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As of August 9, 2023,
GEVO, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
GEVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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Restricted cash |
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Operating right-of-use assets |
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Loans payable |
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Loans payable |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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Project development costs |
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Net loss |
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted |
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities | 4 |
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Comprehensive loss |
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)
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Balance, March 31, 2023 |
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Non-cash stock-based compensation |
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Stock-based awards and related share issuances, net |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Balance, June 30, 2023 |
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Balance, March 31, 2022 |
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Issuance of common stock and common stock warrants, net of issuance costs |
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Non-cash stock-based compensation |
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Stock-based awards and related share issuances, net | | | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
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Net loss |
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Balance, June 30, 2022 |
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Stock-based awards and related share issuances, net |
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Issuance of common stock and common stock warrants, net of issuance costs | 18 | | | | — | — | | ||||||||||||
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets, deposits and other assets |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and non-current liabilities |
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Acquisition of patent portfolio |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock and common stock warrants |
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Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
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Payment of finance lease liabilities |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash and non-cash investing and financing transactions | 2023 |
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Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | | $ | | ||
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Non-cash purchase of property, plant and equipment | $ | | $ | |
See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1. | Nature of Business, Financial Condition and Basis of Presentation |
Nature of business.
Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEVO) (“Gevo”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company,” which, unless otherwise indicated, refers to Gevo, Inc. and its subsidiaries), a Delaware corporation founded in 2005, is a growth-oriented company with the mission of solving greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions for those sectors of the transportation industry that are not amenable to electrification or hydrogen.
The Company is focused on transforming renewable energy into energy-dense liquid drop-in hydrocarbons that can be used as renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) and other fuels and chemicals, with the potential to achieve a “net-zero” GHG, or even carbon negative footprint measured by the Argonne National Laboratory’s GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) model (the “GREET Model”) to measure, predict and verify GHG emissions across the life-cycle. Our “net-zero” concept means production of drop-in hydrocarbon fuels by using sustainably grown feedstocks (e.g., low till, no-till and dry corn cultivation), renewable and substantially decarbonized energy sources, resulting in a net-zero carbon footprint from the full life cycle of the fuel measured from the capture of renewable carbon through the burning of the fuel.
Gevo’s primary market focus, given current demand and growing customer interest, is SAF. The Company believes it also has commercial opportunities for other renewable hydrocarbon products, such as (i) renewable natural gas, also known as biogas (“RNG”), (ii) hydrocarbons for gasoline blendstocks and diesel fuel, and (iii) plastics, materials and other chemicals. We are engaged in technology, process and intellectual property development targeted to large scale deployment of net-zero hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals. We are developing the marketplace and customers for SAF and other related products. We also are engaged as a developer and enabler/licensor for large scale commercial production, and we expect to be a co-investor on certain projects. Gevo’s business model is that of a developer of projects, a licensor, process technology developer, and operator of certain assets in the future.
Net-Zero Projects
In early 2021, we announced our proprietary “Net-Zero Projects” that we developed and engineered as a series of planned facilities to produce energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and our proprietary technology. Our Net-Zero Projects will convert renewable energy (e.g., photosynthetic, wind, RNG) from a variety of sources into energy dense liquid hydrocarbons that, when burned in traditional engines, has the potential to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the whole lifecycle of the liquid fuel: from the way carbon is captured from the atmosphere, processed to make liquid fuel products, and burned as a fuel for planes, cars, trucks, and ships. Gevo has engineered, developed, and owns our Net-Zero plant designs, and the overall Gevo Net-Zero process (i.e., the process to enable carbon-negative olefins, and hydrocarbon fuels with an anticipated net-zero or better carbon footprint measured across the lifecycle of the whole processes). The proprietary Gevo Net-Zero processes and plant designs are based upon the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols, then the conversion of the alcohols to olefins (i.e., building blocks for chemicals, plastics, and fuels), and then the conversion of the olefins into fuels, all optimized and integrated to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint. We’ve taken what we believe are the best of proven unit operations from the fermentation and petrochemical industry. In the fermentation section of our plant design, we work with Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC and PRAJ Industries Limited (“PRAJ”), as well as other suppliers of unit operations, and using Axens North America, Inc. (“Axens”) as the unit operation technology supplier for producing olefins and fuels. Gevo has developed and owns the overall proprietary plant designs, engineering details, integration technologies, and has filed patents on several process improvements.
In November 2021, Gevo entered into an agreement to exclusively utilize Axens’ technology for isobutanol conversion into hydrocarbons. In February of 2022, Gevo and Axens entered into a second exclusive agreement to specifically cover the process steps for ethanol to finished jet fuel.
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Our initial Net-Zero Project, Net-Zero 1 (“NZ1”), is expected to be located in Lake Preston, South Dakota, and is being currently designed to produce approximately
We also are developing other commercial production projects for SAF at other locations in the United States where we expect to use our Net-Zero plant designs based on work done for NZ1 at Lake Preston. Gevo expects to play the role of project developer, plant design and technology licensor, and investor, based on traditional developer business models where the developer gets a partial ownership stake for developing the project. We may also co-invest in projects to increase our equity ownership in those projects.
Renewable Natural Gas Facilities
Gevo’s RNG facilities in Northwest Iowa (“NW Iowa RNG”) are owned by Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC, and produce RNG captured from dairy cow manure. The manure is supplied by
Luverne Facility
Gevo’s development plant in Luverne, Minnesota (the “Luverne Facility”) was originally constructed in 1998 and is located on approximately
Basis of presentation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) along with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. Accordingly, they do not include the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for the six months ended, June 30, 2023, and are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included under the heading “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The financial statements at December 31, 2022, have been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. For further information, refer to our audited financial statements and notes thereto included for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”).
Reclassifications. The Company reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassifications included the categorization of depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and had no impact on total revenues, total operating expenses, net loss or stockholders’ equity for any period.
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2. | Revenues from Contracts with Customers and Other Revenues |
RNG Revenue
The Company’s revenues are primarily comprised of the sale of RNG and related environmental attributes produced at the NW Iowa RNG facility under long-term contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the Company transfers the product to its customer. The customer obtains control of the product upon RNG delivery into gas pipeline system, whereas the title and control for the environmental attributes are transferred to the customer subsequent to the issuance of such attributes by the relevant regulatory agency. The Company generally has a single performance obligation in our arrangements with customers. The Company’s performance obligation related to the sales of RNG and related environmental attributes are satisfied at a point in time upon delivery to the customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring its products. There is
Licensing and Development Revenue
The Company’s licensing and development revenue is related to a joint development agreement with LG Chem, Ltd. ("LG Chem") to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins ("ETO") technology. As the contractually promised intellectual properties (“IP”) are not individually distinct, the Company combined each individual IP noted in the contract into a bundle of IP (“IP Rights”) that is distinct and accounted for all of the IP Rights promised in the contract as a single performance obligation. The IP Rights granted were “functional IP rights” that have significant standalone functionality. The Company’s subsequent activities do not substantively change that functionality and do not significantly affect the utility of the IP to which the licensee has rights. The Company has no further obligation with respect to the grant of IP Rights, including no expressed or implied obligation to maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. Licensees legally obtain control of the IP Rights upon execution of the contract. As such, the earnings process is complete and revenue is recognized upon the execution of the contract, when collectability is probable and all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Other Hydrocarbon Revenue
The Company recorded limited revenues from its development-scale plant, the Luverne Facility, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. These revenues were promotional in nature and from customer contracts for ethanol sales and related products and hydrocarbon revenues, which included SAF, isooctene, and isooctane. These products were sold mostly on a free-on-board shipping point basis (recognized at a point in time), were independent transactions, did not provide post-sale support or promises to deliver future goods, and were single performance obligations.
The following table displays the Company’s revenue by major source based on product type (in thousands):
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3. | Net Loss Per Share |
Basic net loss per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is calculated based on the assumption that stock options and other dilutive securities outstanding, which have an exercise price less than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during the period, would have been exercised on the later of the beginning of the period or the date granted, and that the funds obtained from the exercise were used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. None of the Company’s stock options or other dilutive securities are considered to be dilutive in periods with net losses.
