In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports that Verdant Earth Technologies has been denied planning permission to revamp the mothballed former coal-fired Redbank Power Station into the country’s largest biomass power plant, using weeds and bioenergy crops as feedstock. New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission rejection cited failure to address enviornmental concerns—95% of 600 public […]
In Australia, the Albanese Government is investing A$1.1 billion to help unlock the vast economic opportunities on offer from low carbon liquid fuels. The new ten-year Cleaner Fuels Program will stimulate private investment in Australian onshore production of low carbon liquid fuels, such as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The first production of ‘drop-in’ […]
In Australia, several species of invasive weeds could become a source of renewable bioenergy, according to University of Queensland research. Researchers assessed the potential to convert 15 weed species found west of Brisbane into biomass pellets to be used as a solid biomass fuel with two vines, Brazilian Nightshade and Climbing Asparagus, found to be […]
In Australia, thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the Pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy. The project, located in Victoria, Australia, will use biomass residues and renewable electricity to produce green methanol that can be used as a low carbon liquid fuel to power shipping and aviation. […]
In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed A$44.9 million to Calix to build a novel demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology (ZESTY). Powered by renewable electricity and hydrogen, the plant will aim to produce up to 30,000 metric tons of low-carbon hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI) and hot briquetted iron […]
In Australia (Queensland), University of Queensland researchers have reported that 15 invasive weed species around Ipswich—including Brazilian Nightshade and Climbing Asparagus—contain high lignin contents (~25 %), making them promising feedstock for compacted biomass pellets. The initiative aims to convert environmental nuisance species into sustainable feedstock for biodiesel and renewable diesel, promoting circular economy innovation. While early in development, the […]
In Australia (Queensland), the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has launched a government‑backed pilot to convert dairy effluent and duckweed into scalable biomass feedstock. Funded by nearly AU $200,000 under the Ignite program, the initiative targets rapid-growing duckweed enriched by dairy nutrients as a low-cost input source for biodiesel and renewable diesel. The pilot, beginning in June 2025, aims to address feedstock […]
In Australia, a company with a not-very-creative name is looking at a creative solution to the single-use plastics problem: instead of recycling or composting forks and spoons from your backyard barbecues, why not eat them instead? 2050 Edible Cutlery, of Perth, is manufacturing forks, spoons, and knives from rice flour curds, soy protein, and tapioca […]
In Australia, the Minns Labor Government has greenlit a new A$81.4 million bioenergy facility in Horsley Park that will power one of the country’s largest brick manufacturing plants. Austral Bricks have been manufacturing in Horsley Park since the 1960’s and this approval will allow the facilities to transition their operations from fossil fuels to renewable […]
In Australia, the country has a A$36 billion opportunity to establish a world-leading low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) industry, reduce emissions by 230 million metric tons by 2050, and lessen reliance on imported fuels – but only if it acts promptly, according to a landmark report from the CEFC and Deloitte. The report, Refined Ambitions: […]
