News - Bioenergy Australia

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

Media Release: Guarantee of Origin key to superpower status

The Albanese government is fast tracking the development of the Guarantee of Origin scheme, a crucial component of the $22.7b Future Made in Australia program.

Tue 16 Jul 2024

Media Release: Chamber policy paper backs gas in energy transition

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released a policy paper that advocates for new gas supply to avoid imminent shortages impacting the east coast of Australia during our energy transition.

Fri 28 Jun 2024

Emirates latest sustainability move leans on Singapore Changi's impressive SAF stash

Emirates has begun using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of its agreement with Neste on flights departing from Singapore Changi Airport, marking its inaugural SAF investment in Asia.

Mon 24 Jun 2024

On path to renewables don't forget big industry’s needs

Through almost 60 years of fuelling Australian transport, Ampol’s Lytton oil refinery in Brisbane has played an important role as a strategic asset that safeguards the country’s energy security.

Wed 19 Jun 2024

Media Release: Consultation on A Future Made in Australia: Unlocking Australia's low carbon liquid fuel opportunity

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.

Fri 14 Jun 2024

Turning our fields of gold into a sustainable fuel source

Australia’s next great oil bonanza could well be green and gold. If you’ve ever driven through rural towns spread out across the east or west coasts of Australia in September, you’ve probably stopped to admire the vast fields of golden canola flowers swaying gently under the Australian sun.

Fri 14 Jun 2024