The effect of the Company’s dilutive securities is calculated using the treasury stock method and only those instruments that result in a reduction in net income per common share are included in the calculation. Diluted net loss per share excluded common stock equivalents because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive or would decrease the reported net loss per share. Therefore
Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated as follows (net loss in thousands):
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4. | Marketable Securities |
The Company’s investments in marketable securities are stated at fair value and are available for sale. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, all remaining investments in marketable securities matured with
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The cost of securities sold is based upon the specific identification method. Interest income from marketable securities totaled $
5. | Restricted Cash |
As of June 30, 2023, current and non-current restricted cash of $
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The Company entered into an irrevocable direct pay letter of credit (the “Bond Letter of Credit”) with Citibank N.A (“Citibank”) in April 2021 to support the 2021 Bonds (as defined below) for the development and construction of NW Iowa RNG. See Note 13, Debt, for additional information on the 2021 Bonds. The Bond Letter of Credit has a
The proceeds from issuance of the 2021 Bonds recorded as restricted cash are maintained by the Trustee (as defined below) under the Indenture (as defined below) and are released to the Company to pay costs of the construction of NW Iowa RNG. The Company has used all bond proceeds for the project as of June 30, 2023.
In September 2022, the Company entered into a Pledge and Assignment agreement with Citibank to provide credit support in the form of a letter of credit (the “Power Letter of Credit”) from Citibank to a local electric utility company in order to induce the utility company to design and construct the power transmission and distribution facilities that will serve NZ1. The Company deposited $
6. | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s prepaid expenses and other current assets (in thousands) as of:
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Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | | $ | |
7. | Leases, Right-of-Use Assets and Related Liabilities |
The Company is party to an operating lease contract for the Company’s office and research facility in Englewood, Colorado, which expires in January 2029. The lease contains an option to extend the lease which management does not reasonably expect to exercise, so it is not included in the length of the term. The Company also has one production line piece of equipment with an operating lease that expires in 2024.
The Company has
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The following tables present the (i) other quantitative information and (ii) future minimum payments under non-cancelable financing and operating leases as they relate to the Company’s leases (in thousands, except for weighted averages):
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Operating cash flows from finance leases | $ | | $ | | |||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | | $ | | |||
Finance cash flows from finance leases | $ | | $ | | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term, finance lease (months) |
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Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases (1) |
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Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases (1) |
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(1) | Our leases do not provide an implicit interest rate; we calculate the lease liability at lease commencement as the present value of unpaid lease payments using our estimated incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate of interest that we would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term and is determined using a portfolio approach based on information available at the commencement date of the lease. |
Year Ending December 31, |
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2023 (remaining) | $ | | $ | | ||
2024 |
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Less: current portion |
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Non-current portion | $ | | $ | |
8. | Inventories |
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s inventory balances (in thousands) as of:
June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | ||||
Raw materials |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Finished goods |
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SAF, Isooctane, Isooctene and other |
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Work in process |
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Environmental attributes, net of allowance of $ | | | ||||
Jet fuel |
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Spare parts |
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Total inventories | $ | | $ | |
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9. | Property, Plant and Equipment |
The following table sets forth the Company’s property, plant and equipment by classification (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | |||
Land | $ | | $ | | ||
Plant facilities and infrastructure |
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Machinery and equipment |
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Furniture and office equipment |
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Software |
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Construction in progress |
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Total property, plant and equipment |
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Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | | $ | |
The Company recorded depreciation expenses of $
Construction in progress includes $
Borrowing costs. Borrowing costs directly attributable to acquisition and construction of an asset are capitalized until it is completed and ready for its intended use, and thereafter are recognized in profit or loss for the period. The Company did
10. | Intangible Assets |
Identifiable intangible assets consist of patents, which management evaluates to determine whether they (i) support current products, (ii) support planned research and development, or (iii) prevent others from competing with Gevo’s products.
The following tables set forth the Company’s intangible assets by classification (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
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Patents | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
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Defensive assets |
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Intangible assets | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
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| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
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Defensive assets |
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Intangible assets | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
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The Company recorded amortization expense of $
The following table details the estimated amortization of intangible assets as of June 30, 2023 (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |
| Patents |
| Defensive Assets |
| Total | |||
2023 (remaining) | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
2024 |
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Total intangible assets | $ | | $ | | $ | |
11. | Deposits and Other Assets |
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s deposits and other assets (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | |||
Deposits (1) | $ | | $ | | ||
Prepaid feedstock (2) |
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Equity interest (3) |
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Exclusivity fees (4) |
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Deposits receivable (5) |
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Other assets, net (6) |
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Total deposits and other assets | $ | | $ | |
(1) | Deposits for legal services and products for NZ1. |
(2) | Prepaid feedstock fees, non-current, for the production of RNG. |
(3) | The Company directly holds a |
(4) | Axens will provide certain alcohol-to-SAF technologies and services exclusively provided to the Company which may be offset against future license fees subject to the delivery of a process design package. |
(5) | Deposits provided to a developer of certain wind-farm projects and power utility contractor to induce the contractor to design and construct the power generation, transmission and distribution facilities that will serve NZ1, $ |
(6) | Payments which were allocated to the non-lease fuel supply, primarily related to sand separation systems, to support NW Iowa RNG fuel supply agreements prior to commencement of operations, being amortized over the life of the project. |
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12. | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | |||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | | ||
Accrued liabilities |
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Accrued payroll and related benefits |
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Accrued sales and use tax |
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Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | | $ | |
13. | Debt |
2021 Bond Issuance
On April 15, 2021, on behalf of Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC, the Iowa Finance Authority (the “Authority”) issued $
The 2021 Bonds were issued at a premium of $
Loans Payable
In April 2020, the Company and Agri-Energy each entered into a loan agreement with Live Oak Banking Company, pursuant to which the Company and Agri-Energy obtained loans from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (“SBA PPP”) totaling $
In April 2021, the entire balance of $
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The summary of the Company’s debt is as follows (in thousands) as of:
Interest Rate | Maturity Date |
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | |||||
2021 Bonds, net |
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| April 2042 | $ | | $ | | |||
SBA Loans |
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Equipment |
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| December 2023 to December 2024 |
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Total debt |
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Less: current portion |
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Non-current portion |
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| $ | | $ | |
Future payments for the Company’s debt are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |
| Total Debt | |
2023 (remaining) | $ | | |
2024 |
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2025 |
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Total debt | $ | |
14. | Stock-Based Compensation |
Equity incentive plans. In February 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the Gevo, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated to date, the “2010 Plan”), and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”).
The 2010 Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other equity awards to employees and directors of the Company. In May 2023, upon approval of the stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the 2010 Plan was amended and restated, which increased the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan to
Stock-based compensation expense. The Company records stock-based compensation expense during the requisite service period for share-based payment awards granted to employees and non-employees.
The following table sets forth the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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Equity Classified Awards |
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Liability Classified Awards |
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Other |
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Total liability classified awards |
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| ( | ||||
Total stock-based compensation | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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Stock option award activity.
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Average | Contractual | Aggregate | |||||||||
Number of | Exercise | Term | Intrinsic | ||||||||
Options |
| Price (1) |
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Options outstanding at December 31, 2022 |
| | $ | |
| $ | | ||||
Granted |
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Canceled or forfeited |
| ( | $ | |
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Exercised |
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Options outstanding at June 30, 2023 |
| | $ | |
| $ | | ||||
Options vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2023 |
| | $ | |
| $ | |
(1) | The exercise price of options outstanding range from $ |
As of June 30, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation expense, net of forfeitures, relating to stock options was $
Restricted stock.
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| Weighted- | |||
Average | |||||
Number of | Grant-Date | ||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 |
| | $ | | |
Granted |
| | $ | | |
Vested and issued |
| ( | $ | | |
Canceled or forfeited |
| ( | $ | | |
Non-vested at June 30, 2023 |
| | $ | |
As of June 30, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation expense, net of forfeitures, relating to restricted stock awards was $
15. | Income Taxes |
The Company has incurred operating losses since inception; therefore, no provision for income taxes was recorded and all related deferred tax assets are fully reserved. We continue to assess the impact of a deferred tax asset as it relates to income taxes.
16. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Legal Matters. From time to time, the Company has been, and may again become, involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is not presently a party to any litigation and is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against the Company that it believes could have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.
