Gevo Supplies Avfuel with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for Demonstration Event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

/EIN News/ -- ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) a leading renewable fuels and chemicals manufacturer, announced today it supplied sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support the Avfuel demonstration event to raise awareness on the viability and safety of SAF.

Scheduled for today and tomorrow, Avfuel will supply 7,300 gallons of ASTM D1655 standard SAF to fixed-based operator (FBO) Jackson Hole Aviation for operators flying to and from the airfield during the demonstration days.

“We're cheering on Avfuel, and the people who choose to buy Sustainable Aviation Fuels. It makes a difference. Demonstrations such as this help educate aircraft operators and owners that products exist that burn cleaner, reduce carbon emission and provide low carbon, high protein animal feed back into the food chain. Building awareness that owners and operators have the power to choose a product that makes a difference,” says Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer.

About Gevo
Gevo is a next generation “low-carbon” fuel company focused on the development and commercialization of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Low-carbon fuels reduce the carbon intensity, or the level of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to standard fossil-based fuels across their lifecycle. The most common low-carbon fuels are renewable fuels. Gevo is focused on the development and production of mainstream fuels like gasoline and jet fuel using renewable feedstocks that have the potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions at a meaningful scale and enhance agricultural production, including food and other related products. In addition to serving the low-carbon fuel markets, through Gevo’s technology, Gevo can also serve markets for the production of chemical intermediate products for solvents, plastics, and building block chemicals.  Learn more at our website: www.gevo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to a variety of matters, including, without limitation, statements related to Avfuel demonstration event and other statements that are not purely statements of historical fact.  These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Gevo and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Gevo undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Gevo believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Gevo in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gevo for the year ended December 31, 2017, as amended, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Gevo.

Investor and Media Contact Shawn M. Severson Integra Investor Relations +1 415-226-7747 gevo@integra-ir.com