Tag: Australia

Jet Zero Australia exceutes FEED contract with Technip Energies

Jet Zero Australia exceutes FEED contract with Technip Energies

April 7, 2025 |

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd (Jet Zero) executes Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Contract with Technip Energies and continuation of the Owner’s Engineering Services Contract with Long Energy & Resources (LERA) for Project Ulysses (the Project), a bioethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project located in Townsville, Australia. The contracts are expected to run […]

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Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways support SAF in North Queensland

Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways support SAF in North Queensland

April 3, 2025 |

In Australia, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland. The project aims to establish a fully-integrated Ethanol to […]

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Australia’s Ecopha eyes pongamia tree for bioplastics

Australia’s Ecopha eyes pongamia tree for bioplastics

March 17, 2025 |

In Australia, startup Ecopha is pioneering the use of pongamia oil from a tree native to Australia, India and Southeast Asia to produce the bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate. The pongamia tree is known for flourishing in arid and challenging climates with little need for irrigation, fertilizers, or pesticides. “Innovation is at the heart of Ecopha’s mission to […]

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Delorean Corporation scores $3.85M ARENA grant to develop its SA1 bioenergy facility

Delorean Corporation scores $3.85M ARENA grant to develop its SA1 bioenergy facility

March 6, 2025 |

In Australia, Delorean Corporation Ltd announced the successful execution of a A$6.08 million grant funding agreement with the Australian Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The funding, provided under ARENA’s National Industrial Transformation Program, will accelerate the development of Delorean’s SA1 bioenergy facility, currently under construction in Edinburgh Parks, South Australia. The ARENA grant will support […]

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Australian government grants $158M to boost LCLF industry

Australian government grants $158M to boost LCLF industry

March 6, 2025 |

In Australia, the national government is delivering A$250 million to accelerate the pace of Australia’s growing domestic Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry. This funding is part of the A$1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund and will be provided as grants to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment. Australia’s domestic LCLF industry will […]

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Neste MY renewable diesel successfully tested by Rio Tinto in iron ore operations in Australia

Neste MY renewable diesel successfully tested by Rio Tinto in iron ore operations in Australia

March 2, 2025 |

for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines. The trial was conducted in partnership between Neste and bAustralian fuel supplier Viva Energy.  Neste allocated 8,500 tons of renewable diesel from used cooking oil for the trial. The fuel was shipped […]

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Neste supplies 8,500 tons of renewable diesel to Rio Tinto’s trial

Neste supplies 8,500 tons of renewable diesel to Rio Tinto’s trial

February 26, 2025 |

In Australia, Neste MY Renewable Diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines. The trial, the first of its kind for Rio Tinto in Australia, was conducted in partnership with […]

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ARENA awards $6.5M to two SAF projects

ARENA awards $6.5M to two SAF projects

February 26, 2025 |

In Australia, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting cleaner Australian skies, with up to A$10.4 million in funding for two projects from its Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Funding Initiative. ARENA is providing A$8 million in funding to Licella and A$2.4 million to Viva Energy for separate studies to develop renewable fuel alternatives for Australia’s […]

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NH3 and Pilbara Ports sign deal on ammonia shipments

NH3 and Pilbara Ports sign deal on ammonia shipments

February 12, 2025 |

In Australia, NH3 Clean Energy and Pilbara Ports Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on February 11 to develop export infrastructure for 600,000 tonnes per year of clean ammonia from NH3’s WAH2 Project via the Port of Dampier. The agreement outlines a yearlong collaboration to establish operational arrangements and binding contracts for ammonia handling and […]

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Queensland Government withdraws support for major green hydrogen project

Queensland Government withdraws support for major green hydrogen project

February 7, 2025 |

In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Queensland government has rescinded its support for the Central Queensland Hydrogen Project (CQ-H2), which was slated to become the Australia’s largest hydrogen production facility.  The project, centered in the Port of Gladstone, has faced abrupt cancellation following the government’s decision to deny a critical $1 billion funding […]

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