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Indemnifications. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company makes certain indemnities under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. As of June 30, 2023, the Company did
In addition, the Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limitations. The duration of these indemnifications, commitments, and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, is indefinite. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy that may enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company accrues losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is probable.
Environmental Liabilities. The Company’s operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdictions in which it operates. These laws require the Company to investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at its locations. Accordingly, the Company has adopted policies, practices and procedures in the areas of pollution control, occupational health and the production, handling, storage and use of hazardous materials to prevent material environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability which could result from such events. Environmental liabilities are recorded when the Company’s liability is probable, and the costs can be reasonably estimated.
Fuel Supply Commitment. The Company has
PRAJ Commitment. In June 2021 the Company contracted with a manufacturer in India to build a fractionation and hydrocarbon skid for $
Zero6 Commitments. In September 2022, the Company entered into a development agreement with Zero6 to construct and operate a wind project for the provision of electric energy for NZ1. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has committed to pay Zero6 total development charges of $
Additionally, the Company’s investment in Zero6, see Note 11 above, is pledged separately as collateral for
The estimated commitments as of June 30, 2023, and thereafter are shown below (in thousands):
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| 2023 (remaining) |
| 2024 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2027 |
| thereafter |
| Total | ||||||||
Fuel Supply Payments | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Zero6 Commitment |
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Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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17. | Fair Value Measurements |
Accounting standards define fair value, outline a framework for measuring fair value, and detail the required disclosures about fair value measurements. Under these standards, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market. Standards establish a hierarchy in determining the fair market value of an asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy has three levels of inputs, both observable and unobservable. Standards require the utilization of the highest possible level of input to determine fair value.
Level 1 – inputs include quoted market prices in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – inputs are market data, other than Level 1, that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted market prices in an inactive market, and other observable information that can be corroborated by market data.
Level 3 – inputs are unobservable and corroborated by little or no market data.
The carrying value and fair value, by fair value hierarchy, of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):
| Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2023 | |||||||||||
Quoted | ||||||||||||
Prices in | ||||||||||||
Active | Significant | |||||||||||
Markets for | Other | Significant | ||||||||||
Fair Value at | Identical | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||
June 30, | Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||
| 2023 |
| (Level 1) |
| (Level 2) |
| (Level 3) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Markets for | Other | Significant | ||||||||||
Fair Value at | Identical | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||||
December 31, | Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||
| 2022 |
| (Level 1) |
| (Level 2) |
| (Level 3) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Marketable securities |
| $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
(1) | Cash and cash equivalents includes $ |
The Company had no transfers of assets or liabilities between fair value hierarchy levels between December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
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For the 2021 Bonds, the fair values are estimated using the Black-Derman-Toy interest rate lattice framework. The effective maturity of the 2021 Bonds was assumed to be April 1, 2024 (
| Carrying |
| Estimated | |||
Value | Fair Value | |||||
2021 Bonds | $ | | $ | |
18. | Stockholders’ Equity |
Share Issuances
In February 2018, the Company commenced an at-the-market offering program, which allows it to sell and issue shares of its common stock from time to time. In 2021, the at-the-market offering program was amended to provide a total capacity of $
In June 2022, the Company completed a registered direct offering (the “June 2022 Offering”) of an aggregate of
The net proceeds to the Company from the June 2022 Offering were $
Stock Repurchase Program
On May 30, 2023 the Company authorized a stock repurchase program, under which it may repurchase up to $
The Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock under the stock repurchase program during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Warrants
In addition to the Series 2022-A Warrants, the Company has warrants outstanding that were issued in conjunction with a registered direct offering in August 2020 (the “Series 2020-A Warrants”). The Company evaluated the Series 2022-A Warrants and Series 2020-A Warrants for liability or equity classification and determined that equity treatment was appropriate because both the Series 2022-A Warrants and Series 2020-A Warrants do not meet the definition of liability instruments.
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The Series 2022-A Warrants and Series 2020-A Warrants are classified as a component of permanent equity because they are freestanding financial instruments that are legally detachable and separately exercisable from the shares of common stock with which they were issued, are immediately exercisable and will expire
While the Company believes that its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, it recognizes that the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
On February 17, 2022, the remaining Series K warrants expired with
The following table sets forth information pertaining to shares issued upon the exercise of warrants:
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| Underlying |
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Price as of |
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Issuance | Expiration | June 30, | Issuance |
| June 30, |
| June 30, | ||||||
| Date |
| Date |
| 2023 |
| Date |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | ||
Series 2020-A Warrants (1) |
| 7/6/2020 |
| 7/6/2025 | $ | |
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Series 2022-A Warrants (1) |
| 6/8/2022 |
| 6/7/2027 | $ | |
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Total Warrants |
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(1) | Equity-classified warrants. |
During the six months ended June 30, 2023,
19. | Segments |
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which discrete financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. The CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purpose of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance. As such, management has determined that the Company has organized its operations and activities into
Gevo segment. The Gevo segment is responsible for all research and development activities related to transforming renewable energy into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as renewable fuels, such as SAF, with the potential to achieve a “net-zero” GHG footprint; commercial opportunities for other renewable hydrocarbon products, such as hydrocarbons for gasoline blendstocks and diesel fuel; ingredients for the chemical industry, such as ethylene and butenes; plastics and materials; and other chemicals. The Gevo segment also develops, maintains and protects its intellectual property portfolio, provides corporate oversight services, and is responsible for development and construction of our Net-Zero Projects.
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Agri-Energy segment. The Agri-Energy segment is currently responsible for the operation of the Company’s Luverne Facility and the development and optimization of the production of isobutanol, ethanol and related products.
Renewable Natural Gas segment. The Renewable Natural Gas segment produces pipeline quality methane gas captured from dairy cow manure.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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(in thousands) | Gevo | Agri-Energy | Natural Gas | Consolidated | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Loss from operations | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Acquisitions of licenses, patents, plant, property and equipment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Gevo |
| Agri-Energy |
| Natural Gas |
| Consolidated | |||||
Revenues | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Loss from operations | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Acquisitions of licenses, patents, plant, property and equipment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Revenues | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Loss from operations | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Acquisitions of patents, plant, property and equipment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Renewable | ||||||||||||
| Gevo |
| Agri-Energy |
| Natural Gas |
| Consolidated | |||||
Revenues | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Loss from operations | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Acquisitions of patents, plant, property and equipment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Renewable | ||||||||||||
| Gevo |
| Agri-Energy |
| Natural Gas |
| Consolidated | |||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Gevo |
| Agri-Energy |
| Natural Gas |
| Consolidated | |||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). When used anywhere in this Report, the words “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial or operational performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about: our financial condition, our results of operation and liquidity, our ability to finance, develop, and construct our Net-Zero Projects (as defined below), as well as other growth projects, our ability to produce our products, our ability to meet production, financial and operational guidance, our ability to generate revenue from our executed contracts, our strategy to pursue low-carbon or “net-zero” carbon renewable fuels for sale into California and elsewhere, our ability to replace our fossil-based energy sources with renewable energy sources at our Net-Zero Projects and elsewhere, our ability and plans to construct greenfield commercial hydrocarbon facilities to produce sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) and other products, our ability to raise additional funds to finance our business, our ability to perform under our existing offtake agreements and other sales agreements we may enter into in the future, our ability to successfully operate our renewable natural gas (“RNG”), also known as biogas, facilities in Iowa, our ability to produce renewable hydrocarbon products at a commercial level and at a profit, the availability of, and market prices for, government economic incentives to the renewable energy market, achievement of advances in our technology platform, the availability of suitable and cost-competitive feedstocks, our ability to gain market acceptance for our products, the expected cost-competitiveness and relative performance attributes of our products, our strategy to pursue alcohol-to-SAF development and production, additional competition and changes in economic conditions and the future price and volatility of petroleum and products derived from petroleum. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements such as those contained in documents we have filed with the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including this Report in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (our “2022 Annual Report”), including Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 2022 Annual Report and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this Report are qualified entirely by the cautionary statements included in this Report and such other filings. These risks and uncertainties or other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, and readers should not rely on the forward-looking statements as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of the filing of this Report.
Unless the context requires otherwise, in this Report the terms “Gevo”, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Gevo, Inc. and its wholly owned, direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Report. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business, including, without limitation, the disclosures in our 2022 Annual Report.
