In Australia, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to A$3 million in funding to the Barwon Region Water Corporation (Barwon Water) for the Green Oxygen for Wastewater Treatment project. Barwon Water aims to investigate the use of pure oxygen produced as a byproduct of electrolysis to treat water more efficiently at its Northern […]
In Australia, Renew Economy reports that the planned $338M biofuel plant under development in Gladstone by Oceania Biofuels has suddenly come to a screeching halt. Last Friday, the project was pulled from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation and the project’s website has been pulled offline, while the company’s CEO now claims to be CEO […]
In Australia, the Albanese Government is seeking views on ways to help kickstart Australia’s low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) industry, from farm and feedstock to bowser. Sustainable fuels will play an important role as global economies transform to net zero, and as part of the A$22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package, policy can help […]
In Australia, Vast Renewables Limited announced it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with global energy company Mabanaft to advance Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a CSP-powered green methanol reference plant. Located in South Australia at the Port Augusta Green Energy Hub, SM1 will have the capacity to produce 7,500 tons of green methanol each […]
In Australia, Vast Renewables Limited has received planning consent for Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a concentrated solar thermal powered (CSP) methanol plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. The facility will produce 7,500 tonnes of green methanol annually, aimed at decarbonizing the shipping industry. SM1 is a collaboration with Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG, combining proven […]
In Australia, researchers at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have developed a stronger and more environmentally friendly concrete using with waste coffee grounds. Concrete is a ubiquitous but also environmentally harmful material. By converting coffee grounds to biochar, the team was able to reduce carbon emissions and create a concrete 30% stronger. The RMIT […]
In Australia, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation industry. Aviation currently accounts for approximately three percent of the world’s emissions. Creating a “closed loop” fuel based on existing emissions would eliminate the need for traditional and sustainable […]
In Australia, aviation experts from the University of South Australia (UniSA) will work with their Chinese counterparts over the next two years to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in both countries. The collaboration, announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on Saturday, comes on the back of a A$1.7 billion Federal […]
In Australia, ESG Today reported that the government of Australia announced a series of large-scale investments aimed at boosting the country’s clean energy sector, including plans to invest $5.3 billion in hydrogen production and technology over the next 10 years. The report noted that the new investments were announced with the release of the government’s […]
In Australia, the government released its A$22.7 billion Future Made in Australia budget package aimed at making the country a renewable energy superpower and an indispensable part of the global economy. Included in that budget is: · A$5.1 billion boost to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency: o A$1.7 billion for the Future Made in Australia […]
