News - Bioenergy Australia

DPIRD supporting Western Australia Low Carbon Fuels Summit

Opportunities to develop renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and advanced bioethanol will be explored at Bioenergy Australia’s ‘Western Australia Low Carbon Fuels Summit’ to be held in Perth this month.

Tue 01 Oct 2024

Media release: USA: UGS installs biogas upgrading system in Michigan and Wisconsin

Biomethane plant in Berlin-Wisconsin upgrades biogas with 4000 ppm hydrogen sulfide to biomethane without pre-desulfurization

Thu 19 Sep 2024

Media release: Rio Tinto launches biofuel crop farming trial for renewable diesel production in Australia

Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot. The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

Wed 18 Sep 2024

A missed opportunity? The Aviation White Paper and northern Australia’s regional aviation challenges

The Australian government’s Aviation White Paper—Towards 2050 outlines a vision for the future of civil aviation. While the White Paper represents a significant step forward, particularly in terms of decarbonising the aviation sector and enhancing consumer protections, it falls short in addressing the critical needs of regional Australia, particularly northern Australia.

Tue 17 Sep 2024

Australia needs a SAF refinery 'now'

Airbus Australia's Stephen Forshaw has warned an aviation conference that the Australian federal government's plans for a 'green future made in Australia' will look "more like a future made in Singapore" unless major policy changes are made in the next year.

Fri 13 Sep 2024

Garbage to gas to electricity: power plant planned for dump

The rubbish dumped at the Nambour tip could soon be powering 1600 homes.

Thu 12 Sep 2024

Australia could be global launch pad for green flights

Australia has the potential to be a global green aviation superpower if airlines, manufacturers and governments made major policy changes in the next 12 months, a conference has been told.

Thu 12 Sep 2024

Media release: Jemena and Valorify Advance Renewable Gas Sector with MOU

Australia’s burgeoning biogas sector has today taken a significant step forward with leading energy infrastructure company Jemena and Melbourne-based utility-scale biogas developer, Valorify, proudly announcing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Thu 12 Sep 2024

Media Release: Melbourne Water wins Earth Award for bioenergy project

The Melbourne Water and John Holland-KBR Joint Venture has won an Earth Award for an innovative biogas handling system that supports the conversion of sewerage treatment gases into electricity, providing around 30% of the energy needed for Melbourne's Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP).

Tue 03 Sep 2024

Media Release: Aviation White Paper delivers for consumers, regions and workforce

The Albanese Government will boost consumer rights, increase competition, support regional and general aviation, and help the sector decarbonise under the most significant overhaul of aviation for more than a decade.

Mon 26 Aug 2024

Boeing Invests in Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

Boeing has become an early investor in Wagner Sustainable Fuels to support the development of its sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production facility in Brisbane, increasing Australian SAF supply and reducing aviation’s carbon emissions.

Thu 15 Aug 2024

Media release: Bundaberg Bioeconomy Conference

Local industry can exchange ideas with state and national experts at the Bundaberg Bioeconomy Conference to make the most of the opportunities created by the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

Fri 09 Aug 2024

Delorean Corp secures funding for bioenergy project

Bioenergy developer Delorean Corporation has secured for its first build, own, operate bioenergy infrastructure projects at Salisbury north of Adelaide.

Tue 06 Aug 2024

Media release: NSW seeks to accelerate use of renewable fuels

The NSW Government is announcing the development of a new renewable fuels strategy for NSW, starting with the release of a discussion paper, laying the foundations for a thriving renewable fuel industry.

Thu 01 Aug 2024

Media release: Australia's own renewable fuels industry forging ahead

The Albanese Government has welcomed the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ampol, GrainCorp and IFM to explore establishing Australia’s own integrated renewable fuels industry.

Tue 30 Jul 2024

Media release: Ampol, GrainCorp and IFM unite to explore the creation of an Australian renewable fuels industry

Industry super-owned global fund manager IFM Investors, leading agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp (ASX: GNC) and Australia’s largest transport energy provider Ampol (ASX/NZX: ALD) today signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding to explore the establishment of an integrated renewable fuels* industry in Australia.

Tue 30 Jul 2024

Media release: Miles Government support for sustainable aviation fuel takes off

Queensland’s growing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry is about to take another step forward with the establishment of a new processing facility in Central Queensland with Industry Partnership Program funding from the Miles Government.

Mon 29 Jul 2024

Media Release: Qantas joins new alliance to accelerate global sustainable aviation fuel supply

Qantas has joined an alliance of airlines, an aircraft manufacturer, and energy and financing companies to help accelerate global production of aviation biofuel.

Wed 24 Jul 2024