Company Overview
Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEVO), a Delaware corporation founded in 2005, is a growth-oriented company with the mission of solving greenhouse gas emissions for those sectors of the transportation industry that are not amenable to electrification or hydrogen. We believe that the market size for hydrocarbon fuels will continue to remain significant in the long-term even with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles and hydrogen technologies.
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We are focused on transforming renewable energy into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as renewable fuels, such as SAF, with the potential to achieve a “net-zero” greenhouse gas (“GHG”) footprint. We believe that this addresses the global need of reducing GHG emissions with “drop in” sustainable alternatives to petroleum fuels. We use the Argonne National Laboratory’s Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (the “GREET Model”) to measure, predict and verify GHG emissions across the life-cycle of our products. Our “net-zero” concept means the production of drop-in hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals by using sustainably grown feedstocks (e.g., low till, no-till and dry corn cultivation, or other carbohydrate sources), renewable, substantially decarbonized energy sources, and process technologies to lower GHG emissions, resulting in a net-zero carbon footprint from the full life cycle of the fuel measured from the capture of renewable carbon through the burning of the fuel.
Our primary market focus, given current demand and growing customer interest, is hydrocarbon fuels, and SAF in particular. We believe we also have commercial opportunities for other renewable hydrocarbon products, such as RNG; hydrocarbons for gasoline blendstocks and diesel fuel; ingredients for the chemical industry, such as ethylene and butenes; plastics and materials; and other chemicals. Global fuel consumption by commercial airlines continues to remain strong, with global fuel consumption at more than 100 MGPY and growing.
We believe that there is a growing and significant market demand for SAF production generally based on a number of factors, including:
● | Air transportation is considered to be a hard to decarbonize segment by governments, the airlines, and others. De-fossilized jet fuel, meaning jet fuel but with a low GHG emission footprint, is expected to be important to achieve the decarbonization of the segment. The International Air Transport Association (“IATA”) 77th Annual General Meeting approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. IATA has 302 airline members, including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, FedEx Express, United Airlines and UPS Airlines. IATA predicts that SAF is crucial to meeting its decarbonization goals. |
● | The Biden administration launched a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge (the “Challenge”) to meet the demand for SAF by working with stakeholders to reduce costs, enhance sustainability, and expand production and use of SAF which achieve a minimum of a 50% reduction in life cycle GHGs compared to conventional fuel. In addition, the Challenge will adopt the goal of supplying at least 3 billion gallons of SAF per year by 2030 and, by 2050, sufficient SAF to meet 100% of aviation fuel demand, which is currently projected to be around 35 billion gallons per year. |
● | Delta Air Lines committed to spending $1 billion through 2030 with an objective of mitigating emissions from its global business going forward. Delta will invest in innovation, advancing clean air travel technologies, accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions and waste, and establishing new projects to mitigate the balance of emissions. |
● | The oneworld® alliance committed to a target of 10% SAF use across the alliance by 2030 and plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. |
● | The World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, a group of airlines, airports, fuel suppliers and other industry stakeholders working to advance the transition to net-zero flying, has announced a joint goal to achieve a blend of 10% SAF in global jet fuel by 2050. |
We believe that we possess the ability to convert various carbohydrate feedstocks through a fermentation process into alcohols and then transform the alcohols into renewable fuels and materials, through a combination of licensing of technology and engineering from third parties, and our own proprietary technology, know-how, and engineering. While we expect our major capital deployments to focus on the production of SAF, we recognize there are opportunities to operate in several different renewable fuels and materials markets and we will pursue those opportunities when appropriate based on customer interest, access to capital, and expected investment returns.
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Our SAF production process uses carbohydrates as a feedstock. Carbohydrates are plant matter that result from photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the natural process by which carbon dioxide is captured from the air by plants. The carbon in carbohydrates is renewable because its source is carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The carbohydrates are fermented to produce alcohol-based intermediate products (e.g., ethanol or isobutanol). The alcohol-based intermediates are then chemically processed to make renewable hydrocarbons. To achieve net-zero carbon intensity (“CI”) across the whole life cycle of the products, we believe:
● | carbohydrates with a low CI score should be used in production; |
● | the energy (electricity and heat source) used in production must be de-fossilized; and |
● | the products cannot contain fossil-based carbon. |
We believe sustainably grown industrial field corn (e.g., corn that is grown with precision agricultural techniques and low-till or no till cultivation to conserve nutrients, prevent water runoff, and erosion) is the best feedstock to commercialize for SAF initially because:
● | it produces a significant amount of protein and vegetable oil for nutritional products on a per acre basis while also producing an abundance of low CI carbohydrates that can be captured and used as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals; |
● | the protein and oil that are produced can be easily separated and sold as co-products into the food chain markets. The protein and oil revenue serves to offset the cost of the corn feedstock; |
● | we believe the carbon footprint of growing corn can be negative, according to calculations completed with the GREET Model, when a full suite of climate-smart agricultural practices is employed on appropriate acres of cropland; |
● | we believe the corn can achieve lower CI scores when grown with climate-smart agricultural techniques than waste raw materials or wood; and |
● | we believe that residual carbohydrates from corn are the lowest cost carbohydrates available as a renewable raw material, and the production is proven and scalable. |
We believe utilizing sustainable agriculture practices to help solve GHG problems is a breakthrough that addresses the problem of GHGs without compromising sustainability or food supply. We also believe that it will be possible to create an incentive structure that rewards farmers to lower the CI score of their agricultural products and create a cycle of continuous improvement to their overall sustainability footprint.
Net-Zero Projects
In early 2021, we announced the concept of “Net-Zero Projects” as a series of planned facilities to produce energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and our proprietary technology.
Our initial Net-Zero Project, Net-Zero 1 (“NZ1”), is expected to be located in Lake Preston, South Dakota, and is being currently designed to produce approximately 65 million gallons per year (“MGPY”) of total hydrocarbon volumes, including 60 MGPY of SAF, which would fulfill part of our approximately 400 MGPY of SAF and hydrocarbon supply agreements. The liquid hydrocarbons, when burned, are expected to have a “net-zero” GHG footprint. Along with the hydrocarbons, NZ1 is expected to produce approximately 1,390 million pounds per year of high-value protein products for use in the food chain and more than 34 million pounds per year of corn oil. Our products will be produced in three steps: the first step is milling the corn to produce the carbohydrates needed for the production of SAF while simultaneously enabling the production of protein and oil; the second step produces alcohols using carbohydrate-based fermentation; and the third step is the conversion of the alcohols into hydrocarbons.
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We believe that by using known commercial technologies, the project execution and operational risk is substantially decreased. Gevo is adapting process technology from Axens North America, Inc. (“Axens”), Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC (“Fluid Quip”), and PRAJ Industries Limited (“PRAJ”), among others to design proprietary production facilities that efficiently convert biobased alcohols to hydrocarbons with a low carbon footprint. Gevo has the know-how, engineering, and overall systems design approach, which represents strong intellectual property for our Net-Zero Projects. Gevo owns its Net-Zero plant designs and engineering.
The Axens process steps were chosen because their ethanol-to-hydrocarbon technology is commercially proven in petrochemical refineries and they have extensive commercial experience licensing various technologies and providing operational support to the petrochemical industry. We have an exclusive license in the U.S. from Axens to the process technology steps that convert ethanol into jet fuel, diesel fuel, and naptha. Axens will also provide certain technology guarantees for the process steps related to their unit operations. The fermentation side of the integrated Net-Zero Projects is being engineered with Fluid Quip and PRAJ, who have extensive experience in fermentation and agriculture-based facilities. Gevo has extensive intellectual property to reduce the CI scores in these Net-Zero processes.
The NZ1 project development is proceeding with value engineering, detailed engineering, and modularization design and capital costs updates. Based on current information, the installed cost for NZ1 is currently forecasted to be approximately $850 million, excluding certain contingencies and financing costs. Upon receiving an invitation from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”), we submitted a Part II Application for a DOE loan guarantee for a direct lending from Federal Financing Bank. This DOE guarantee lending facility is expected to offer the lowest cost of debt for the project. Gevo has been invited to enter the due diligence and term sheet negotiation phases with DOE.
We currently expect to finance the construction of NZ1 at the subsidiary level using a combination of our own capital and third-party capital. The Company expects to retain a carried equity interest in the project and may invest equity in the project using the proceeds from the reimbursement of the Company’s NZ1 development expenditures. Cash distributions from future NZ1 earnings would be proportionate to Gevo’s minority ownership in NZ1 under this expected financing structure which would allow us to conserve and redeploy our capital on other growth projects, including our Net-Zero 2 project (“NZ2”). We currently expect to apply similar development and financing approaches to NZ2 and future Net-Zero Projects to enable growth of SAF production to meet demand for SAF.
In order to achieve full construction financing for NZ1, we need to secure third-party equity and debt. Given the current interest rate environment and general macroeconomic conditions, a DOE-guaranteed loan is our most attractive debt option. We expect that obtaining a DOE-guaranteed loan will have the benefit of reducing the overall amount of equity required to finance NZ1 and should result in higher project equity returns for investors which should increase the likelihood of Gevo successfully financing NZ1. However, the DOE loan application process is expected to carry into 2024. We expect that our NZ1 plant start-up date will occur twenty-four to thirty months after the financing of NZ1 closes, the timing of which is uncertain. In parallel with the DOE-guaranteed loan process, we continue to explore financing NZ1 without the benefit of the DOE-guaranteed loan.
We are doing extra engineering work on the NZ1 plant design with a focus on increasing the modularization of its component parts. This means that we expect that the process equipment would be built into modules at a factory, then the modules would be assembled onsite at NZ1, with the goal of minimizing specialized field work typical in plant construction of this type. This approach is expected to help de-risk the cost of, and access to, skilled labor at the site and reduce the supply chain constrictions for some of our long-lead equipment. Increasing the modularization of the plant design is also expected to reduce our spend in advance of securing a third-party equity investor in NZ1.
We are evaluating and performing early site development work at several sites in the U.S. for our second Net-Zero Project, NZ2. These sites include several greenfield locations that are particularly advantageous in terms of potential economics, opportunities to decarbonize, and time to market. In addition, we are pursuing potential Net-Zero Projects with several existing ethanol plant sites. Existing ethanol plants need to be decarbonized with renewable energy or de-fossilized energy and/or carbon sequestration. Gevo has developed a preferred list of potential partners and sites with decarbonization in mind and is engaged in preliminary feasibility and development discussions with several of these potential partners. We plan to give priority to existing industrial plant sites that have attractive potential economics and high predictability of timeline for decarbonization.
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Renewable Natural Gas Facilities
We are developing RNG and biogas projects to generate incremental profit and to create a long-term option to potentially supply RNG to our Net-Zero Projects as part of our long-term strategy to decarbonize SAF and other hydrocarbon fuels.
We developed and constructed our first RNG facilities in northwest Iowa in 2022. Animal manure is digested anaerobically to produce RNG. RNG has value in markets such as California as well as in our hydrocarbon production process by helping us achieve carbon negative GHG emissions on our renewable hydrocarbon products. The end products resulting from such a decarbonization process have lower CI scores and increased market value, in addition to having a more positive impact on the environment. Our initial RNG project, Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC (“Gevo RNG”), was developed to generate RNG captured from dairy cow manure which is supplied by three dairies located in Northwest Iowa totaling over 20,000 milking cows. We financed the construction of the Gevo RNG project in April 2021 with the $68,155,000 of Solid Waste Facility Revenue Bonds (Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC Renewable Natural Gas Project), Series 2021 (Green Bonds) (the “2021 Bonds”) issued by the Iowa Finance Authority in a public offering for the benefit of Gevo RNG and we commenced construction in April 2021. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail.
The Gevo RNG project started up in and began producing biogas in the first quarter of 2022 and began injecting RNG into an interconnected natural gas pipeline in the second quarter of 2022. Gevo RNG expects to produce about 300,000 MMBtu in 2023. Gevo is in the process of incrementally expanding the Gevo RNG project’s full annualized rate of production from 355,000 MMBtu to 400,000 MMBtu by the end of 2023.
Gevo was granted registration approval by the EPA in 2022, allowing us to participate in its Renewable Fuel Standard Program (“RFS Program”) to receive renewable identification numbers (“RINs”). During the first quarter of 2023, we received approval for a temporary pathway under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) program. We continue to realize substantial sales for our environmental attributes, for both LCFS’s and RINs in 2023.
We believe the trust and reputation we have attained in the RNG industry, in combination with our understanding of the various and complex environmental attributes, gives us a competitive advantage. We intend to leverage our relationships to identify and execute new project opportunities. Typically, new development opportunities come from our existing relationships with dairy owners who value our reputation in the industry.
We exercise financial discipline in pursuing projects by targeting attractive risk-adjusted project returns, whether selling RNG into the markets or using it to lower CI scores at our Net-Zero Projects. We will monitor biogas supply availability across our portfolio and seek to maximize our production by expanding operations when economically feasible.
Verity
It is critical that we can prove the CI of our products, ensuring that these values are accurate and auditable. The mission of Verity (“Verity”), including Verity Tracking and Verity Carbon Solutions, is to document CI and other sustainability attributes, and then apply Distributed Ledger Technology, commonly referred to as the blockchain, to create a record of the products throughout the entire business system. Verity would start from calculating carbon intensity of feedstocks from data collected at the farm and field level. We plan to track these feedstocks through production at our plants where we intend to use a mix of renewable electricity, biogas, renewable hydrogen and other potentially decarbonized energy sources in production. The CI data would then be combined to deliver a comprehensive CI reduction in a finished renewable fuel. The resulting CI reduction value has potential to be quantified, sold and/or traded in voluntary or compliance carbon markets while preventing double-counting. We believe that in the future, agricultural practices have the potential to sequester large quantities of CO2 as soil organic carbon. Verity intends to document and account for that capture in conjunction with scientifically supported measurement techniques. The potential for Verity is broad and could be applicable to tracking the CI of various items, including, but not limited to, renewable fuels, food, feed and industrial products through the entire business system and value chain.
In March 2023, we entered into a joint development framework agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy and in August 2023, we entered into a joint development framework agreement with a second ethanol producer in the Midwest that has over 100 million gallons of capacity. Each of these agreements which will focus on implementing Verity technology and developing the market for carbon inset credits to help farmers and biofuel producers quantify the CI reductions for their products.
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During the second quarter of 2023, we launched the Verity Tracking Grower System Platform (the “Platform”) with farmers in the Lake Preston, South Dakota area who participated in our 2022 grower program. In its initial release, the Platform allows the grower users to view the CI scores at both the farm average and field-by-field levels. The Platform provides insights into the contributors and removers behind the CI, helping growers to understand the factors that drive differences in CI performance between fields. Users can also compare their scores with the U.S. national average calculated by the GREET model.
Luverne Facility
In 2022, the activities at our Luverne Facility were transitioned to care and maintenance, market development, and customer education, as we shifted focus to our Net Zero Projects. The workforce adjustment which resulted allowed us to retain key personnel and redeploy some resources to our NZ1 and RNG projects to provide valuable knowledge and experience for the future strategic growth of the Company. The Luverne Facility is well equipped and positioned as a development site as it provides a unique opportunity to showcase our decarbonization and business systems and raise awareness for future partnerships, investors, and local communities, even though operations at the site have been minimized. Future operations, if any, will be tailored to support a focus on advancing our technology, testing, optimizing alternative feedstocks and yeast strains, and unit operations as well as partnership development for integrated GHG reductions.
Axens Master Framework Agreement and Technology Access Agreement
On May 5, 2023, Gevo entered into a Side Agreement (“Side Agreement”) with Axens in connection with a Master Framework Agreement for Ethanol to Jet Collaboration (“MFA”), dated September 22, 2021 pursuant to which Axens agreed to exclusively provide to Gevo certain engineering, license rights, catalyst supply, technical assistance and proprietary reactor for use in certain processes (collectively, “Services”) in the conversion of ethanol to hydrocarbons fuels via dehydration, oligomerization, and saturation in the Exclusive Field (as defined in the MFA) and the Exclusive Territory (as defined in the MFA) for the purpose of the production of renewable hydrocarbons, including gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel in exchange for payment by Gevo of an annual exclusivity fee and use of the Services. The term of the MFA and exclusivity thereunder are for a period beginning on the effective date of the agreement and ending on December 22, 2023, unless automatically extended for up to two years if certain conditions are met or if Gevo and Axens otherwise agree to extend the exclusivity period.
