Event information
Registration for this event closes at Thu 20 Aug 2026 11:30.
The Green Fuels Accelerator, delivered by Cyan Ventures, funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and supported by Qantas, Boeing and other commercial partners - is working with seven Australian low carbon liquid fuel projects to support their commercialisation, including technical support, regulatory guidance, financing / offtake strategy and general strategy assistance. Together, Cyan Ventures and Bioenergy Australia will run a number of webinars to share insights from the work. This first webinar tackles the biggest challenge in building a low-carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) project – offtake.
Project developers, lenders and investors consistently identify weak demand and unresolved offtake risk as the dominant reason that projects with strong fundamentals do not reach final investment decision (FID). This webinar will share research from the Green Fuels Accelerator on best practices for tackling common offtake challenges, and hear directly from offtakers and experts.
Speakers
- Natalie Lonergan, Mills Oakley
- Matt Hudson, Qantas
- Matt Connolly, Air New Zealand
- Dr. Fraser Thompson, Cyan Ventures
- Deirdre Eradus, Cyan Ventures
- Plus more to be announced!
What you will take away
- Overview of different offtake models
- What a bankable offtake agreement looks like in this market, and which terms are the recurring
sticking points between producers and buyers. - Best practices in how to manage a contracting process
Who should attend
Project developers, investors and financiers, offtakers, government and agency representatives, feedstock and supply chain participants, and advisers working in or around Australian low carbon liquid fuels.
The session will conclude with a panel discussion, giving attendees the opportunity to engage directly with the panel.
This event is open to everyone and free to attend, you do not need to be a member of Bioenergy Australia or the Green Fuels Accelerator to join. Once registered your Zoom webinar link for this event will be located in the registration confirmation email from Bioenergy Australia. The session will be recorded and made available to registrants following the event.
This event will be followed by a second webinar on Thursday 27 August on Solving for Finance.
To register for this event, sign up here: https://www.bioenergyaustralia.org.au/events/373861
About the Green Fuels Accelerator
Launched in June 2026, the Green Fuels Accelerator is a first-of-a-kind initiative to advance commercial scale low carbon liquid fuel production in Australia. Funded by ARENA with support from industry partners including Qantas and Boeing, it provides tailored regulatory, technical, commercial and finance advisory support to seven selected Australian projects — Licella, Renergi, Renewable Developments Australia, Wagner Sustainable Fuels, Mercurius Biorefining, Wildfire Energy and Ethtec — spanning hydrothermal liquefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, alcohol-to-jet and cellulosic ethanol pathways across Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales.