Bio Based Aviation and Marine Fuels Summit

The global aviation and shipping sectors have set significant emission reduction targets to achieve by 2050 but how are they going to achieve them?

With sustainable bio based fuels seen as a vital contributor to decarbonisation this presents an opportunity for the development of a new industry in Australia.

Hear from global experts, industry leaders, airlines, fuel producers and investors on how a local industry would create jobs, enhance fuel security, reduce emissions and build stronger regional economies.

The Bio Based Aviation and Marine Fuels Summit is an event created in partnership between Bioenergy Australia, QLD Government, Life Sciences Qld and Gladstone Regional Council.

In addition to the summit, a site tour to the Southern Oils Northern Oil Refinery will take place. This is a separate ticket and seats are limited.

Prior to the summit, the Queensland Government's Central Queensland Hydrogen Forum will be hosted from 8am - 9.30am.  The event will be a fantastic opportunity to hear from renewable hydrogen experts about emerging opportunities in Central Queensland for renewable hydrogen as a versatile energy carrier.  Tickets will be available soon, by invitation only.

 

Program

 

10 – 11:30am

Shahana McKenzie - CEO, Bioenergy Australia

The Hon. Cameron Dick MP - Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning

Steve Rogers, IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Program, Liquid Fuels Task Member - The need for a global shift towards renewable fuels

Matt Walden, Australian Renewable Energy Agency - Developing a successful Bioenergy Roadmap for the future 

Mac Irvine, Clean Energy Finance Corporation - Financing this new industry

 

11.30am – 12pm

Early Lunch

 

12 – 2pm

Facilitated by Clare Blain, CEO, Life Sciences QLD

Sandra Lau, Alternative Fuels Manager, VIVA Energy - The potential future mix of energies for marine and aviation transport fuels

Angela Gillam, Deputy CEO, Maritime Industry Australia – Emissions challenges faced by the global shipping industry and the need for zero carbon fuels to meet targets

Andrew Sellick, General Manager Sustainability - Virgin Australia – The role of renewable fuels for the aviation industry moving forward

Ben Tabulo, General Manager, SynBio – Biofuels: a tale of two feedstocks - mining tyres and biosolids

Chris Wilcox, VP Business Development, Gevo - Delivering biojet fuel to the market gloablly

 

2pm - THE SITE TOUR HAS SOLD OUT

Southern Oils Northern Oil Refinery Tour Departs (purchased as a separate ticket - please note as numbers are limited we can only take 1 representative per organisation)

• The Southern Oils Northern Oil Refinery in Yarwun, near Gladstone, is the only facility in Queensland capable of recycling waste lube oil back into base lube oil and is the most advanced re-refining plant of its kind in the world. It can re-refine up to 100 million litres of waste lube oil a year, meaning 100 per cent of Queensland’s annual waste lube oil production can be processed through Gladstone, underwriting a new industry and local jobs. These environmental and economic credentials earned the re-refinery the Innovation in Sustainable Technologies award at the 2015 Queensland Premier's Sustainability Awards.

 

3.45pm (Airport arrival time)

Bus returns to Gladstone City and Gladstone Airport

 

 

Cost

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Bio Based Aviation and Marine Fuels Summit

Members: $50+ gst

Non members: $80+ gst

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Southern Oils Northern Oil Refinery Tour - SOLD OUT

$50+ gst

 

 

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