The Side Agreement modifies the exclusivity provisions contained in the MFA. The parties carved-out exceptions to the Exclusive Territory in certain areas of the Midwest for (i) an ethanol wet mill facility in Decatur, Illinois, (ii) a dry mill in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and (iii) a dry mill and co-generation plant in Columbus, Nebraska (“Modified Territory”). Within the Modified Territory, Axens is permitted to provide certain services and grant certain licenses relating to the conversion of ethanol to hydrocarbons fuels via dehydration, oligomerization, and saturation to Phillips 66 Company (“P66”), Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (“ADM” and, together with P66, the “Potential Partners”), or a joint venture entity between ADM and P66 (the “JV”). The Side Agreement became effective on May 5, 2023 and will continue with full force and effect until the exclusivity contemplated under the MFA is suspended or is terminated.
In connection with the Side Agreement, and as consideration for Gevo to share Axens’ technology with P66 and ADM in the Modified Territory, Gevo, P66 and ADM entered into a Technology Access Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2023 (the “TAA”). As consideration for Gevo entering into the TAA and the Side Agreement, the Potential Partners shall cause the applicable JV to pay Gevo certain milestone payments in connection with the development and production of the hydrocarbon fuel expected to equal to $50 million if all milestones are achieved. Additionally, the Potential Partners will cause the applicable JV to make royalty payments to Gevo on such renewable hydrocarbons produced during a certain period (subject to a cap) and described in the TAA. The royalty payments are expected to equal at least $75 million if certain conditions and production milestones are achieved.
If the Potential Partners determine not to utilize any of the Services and license the Axens processes in connection with such facilities owned by the JV, the Potential Partners may jointly agree to terminate the TAA. Pursuant to the terms of the TAA, no payments shall be due to Gevo by or on behalf of P66, ADM, any JV or any affiliate of P66, ADM or any JV (i) under or in connection with the TAA if, for any or no reason, no milestone is met or (ii) for a particular milestone if, for any or no reason, such milestone is not met.
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The TAA became effective on May 5, 2023 and continues with full force and effect unless certain development milestones have not been reached, or unless earlier terminated as jointly determined by the Potential Partners. The TAA will also terminate upon the occurrence of a material breach by the non-terminating party that is not cured within 30 days following written notice or certain insolvency events, or if the MFA is terminated or Gevo otherwise loses its exclusive rights to the Services in the United States. If the TAA is terminated, any milestone payments or royalty payments not previously earned prior to termination as described above would not be paid to Gevo.
Other Developments
LG Chem Agreement. In April 2023, Gevo entered into a joint development agreement with LG Chem, Ltd. (“LG Chem”) a leading global chemical company to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (“ETO”) technology. Gevo’s proprietary ETO technology can target carbon neutral or carbon negative drop-in replacements for traditional petroleum-based building blocks called olefins, including bio-propylene, that can be used for renewable chemicals or fuels including sustainable aviation fuel. These plant-based, renewable olefins would be derived from atmospheric CO2 captured through photosynthesis and are expected to deliver the same performance in final products on the market today. Under the terms of the agreement, Gevo will provide the core enabling technology it has developed for renewable olefins to be produced from low-carbon ethanol and together the parties will collaborate to accelerate the pilot research, technical scale-up, and commercialization of bio-propylene. LG Chem is expected to bear all scale-up costs for chemicals and make certain payments to Gevo. Gevo received $1.1 million, net of foreign taxes of $0.2 million, in the second quarter of 2023 under the agreement, and expects to receive an additional $1.2 million over the next two years to help defray costs associated with the joint development efforts. In addition, LG Chem agreed to make certain payments to Gevo upon commencement of commercialization as follows:
● | $5 million upon commencement of commercialization, to be paid ratably over a period of five years |
● | 1% royalty on Net Sales for the first production facility beginning six years from commercial operation |
● | 1% royalty on Net Sales for all subsequent production facilities upon commencement of operations |
U.S. Department of Agriculture. In September 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture tentatively selected Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm to Flight proposal for funding with an award ceiling of up to $30 million, subject to negotiation of definitive award agreements in the coming months. The project aims to create critical structural climate-smart market incentives for low CI corn as well as to accelerate the production of SAF to reduce the sector’s dependency on fossil-based fuels. In addition, this program will help provide support and incentive payments for farmers to produce, measure, report and verify low CI corn using climate smart agricultural practices, as well as accelerate development of the low-CI corn supply chain for low-carbon ethanol and SAF. We continue to move through the USDA process and we recently received a Notice of Grant and Agreement Award from the USDA. We expect to complete the agreement in the third quarter of 2023 with project activity beginning for the 2023 crop year.
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Key Operating Metrics
Total operating revenues reflect both sales of RNG and sales of related environmental attributes. As a result, our revenues are primarily affected by RNG production volume, generation of environmental attributes, and the average realized prices for such products. The following table summarizes the key operating metrics, specifically for the Renewable Natural Gas Segment, which we use to measure performance:
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
June 30, | March 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, unless otherwise indicated) |
| 2023 |
| 2023 |
| Change |
| Change % |
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Revenues |
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Natural gas commodity | $ | 140 | $ | 130 | $ | 10 | 8 | % | ||||
Natural gas environmental attributes - RINs |
| 1,814 |
| 2,730 |
| (916) | (34) | % | ||||
Natural gas environmental attributes - LCFS |
| 963 |
| 803 |
| 160 | 20 | % | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,917 | $ | 3,663 | $ | (746) | ||||||
Production expenses (1) | $ | 3,709 | $ | 3,885 | $ | (176) | (5) | % | ||||
RNG metrics |
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RNG production volumes (MMBtu) |
| 78 |
| 64 |
| 14 | 22 | % | ||||
Plus: prior period RNG volumes dispensed in current period |
| 64 |
| 116 |
| (52) | (45) | % | ||||
Less: RNG production volumes not dispensed |
| (51) |
| (64) |
| 13 | (20) | % | ||||
Total RNG volumes available for RIN and LCFS generation (2) |
| 91 |
| 116 |
| (25) | ||||||
RIN Metrics |
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RIN generation (3) |
| 1,059 |
| 1,356 |
| (297) | (22) | % | ||||
Plus: Prior period RINs |
| — |
| — |
| — | — | % | ||||
Total RINs available for sale |
| 1,059 |
| 1,356 |
| (297) | (22) | % | ||||
Less: RINs sold |
| (1,059) |
| (1,356) |
| 297 | (22) | % | ||||
RIN inventory |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||||||
RNG volumes not dispensed for RINs (MMBtu) (4) |
| 51 |
| 64 |
| (13) | (20) | % | ||||
Average realized RIN price (5) | $ | 1.71 | $ | 2.01 | $ | (0.30) | (15) | % | ||||
LCFS metrics |
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LCFS generation (6) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 29 | % | |||||||
Less: LCFS sold | (18) | (14) | (4) | 29 | % | |||||||
LCFS inventory | — | — | — | |||||||||
RNG volumes not dispensed for LCFS (MMBtu) |
| 51 |
| 64 |
| (13) | (20) | % | ||||
Average realized LCFS price (5) | $ | 54.71 | $ | 55.36 | $ | (0.65) | (1) | % |
(1) | Higher per unit cost reflects lower production volumes during the commissioning and ramp-up period which can take up to 12 months or longer. |
(2) | Represents gas production which has not been dispensed to generate RINs and LCFS. |
(3) | RINs are generally generated in the month following the gas being dispensed. |
(4) | One MMBtu of RNG has approximately the same energy content as 11.727 gallons of ethanol, and thus may generate 11.727 RINs under the RFS Program. |
(5) | Realized prices for environmental attributes are net of third-party commissions and thus do not correspond directly to index prices. |
(6) | LCFS credits are generally generated in the calendar quarter following the gas being dispensed. |
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Six Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, unless otherwise indicated) |
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change |
| Change % |
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Revenues |
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Natural gas commodity | $ | 270 | $ | 640 | $ | (370) | (58) | % | ||||
Natural gas environmental attributes - RINs |
| 4,544 |
| 214 |
| 4,330 | 2,023 | % | ||||
Natural gas environmental attributes - LCFS |
| 1,766 |
| — |
| 1,766 | 100 | % | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 6,580 | $ | 854 | $ | 5,726 | ||||||
