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The global aviation and shipping sectors have set significant emission reduction targets to achieve by 2050 but how are they going to achieve them?

With sustainable bio based fuels seen as a vital contributor to decarbonisation this presents an opportunity for the development of a new industry in Australia.

Hear from global experts, industry leaders, airlines, fuel producers and investors on how a local industry would create jobs, enhance fuel security, reduce emissions and build stronger regional economies.

The Bio Based Aviation and Marine Fuels Summit is an event created in partnership between Bioenergy Australia, QLD Government, Life Sciences Qld and Gladstone Regional Council.

In addition to the summit, a site tour to the Northern Oil facility will take place. This is a seperate ticket and seats are limited.

PROGRAM

10 - 11.30am

Matt Burnett, Mayor of Gladstone Regional Council

Dr John Hewson, Chair, Bioenergy Australia

Mac Irvine, CEFC - Financing this new Industry

11.30 - 12pm - Early Lunch

12 - 2pm

Steve Rogers, International Energy Agency, Task 39 - The need for a global shift toward renewable fuels

Angela Gillam, Deputy CEO, Maritime Industry Australia - Emission challenges faced by the global shipping industry and the need for zero carbon fuels to meet targets

Andrew Sellick, General Manager Sustainability, Virgin Australia - The role of renewable fuels for the aviation industry moving forward

Troy Collings, Northern Oil Refining - Developing a project supply fuel from Australia

Facilitated panel

2pm - Northern Oil Facility Tour Departs

*Note - this tour is a separate event to the Summit and a separate ticket must be purchased - numbers are limited to 30 and we can only take 1 representative per organisation.

Northern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, near Gladstone, is the only facility in Queensland capable of recycling waste lube oil back in to base lube oil and is the most advanced re-refining plant of its kind in the world.  It can re-refine up to 100 million litres of waste lube oil per year, meaning a 100 per cent of Queensland's annual waste lube oil production can be processed through Gladstone, underwriting a new industry and local jobs. 

These environmental and economic credentials earned the re-refinery the Innovation in Sustainable Technologies award at the 2015 Queensland Premier's Sustainability Awards. 

3.45pm - Bus returns include drop off to Gladstone City and Gladstone Airport

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Cost

Bio Based Aviation and Marine Fuels Summit

Members: $50+ gst

Non members: $80+ gst

Northern Oil Facility Tour

$50+ gst

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