BIOENERGY AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES
 

Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
 

Australia’s first Bioenergy Roadmap (The Roadmap) has elevated the highest ranked market opportunities and highlighted that the industry and government’s focus must be on expanding bioenergy’s market share in hard-to-abate sectors such as renewable sustainable aviation fuels. To support the implementation of the Roadmap, the Government has committed $33.5 million to ARENA to further support Australia’s bioenergy sector through co-funding additional research, development and deployment of advanced sustainable aviation and marine biofuels. The roadmap showed by 2030 18% of Australia’s aviation fuel market could be delivered by sustainable aviation fuel. But how do we get there? Bioenergy Australia has commissioned a report to address this question - Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel prepared by EnergyLink Services.

SAF currently makes up less than 1% of the global aviation fuel supply and it is currently more expensive than its fossil-derived equivalent.  How can we bridge the price gap of SAF?

Join us as we launch the report, Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and explore the findings, including the opportunities and challenges of growing an Australian industry to scale SAF affordably.

Moderated by Heidi Hauf from Boeing, make sure you register for the event.

This event is supported by the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance of Australia & New Zealand (SAFFANZ).

     

 

Cost

Bioenergy Australia Members: FREE

Non-Members: FREE

 

Michael Hallam Consulting Engineer, EnergyLink Services & author of Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Michael Hallam has been EnergyLink Services’ Consulting Engineer since 2018. He has formal qualifications in engineering and finance, with extensive experience consulting in areas such as renewable fuel policy, pathways for decarbonisation of industry and transport and associated economic modelling. Michael has specialised in energy modelling, energy auditing, renewable energy system feasibility and design, emissions quantification, reporting, and assurance auditing.

Heid Hauf, Regional Sustainability Lead, Australia & New Zealand, Boeing

Heidi has over 15 years’ experience leading strategy, culture change and policy with business, government and NGOs.  After starting her career as an intelligence officer in the Australian Army, Heidi has worked on long-term, systemic sustainability issues across public services, natural resource management and sustainable business practices in regional Australia, Asia, East Africa, Europe and the UK. 

Heidi was appointed to the newly created role of regional sustainability lead role in January 2021, where she supports Boeing local leaders with organisational change and sustainability partnerships, and works with a small global team tasked with keeping Boeing current with the fast-moving global policy debate on sustainable aviation.  In January 2022, Heidi took up leadership of Boeing sustainability policy and partnerships for the Asia Pacific region.

Before joining Boeing, Heidi worked in the UK and Europe for over a decade advising leaders and developing sustainability strategies as well as shaping policy for long term sustainable outcomes across health, energy, agriculture and product innovation.  Heidi has undergraduate qualifications in geography and operations management and post graduate qualifications in international relations and environmental conservation.

 

Sami Jauhiainen, Vice President of Asia-Pacific, Renewable Aviation, Neste
Sami started as Vice President APAC for Neste’s Renewable Aviation business unit in January 2022, leading the sales and market development of sustainable aviation fuels in the Asia-Pacific region. His focus is on growing awareness of SAF as an emission reduction solution for the aviation sector, supporting airlines and fuel suppliers on achieving their ambitious climate targets with SAF, developing supply chains for SAF, and supporting industry and public stakeholders in defining policy frameworks for the decarbonization of aviation.

Sami has been with Neste since 2013, holding earlier various leadership roles in strategy and business development. Before joining Neste, Sami worked at J.P.Morgan, advising customers in the global energy sector on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions.

Sami is passionate of developing business opportunities that serve Neste’s purpose of creating a healthier planet for our children.

Celine Parle, Head of Fuel, Sydney Airport

Celine has over 15 years experience in strategy, finance and airport operations. She currently manages the jet fuel business for Sydney Airport since its acquisition of the Jet Fuel Infrastructure (JFI) in 2020. She works on all aspects of the jet fuel business including asset management, management of commercial contracts, and development of the aviation energy transition strategy. 
Prior to leading the fuel business, Celine held various roles in strategy and finance at Sydney Airport. 

Before joining Sydney Airport, Celine worked at QIC, Morgan Stanley and DP World in infrastructure investment roles. 

She is passionate about decarbonisation and how the aviation industry can achieve its emissions reduction targets  
 

Graeme Potger, Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Qantas

Graeme Potger was appointed Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in September 2021 to develop and drive the Group’s SAF strategy and procurement approach. This includes defining the contribution of SAF to the Group’s 2050 net zero emission plan – one of the first of any airline worldwide – and assisting in the development of innovative, SAF related corporate and consumer propositions.  

Prior to this role, Graeme was Senior Advisor – Government, Industry, International and Sustainability from 2019 to 2021, and was part of the Qantas legal team from 2002 to 2018.