Production expenses (1) | $ | 7,594 | $ | 4,044 | $ | 3,550 | 88 | % | ||||
RNG metrics |
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RNG production volumes (MMBtu) |
| 142 |
| 125 |
| 17 | 14 | % | ||||
Plus: prior period RNG volumes dispensed in current period |
| 116 |
| — |
| 116 | 100 | % | ||||
Less: RNG production volumes not dispensed |
| (51) |
| (116) |
| 65 | (56) | % | ||||
Total RNG volumes available for RIN and LCFS generation (2) |
| 207 |
| 9 |
| 198 | ||||||
RIN Metrics |
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RIN generation (3) |
| 2,415 |
| 101 |
| 2,314 | 2,291 | % | ||||
Plus: Prior period RINs |
| — |
| — |
| — | — | % | ||||
Total RINs available for sale |
| 2,415 |
| 101 |
| 2,314 | 2,291 | % | ||||
Less: RINs sold |
| (2,415) |
| (101) |
| (2,314) | 2,291 | % | ||||
RIN inventory |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||||||
RNG volumes not dispensed for RINs (MMBtu) (4) |
| 51 |
| 116 |
| (65) | (56) | % | ||||
Average realized RIN price (5) | $ | 1.88 | $ | 2.13 | $ | (0.25) | (12) | % | ||||
LCFS metrics |
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LCFS generation (6) | 32 | — | 32 | 100 | % | |||||||
Less: LCFS sold | (32) | — | (32) | 100 | % | |||||||
LCFS inventory | — | — | — | |||||||||
RNG volumes not dispensed for LCFS (MMBtu) |
| 51 |
| 116 |
| (65) | (56) | % | ||||
Average realized LCFS price (5) | $ | 55.00 | $ | — | $ | 55.00 | 100 | % |
(1) | Higher per unit cost reflects lower production volumes during the commissioning and ramp-up period which can take up to 12 months or longer. |
(2) | Represents gas production which has not been dispensed to generate RINs and LCFS. |
(3) | RINs are generally generated in the month following the gas being dispensed. |
(4) | One MMBtu of RNG has approximately the same energy content as 11.727 gallons of ethanol, and thus may generate 11.727 RINs under the RFS Program. |
(5) | Realized prices for environmental attributes are net of third-party commissions and thus do not correspond directly to index prices. |
(6) | LCFS credits are generally generated in the calendar quarter following the gas being dispensed. |
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change |
| Change % |
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Total operating revenues | $ | 4,238 | $ | 89 | $ | 4,149 | 4,662 | % | ||||
Operating expenses: |
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Cost of production |
| 1,931 |
| 1,834 |
| 97 | 5 | % | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 4,754 |
| 1,474 |
| 3,280 | 223 | % | ||||
Research and development expense | 1,960 |
| 1,966 | (6) | (0) | % | ||||||
General and administrative expense |
| 10,608 |
| 8,694 |
| 1,914 | 22 | % | ||||
Project development costs | 2,887 |
| 2,236 | 651 | 29 | % | ||||||
Facility idling costs | 1,013 |
| — | 1,013 | 100 | % | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 23,153 |
| 16,204 |
| 6,949 | 43 | % | |||||
Loss from operations |
| (18,915) |
| (16,115) |
| (2,800) | 17 | % | ||||
Other income (expense) |
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Interest expense |
| (536) |
| (2) |
| (534) | 26,700 | % | ||||
Interest and investment income |
| 5,038 |
| 78 |
| 4,960 | 6,359 | % | ||||
Other income (expense), net |
| (7) |
| 2,878 |
| (2,885) | (100) | % | ||||
Total other income, net |
| 4,495 |
| 2,954 |
| 1,541 | 52 | % | ||||
Net loss | $ | (14,420) | $ | (13,161) | $ | (1,259) | 10 | % |
Operating revenue. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, operating revenue increased $4.1 million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to sales of RNG and environmental attributes from our RNG Project. Sales under our RNG Project commenced in the third quarter of 2022. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we sold 77,789 MMBtu of RNG from our RNG Project, resulting in biogas commodity sales of $0.1 million and environmental attribute sales of $2.8 million, see Key Operating Metrics above. Additionally, we recognized $1.3 million of licensing and development revenue from the agreement with LG Chem.
Cost of production. Cost of production remained flat during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022 Production costs in 2023 are related to RNG production and sales, and lower costs from minimal production at the Luverne Facility compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, before it was put into care and maintenance.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $3.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to additional depreciation for RNG assets placed into service in 2022 and accelerated depreciation on Agri-Energy segment assets due to shorter lives stemming from the impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2022.
Research and development expense. Research and development expense remained flat during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in patent and personnel related costs, as well as lab work and supplies related to our ETO and other technologies, which was offset by a reduction of consulting expenses.
General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $1.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to increases in professional consulting fees and personnel costs related to the hiring of highly qualified and skilled professionals for our strategic projects, including Net-Zero Projects, as well as the Verity and DOE programs.
Project development costs. Project development costs are related to our future Net-Zero Projects and Verity which consist primarily of employee expenses, preliminary engineering and technical consulting costs. Project development costs increased $0.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to increases in personnel costs and consulting fees.
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Facility idling costs. Facility idling costs of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, are due to the care and maintenance of our Luverne Facility. We plan to utilize the Luverne Facility as a development scale plant to advance our technology and operational knowledge to help us in achieving operational success as we scale up the production and delivery of hydrocarbons and chemical products for our customers and partners.
Loss from operations. Our loss from operations increased by $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the increased activities for our Net-Zero Projects and Verity. See explanations for each line item above.
Interest expense. Interest expense increased $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the interest on the 2021 Bonds, which was capitalized into construction in process during the construction phase of our RNG Project in the prior periods.
Interest and investment income. Interest and investment income increased $5.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in interest earned on our cash equivalent investments as a result of higher interest rates.
Other income. Other income decreased $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the receipt of $2.9 million from the US Department of Agriculture's Biofuel Producer Program in 2022.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change ($) |
| Change (%) |
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Total operating revenues | $ | 8,298 | $ | 321 | $ | 7,977 | 2,485 | % | ||||
Operating expenses: |
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Cost of production |
| 6,356 |
| 4,924 |
| 1,432 | 29 | % | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 9,329 | 2,916 | 6,413 | 220 | % | |||||||
Research and development expense |
| 3,158 |
| 3,158 |
| — | — | % | ||||
General and administrative expense |
| 21,369 |
| 18,061 |
| 3,308 | 18 | % | ||||
Project development costs |
| 5,846 |
| 3,332 |
| 2,514 | 75 | % | ||||
Facility idling costs |
| 2,012 |
| — |
| 2,012 | 100 | % | ||||
Total operating expenses |
| 48,070 |
| 32,391 |
| 15,679 | 48 | % | ||||
Loss from operations |
| (39,772) |
| (32,070) |
| (7,702) | 24 | % | ||||
Other income (expense) |
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Interest expense |
| (1,075) |
| (4) |
| (1,071) | 26,775 | % | ||||
Interest and investment income |
| 8,822 |
| 330 |
| 8,492 | 2,573 | % | ||||
Other income (expense), net |
| (13) |
| 2,910 |
| (2,923) | (100) | % | ||||
Total other income, net |
| 7,734 |
| 3,236 |
| 4,498 | 139 | % | ||||
Net loss | $ | (32,038) | $ | (28,834) | $ | (3,204) | 11 | % |
Operating revenue. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, operating revenue increased $8.0 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to sales of RNG and environmental attributes from our RNG Project. Sales under our RNG Project commenced in the third quarter of 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we sold 141,635 MMBtu of RNG from our RNG Project, resulting in biogas commodity sales of $0.3 million and environmental attribute sales of $6.3 million, see Key Operating Metrics above. Additionally, we recognized $1.3 million of licensing and development revenue from the agreement with LG Chem as well as $0.4 million of isooctane.
Cost of production. Cost of production increased $1.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022. Production costs in 2023 are related to RNG production and sales, and lower costs from minimal production at the Luverne Facility compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, before it was put into care and maintenance.
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Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $6.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to additional depreciation for RNG assets placed into service in 2022 and accelerated depreciation on Agri-Energy segment assets due to shorter lives stemming from the impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2022.
