News - Bioenergy Australia

Queensland biofuel refinery to turn agricultural by-products into sustainable aviation fuel

Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government, at a Queensland biofuel production facility being developed by Jet Zero Australia in partnership with leading sustainable aviation fuel technology company LanzaJet.

Thu 30 Mar 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: Bioenergy Vision to complement Tasmania's renewables future

While Tasmania is the undoubted national leader in terms of renewable energy generation in the hydro and wind sectors, there is still huge untapped potential in renewable bioenergy.

Tue 28 Mar 2023

SAFAANZ response to Ampol and Eneos partnership

The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ) welcome the joint announcement from Ampol and ENEOS to explore production of advanced biofuels at the Lytton refinery, a deal that could see up to 500 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and renewable diesel refined every year at the Brisbane facility.

Fri 24 Mar 2023

Ampol and ENEOS Partner to Explore Advanced Biofuels Production in Queensland

Ampol Limited (Ampol) and ENEOS have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the production of advanced biofuels at the Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia.

Thu 23 Mar 2023

Airbus’ most popular aircraft takes to the skies with 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a key element for the future reduction of air transportation’s carbon footprint, and Airbus is continuing its testing of this bio-jet fuel with a new VOLCAN flight test campaign using the best-selling A320 Family aircraft.

Fri 10 Mar 2023

Japan’s Idemitsu eyes SAF production from pongamia oil

Japanese refiner Idemitsu will explore sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from pongamia oil in Australia, with support from Australia's Queensland state government.

Wed 08 Mar 2023

Terri Butler joins Sustainable Aviation Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand to help fast track the development of SAF

Australia is well placed to reap a substantial economic windfall from the global growth in Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but must act swiftly to catch the pace set by other nations, according to incoming chair of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance Australia and New Zealand, Terri Butler.

Mon 06 Mar 2023

Defence support key to green-fuel future

Defence is being urged to commit to a 10 per cent sustainable aviation fuel blend by 2030 to strengthen its independence from foreign fuel supplies and underpin a domestic industry levering off Australia's vast and competitive agricultural sector.

Fri 03 Mar 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: CSIRO, Boeing to create roadmap for sustainable skies

Interest and investment is rapidly growing in SAF, biofuel used to power aircraft with a smaller carbon footprint than conventional jet fuel. The SAF Roadmap, due to be released later this year, aims to build consensus on how to develop Australia’s SAF industry within an Asia-Pacific context.

Thu 02 Mar 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: Australia’s first helicopter flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Neste, Airbus, Safran Engines and Microflite, a leading Australian helicopter operator, have jointly operated Australia’s first helicopter flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On this demonstration flight, an Airbus H130 helicopter powered by a Safran Arriel 2D engine used blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Neste.

Tue 28 Feb 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel is the answer to decarbonisation

Australia is in danger of missing an opportunity to add $8 billion a year to our GDP and create an extra 8000 jobs if we don’t move faster to develop a domestic sustainable aviation fuel sector, says the chief executive of Bioenergy Australia, Shahana McKenzie.

Wed 22 Feb 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: Milestone for bp’s Renewable Fuels Project in Kwinana

The McGowan Government has welcomed the latest milestone for bp's $1 billion Kwinana Renewable Fuels project. The Kwinana project is one of five biofuel refineries bp has planned globally and is scheduled to be the first to come online.

Fri 17 Feb 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: Energy sector survey to map jobs of the future

Over 60,000 clean energy jobs could be created in Australia by 2025, most of them in regional areas, including in energy efficiency, management and electrification jobs, as the Albanese Government ramps up the transformation to renewable energy.

Tue 31 Jan 2023

Airfares to soar, QLD jobs missed, unless new industry backed like hydrogen

Queensland has all the ingredients to become the “epicentre for South East Asia” for a key $3 billion industry, but failure to invest could cost thousands of jobs, experts say.

Tue 24 Jan 2023

Researchers make breakthrough in turning sugar cane to aircraft fuel

Queensland researchers say making sustainable fuels, cosmetics, solvents, and paints in Australia is a step closer after a breakthrough that allows them to quickly convert sugar cane into a renewable chemical.

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Mon 23 Jan 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: Roundtable accelerates take-off for Queensland green aviation fuels industry

The Palaszczuk Government is accelerating plans to make Queensland the capital of a local sustainable aviation fuels industry. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said a roundtable was held on Friday (25 November) bringing together key industry players to launch a pathway for Queensland to capitalise on the global shift to green jet fuels. "With the world moving into a low emissions future, there has been an explosion in demand for low carbon aviation fuel," Mr Miles s

Wed 30 Nov 2022

Lendlease among first in Australia to unlock fossil fuel-free construction

One of Australia’s first ever cranes to be powered by 100 per cent renewable diesel has recently taken to the sky on the NSW Government’s Powerhouse Parramatta project, marking a critical transition towards fossil fuel-free construction.

Mon 21 Nov 2022

Get Aussie green jet-fuel onto the runway soon or miss out, govt told

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | The Albanese government has just one year to get behind a domestic green aviation fuel industry or else risk it heading offshore, Qantas and other industry players have warned.

Thu 17 Nov 2022