News - Bioenergy Australia

New $800M sustainable aviation fuel plant planned for Washington state

Dutch company SkyNRG has chosen Washington state to locate a major new biogas plant that will produce sustainable aviation fuel — a key part of the airline world’s push to decarbonize flying.

Sun 28 May 2023

Japan to require overseas flights use 10% sustainable fuel

TOKYO -- Japan is to make it mandatory that 10% of aviation fuel for international flights using Japanese airports be sustainable, Nikkei has learned.

Thu 25 May 2023

Why your carbon-free Doritos should be made with swamp gas

Some of the nation’s biggest emitters in hard-to-abate sectors are pushing federal and state governments to certify the carbon-neutral qualities of mixing gas captured from rotting organic waste and rubbish dumps into tradition pipelines and energy systems.

Thu 25 May 2023

Qantas customers to be given option to cut emissions on flights through new sustainable fuel offset program

Passengers booking on Qantas flights may soon be able to tick a box to purchase sustainable aviation fuel as a way to offset their emissions.

Wed 24 May 2023

Bunge CEO identifies keys to liquid fuels transition

Sustainability has been a driver of innovation and investment in the past few years, and Bunge views renewable feedstocks and vegetable oils as very important to energy companies’ liquid fuels transition in the next 10 to 15 years, Gregory Heckman, chief executive officer and director, said.

Tue 23 May 2023

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia is at risk of missing its 2030 climate target by a significant margin but can bridge the gap by using biofuels made from cooking oils and sugar cane.

Tue 23 May 2023

Viva Energy to turn waste into fuels and recycled plastics at Geelong Refinery

Viva Energy today announced plans to build infrastructure which will enable its refinery at Geelong to receive and process feedstocks such as used cooking oil, animal fats and synthetic crude made from waste plastics which would otherwise find their way into landfill.

Tue 23 May 2023

Qld’s green jet fuel industry set to soar with Qantas partnership

The Palaszczuk Government has joined forces with airline giant Qantas to get Queensland’s vision to be an Asia-Pacific green jet fuel hub on the runway.

Tue 23 May 2023

Labor must focus on decarbonising liquid fuel sector: Shahana McKenzie

Bioenergy Australia CEO Shahana McKenzie says the government needed to do “quite a bit of catch-up” on energy policy when they came into power but now must focus on decarbonising liquid fuels.

Mon 22 May 2023

Renewable fuel to add $10bn a year in decarbonisation push

The nation will face energy insecurity and miss out on $10bn a year if the federal government fails to develop a renewable fuels sector to bolster its push towards decarbonisation.

Mon 22 May 2023

Biofuels the 'missing puzzle piece' to hit climate targets

Australia needs to substitute ethanol in fuel and offer significant tax breaks on renewable fuels if it wants to reach its international climate targets, including net zero carbon emissions by 2050, a new report says.

Mon 22 May 2023

Media Release: Transitioning Australia’s Liquid Fuel Sector: The Role of Renewable Fuels

Australia will be exposed to environmental, economic and energy security risks if governments fail to foster a domestic renewable fuels sector. That is the alarming assessment of a new report commissioned by Bioenergy Australia - Transitioning Australia’s Liquid Fuel Sector: The Role of Renewable Fuels.

Mon 22 May 2023

Media Release: Strategy to grow six new industries powering Qld’s net zero future

Queensland is set to capitalise on a new wave of economic growth under a Palaszczuk Government plan to develop industries that will be in hot demand in a decarbonising world.

Fri 19 May 2023

2023-24 Budget – Energy and Climate Highlights

It was fantastic to see the commitment by the Federal Government to driving Australia's climate action in the 2023-24 Budget announced yesterday.

Wed 10 May 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel made from alcohol to be produced in north Queensland

What could be Australia's first foray into an environmentally cleaner aviation fuel source could be up and running by 2026.

Mon 08 May 2023

National Net Zero Authority has the potential to boost bioenergy

Bioenergy Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s move to legislate a national Net Zero Authority.

Mon 08 May 2023

Media Release: National Net Zero Authority

The Albanese Government will legislate a national Net Zero Authority to ensure the workers, industries and communities that have powered Australia for generations can seize the opportunities of Australia’s net zero transformation.

Fri 05 May 2023

Anaergia AD plant to supply Toyota facility

Anaergia Inc. has announced today that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane LLC, Victorville, California, will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) made from food waste and municipal wastewater to the Toyota Motor North America Inc.’s (TMNA) Logistics Services Center at the Port of Long Beach in California.

Fri 05 May 2023