Research and development expense. Research and development expense remained flat during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in patent and personnel related costs, as well as lab work and supplies related to our ETO and other technologies, which was offset by a reduction of consulting expenses.
General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $3.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to increases in professional consulting fees, personnel costs related to the hiring highly qualified and skilled professionals for our strategic projects, including Net-Zero Projects, as well as the Verity and DOE programs.
Project development costs. Project development costs are related to our future Net-Zero Projects and Verity which consist primarily of employee expenses, preliminary engineering costs, and technical consulting costs. Project development costs increased $2.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to increases in personnel costs and consulting fees.
Facility idling costs. Facility idling costs of $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, are due to the care and maintenance of our Luverne Facility. We plan to utilize the Luverne Facility as a development scale plant to advance our technology and operational knowledge to help us in achieving operational success as we scale up the production and delivery of hydrocarbons and chemical products for our customers and partners.
Loss from operations. Our loss from operations increased by $7.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the increased activities for our Net-Zero Projects and Verity. See explanations for each line item above.
Interest expense. Interest expense increased $1.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the interest on the 2021 Bonds, which was capitalized into construction in process during the construction phase of our RNG Project in the prior periods.
Interest and investment income. Interest and investment income increased $8.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in interest earned on our cash equivalent investments as a result of higher interest rates.
Other income. Other income decreased $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the receipt of $2.9 million from the US Department of Agriculture's Biofuel Producer Program in 2022.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates and policies since December 31, 2022. For a description of our other critical accounting policies and estimates that affect our significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” contained in our 2022 Annual Report.
Our unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP and require our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates, and such estimates may change if the underlying conditions or assumptions change.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $347.7 million and current and non-current restricted cash of $77.8 million. As of June 30, 2023, we have net working capital of $339.1 million, with $89.6 million of current liabilities. Our cash equivalents primarily consist of investments in U.S. government money market funds. Our marketable securities are highly liquid and can be converted to cash when needed for operations, development, and construction. We expect to use our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities for the following purposes: (i) identification, development, engineering, licensing, acquisition and construction of new production facilities and the Company’s other Net-Zero Projects; (ii) potential investment in RNG projects; (iii) potential development of the Luverne Facility; (iv) operating activities at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Colorado, including research and development work; (v) exploration of strategic alternatives and additional financing, including project financing; and (vi) future debt service obligations. We believe as a result of our cash and cash equivalents balances, and the performance of our current and expected operations, we will be able to meet our obligations and other potential cash requirements during the next 12 months from the date of this report.
Since our inception in 2005, we have devoted most of our cash resources to the development and commercialization of routes to efficiently produce fuels and chemicals from carbohydrates, such as renewable feedstock, using alcohols (isobutanol and ethanol) as intermediates. We have incurred losses since inception, have a significant accumulated deficit, and expect to incur losses for the foreseeable future. We have financed our operations primarily with proceeds from the issuance of equity, warrants, debt securities, and borrowings under debt facilities. We may fund future operations through additional private and/or public offerings of equity or debt securities. In addition, we may seek additional capital, on acceptable terms, through arrangements with strategic partners or from other sources. Notwithstanding, there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional funds or achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flows from operations.
Our transition to profitability is dependent upon, among other things, the successful development and commercialization of its product candidates, the development, licensing, acquisition and construction of commercial level production facilities to support our offtake agreements, the achievement of a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure, and the ability to raise capital to finance the development, licensing, acquisition, and construction of additional productions facilities.
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net cash used in operating activities |
| $ | (29,379) |
| $ | (17,201) |
Net cash provided by investing activities | $ | 139,524 | $ | (8,350) | ||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (102) | $ | 138,652 |
Operating Activities
Our primary uses of cash from operating activities are personnel-related expenses, and research and development-related expenses, including costs incurred under development agreements, costs of licensing of technology, legal-related costs, and other expenses for preliminary project development activities.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash used for operating activities was $29.4 million compared to $17.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of depreciation and amortization of $9.3 million, stock-based compensation expense of $8.6 million, and other non-cash expense of $0.4 million, partially offset by non-cash amortization of discounts on marketable securities of $0.1 million. The net cash outflow from changes in operating assets and liabilities increased $13.3 million, primarily due to increased cash outflows of $10.9 million in prepaid expenses, primarily due to $10 million for hydrogen power generation, transmission, and distribution facilities that will serve NZ1 (see Footnote 11). Further outflows are comprised of $2.2 million related to accounts payable and $1.3 million related to decreases in accounts receivable. These were partially offset by $1.0 million of decreased costs associated with the sale of environmental attribute inventory.
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Investing Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had $139.5 million in cash provided by investing activities, of which $168.6 million related to proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities, partially offset by $29.1 million of investments in our capital projects, including $4.5 million in the RNG Project, $17.7 million for NZ1, as well as $7.0 million in other projects.
The NZ1 project development is proceeding with water and wind energy development agreements executed in the third quarter of 2022, and other key milestones are on track for completion in accordance with our comprehensive project plan. Based on the ongoing engineering work, the installed cost for NZ1 is currently forecasted to be approximately $850 million, excluding certain contingencies and financing costs. Upon receiving an invitation from the DOE, we submitted a Part II Application for a DOE loan guarantee for a direct lending from the Federal Financing Bank. Gevo has been invited to enter the due diligence and term sheet negotiation process with the DOE. This DOE guarantee lending facility is expected to offer the lowest cost of debt for the project. In light of this route to debt financing, we are working with our contractors to reduce our projected spend, prior to financial close, from our originally projected estimate by a $100 million to $200 million range.
In 2022 we allocated approximately $25 million to develop our next Net-Zero Project, of which we have spent approximately $11 million. The remaining $14 million will be subject to our process and discretion. Gevo is in the process of identifying and performing early site development work for additional SAF production locations. These potential sites include several greenfield locations that are particularly advantageous in terms of potential economics, opportunities to decarbonize, and time to market.
Financing Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had $0.1 million of net cash used in financing activities, primarily due to payments for finance lease liabilities and certain equipment loans.
We currently expect to finance the construction of NZ1 at the subsidiary level using third-party capital. The Company expects to retain a carried equity interest in the project and may invest additional equity in the project using the proceeds from the reimbursement of the Company’s NZ1 development expenditures. Cash distributions from future NZ1 earnings would be proportionate to Gevo’s minority ownership in NZ1 under this expected financing structure which would reduce revenue to us but allow us to conserve and redeploy capital on other growth projects, including NZ2. We expect to apply similar development and financing approaches to NZ2 and future Net-Zero Projects to enable rapid growth of SAF production to meet current contractual demand for SAF.
Stock Repurchase Program
On May 30, 2023, we authorized a stock repurchase program, under which we may repurchase up to $25 million of our common stock. The primary goal of the repurchase program is to allow us to opportunistically repurchase shares, while maintaining our ability to fund its development projects. Under the stock repurchase program, we may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing, volume and nature of stock repurchases, if any, will be in our sole discretion and will be dependent on market conditions, applicable securities laws, and other factors. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have an expiration date. We did not repurchase any shares of common stock under the stock repurchase program during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item. However, we note that we are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily consist of environmental attribute pricing, commodity pricing, interest rate, credit risk with our contract counterparties, and equity price risks. There have been no material changes since our disclosure in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Part II, Item 7A of our 2022 Annual Report.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.
During the fiscal period covered by this report, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
A discussion of legal matters is found in Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, in the accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements included in Part I - Item 1. Financial Statements of this Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors included in our 2022 Annual Report. The risk factors in our 2022 Annual Report are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed below are filed or furnished as part of this report.
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gevo, Inc. |
| 10-K |
| 001-35073 |
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10.2* | Side Agreement, dated May 5, 2023, by and between Axens North America, Inc. and Gevo, Inc. | X | ||||||||||||||||
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10.4 | 8-K | 001-35073 | May 25, 2023 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||
31.1 | Section 302 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer. | X | ||||||||||||||||
31.2 | Section 302 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer. | X | ||||||||||||||||
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* | Certain portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is not material and is the type of information that the registrant treats as private or confidential. |
** | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Gevo, Inc. | |||
(REGISTRANT) | |||
By: | /s/ Alisher Nurmat | ||
Alisher Nurmat, CPA |
Date: August 10, 2023
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