Amazon invested in new climate innovation, and the company will soon use its technology to reduce its carbon emissions.
Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon by 2040 as part of “The Climate Pledge” and looks to continue taking real business action to decarbonize its operations.
