Media Release: Jet Zero Australia Executes FEED Agreements to Advance Australia’s First Bioethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd (Jet Zero) is pleased to announce the execution of a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Contract with Technip Energies and continuation of the Owner’s Engineering Services Contract with Long Energy & Resources (LERA) for Project Ulysses (the Project), a bioethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project located in Townsville, Australia.

Delorean Secures $6.1m ARENA Grant for Major SA1 Facility Upgrade

Delorean Corporation Ltd ("Delorean" or "the Company") has signed a $6.08 million grant funding agreement with the Australian Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to enhance its SA1 bioenergy facility, currently under construction in Edinburgh Parks, South Australia.

Joint media release: Low carbon liquid fuels of the Future Made In Australia

The Albanese Government is delivering $250 million to accelerate the pace of Australia’s growing domestic Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry. This funding is part of the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund and will be provided as grants to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment.

IFM Investors, Ampol and GrainCorp welcome further investment in Australian renewable fuels industry from Federal Government

IFM Investors, Ampol and GrainCorp welcome the Federal Government’s announcement today to commit $250 million to low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) from the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Fund. In July last year, IFM, Ampol and GrainCorp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the establishment of an integrated renewable fuels supply chain in Australia.

Media Release: Rio Tinto renewable diesel trial

Renewable diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines.

CEFC welcomes additional $2 billion capital allocation from Australian Government

The CEFC today welcomed an additional $2 billion capital allocation from the Australian Government, to support investment commitments via the CEFC General Portfolio. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen announced the additional allocation on 23 January 2025. The allocation was subsequently approved by the Australian Parliament and received Royal Assent on 14 February 2025.

Let green gas count: 145+ global organisations sign open letter calling for clarity in GHG Protocol

Following the withdrawal of guidance on the use of biomethane certificates in the GHG Protocol, over 145 companies and trade associations from around the world have issued a public joint letter to the governance bodies of the GHG Protocol calling for the key role of market-based instruments to be recognised in the Protocol’s Scope 1 inventory. Their message to the GHG Protocol is simple: Let Green Gas Count.

Jetting ahead: Fresh insights propel sustainable aviation

Thanks to new momentum across research, policy and industry, sustainable aviation in Australia has taken off in the last year. The 2024 SAF State of Play Report provides an update on the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector following the release of the CSIRO-Boeing SAF Roadmap in 2023.

Welcome boost for new Pilbara Carbon Capture and Storage project

Australian Gas Infrastructure Group welcomes today’s announcement from the Western Australian government of a $15 million grant to support the Pilbara Carbon Capture and Storage transmission project. This project would deliver key infrastructure needed to help support the decarbonisation of heavy industry in the Pilbara.

Value key to getting growers on board with low-carbon fuels

The Grains industry took centre stage at Bioenergy Australia’s Western Australia Low Carbon Fuels Summit held at Perth earlier this month, with speakers talking up the potential for growers to supply feedstocks for the promising domestic low-carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) sector.