News - Bioenergy Australia

Coates launches Greener Choice range

Australian company Coates has released its Greener Choices range that offers tangible opportunities to reduce emissions, improve efficiencies and commit to best-practice environmental sustainability standards.

Fri 10 Jun 2022

New $500 million dollar biorefinery planned for Gladstone

Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery.

Tue 07 Jun 2022

ITOCHU announces conclusion of sales contract of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel with ETIHAD Airways

ITOCHU Corporation announced today that it has concluded a sales contract of sustainable aviation fuel produced by Neste OYJ with Etihad Airways PJSC, the national airline of United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Fri 27 May 2022

LABOR BACKS QLD RENEWABLE FUEL MANUFACTURING FOR DEFENCE

An Albanese Labor Government will bolster fuel security for our troops, while strengthening Australia’s biofuel manufacturing capacity.

Tue 17 May 2022

The dawn of the greater energy independence - why Europe also needs to count on sustainable bioenergy

Europe is looking for ways out of its dependence on coal, oil and especially gas and move towards climate neutrality

Tue 03 May 2022

AGL to buy biogas maker Energy360

AGL, the largest Australian power and gas company, has struck a deal to buy a biogas producer supplying commercial and industrial customers in its latest move to diversify away from fossil fuels.

Thu 28 Apr 2022

Outback cafe’s creative solution to fuel crisis is served with chips on the side

One outback Queensland town has tongues wagging with an inventive solution to combat high fuel prices — and it smells like hot chips.

Wed 13 Apr 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: QANTAS ZEROS IN ON EMISSIONS WITH INTERIM TARGET

The Qantas Group today outlined the specific steps it is taking to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, including an interim target to reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent by 2030.

Thu 31 Mar 2022

Work with Australia on jet biofuels

Collaboration with Australia will be essential to develop a local sustainable aviation fuel industry, the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand says.

Thu 24 Mar 2022

MEDIA RELEASE Sustainable Aviation Fuel – Accelerating a new industry to drive down emissions and drive up the economy

Report released today - Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, EnergyLink Services

Thu 24 Mar 2022

Wastewater treatment plants well placed for renewable energy biogas production from food scrap rubbish

For years, wastewater treatment plants have mainly been the destination for what is flushed down the toilet.

Thu 17 Mar 2022

Qantas to buy low-carbon jet fuel in US, but no options at home

Qantas has inked a deal to fill its jets with 8 million litres of low-carbon alternative jet fuel annually from airports in California as part of the airline’s efforts to reduce its planet-heating emissions

Tue 15 Mar 2022

‘Left behind’: Australia lags on low-emissions jet fuel

Australian airlines’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions are being undermined by the country’s slow start establishing an alternative jet fuel industry, which carriers, producers and industry groups blame on government inaction.

SAF Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Mon 14 Mar 2022

Anaergia Signs Project Development Agreement With Kent County, Michigan

Anaergia and partner, Continuus Materials, signed a contract Project Development Agreement with the Board of the Kent County Department of Public Works for a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) converting solid waste to products, fertilizer, and renewable natural gas (RNG).

Mon 07 Mar 2022

JOINT INDUSTRY LETTER CALLING FOR BIOENERGY INCLUSION IN LOW EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION

Over 80 organisations spanning energy, aviation, investment and banking, construction, agriculture, and research congratulate the Australian Federal Government on releasing Australia’s Bioenergy Roadmap late last year; the first of its kind in Australia and from a government that has committed more to bioenergy than any previous Australian government.

Wed 16 Feb 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: INDUSTRY CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PUT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AND BIOMETHANE ON LETS AGENDA

Over 80 Australian organisations, representing thousands of businesses and millions of workers, are calling for urgent action to deliver decarbonisation results now – not in the future – with the inclusion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and biomethane technologies in the Government’s Low Emissions Technology Statement (LETS).

Tue 15 Feb 2022

Helen Millicer: We must change the future of farming, and use our organic ‘waste’

We have a crisis upon us, and will we fast-track in time? Given we are being hit on all sides by climate change it is vital we change our systems to cut our emissions. Helen is speaking at the upcoming webinar Future Facing: How will the material and energy landscape be reshaped by the circular economy? on Thursday 17 March 2022, please visit the events calendar for more information and to register. Free event.

Mon 14 Feb 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: Strategic Partnership: LMS Energy and Helmont Energy aim to transform Australia’s bioenergy sector

Leading bioenergy companies co-invest to accelerate Australia’s bioenergy transformation, creating carbon abatement and circular economy outcomes from agricultural feedstocks

Fri 03 Dec 2021