Queensland invests $12.9M in new Brisbane biofuel project
In Australia, Queensland is boosting its fuel security with an A$18.56 million investment to support a new biofuels project in Brisbane. The funding, through the Crisafulli Government’s landmark A$180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund, will enable Wildfire Energy to support the development of the Bulwer Island Biofuels Hub in Brisbane.
The project will support the commercial deployment of Wildfire Energy’s Queensland-developed MIHG technology, helping transform non-recyclable waste into valuable energy products and supporting the development of future fuel supply chains. Located at the former Bulwer Island refinery site, the Hub will include a first of a kind waste-to-biofuels commercial reference plant, capable of processing up to 30,000 metric tons of residual waste a year.
The project will help convert waste feedstocks into renewable energy products and biofuels, supporting the development of sovereign fuel capability in Queensland. Phase 1 of the project will produce bio-syngas which will be used to produce up to 1.4 megawatts of electricity annually – enough to power 1,000 homes – with future phases of the project to create bio methanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel, securing Queensland’s long-term fuel security.
Wildfire Energy’s project will create up to 65 jobs, giving Queenslanders new opportunities in the growing biofuels industry with construction will start in late 2026, and operations to begin in early 2028.
Category: Fuels
