Tag: Australia

OneFortyOne invests $20M in renewable biomass power at Australian sawmill

OneFortyOne invests $20M in renewable biomass power at Australian sawmill

October 7, 2024 |

In Australia, OneFortyOne has invested nearly A$30 million in a renewable biomass power generation project at our Jubilee Sawmill. The project, which includes the installation of a new boiler and steam turbine, represents a total investment of approximately A$90 million. This initiative underscores our commitment to continuous investment, demonstrating our long-term dedication to the region, […]

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GreenHy2 lands $1M government grant for Hy2MEDI generation and storage system

GreenHy2 lands $1M government grant for Hy2MEDI generation and storage system

October 3, 2024 |

In Australia, GreenHy2 Limited has signed a Federal Government Grant to provide our Hy2MEDI generation and storage system to Telstra. The system valued at A$1.5M will be funded by the Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts from the Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI) Program, Power Resilience Round. GreenHy2 submitted […]

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Jet Zero Australia lands $9.7M record investment from Australian government

Jet Zero Australia lands $9.7M record investment from Australian government

September 30, 2024 |

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia welcomed Commonwealth and Queensland Government grant support worth A$14 million to progress Project Ulysses, the company’s flagship Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in Townsville.   The jointly announced government funding represents A$9 million of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of ARENA’s Advancing Renewables Program, and A$5 […]

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Rio Tinto launches biofuel crop farming trial for renewable diesel production in Australia

Rio Tinto launches biofuel crop farming trial for renewable diesel production in Australia

September 20, 2024 |

In Australia, Rio Tinto said it will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot.  The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, the firm said. The pilot aims to determine if Pongamia seed oil can contribute to Rio Tinto’s renewable diesel […]

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MOL pulls off ship-ship ammonia fuel transfer down under

MOL pulls off ship-ship ammonia fuel transfer down under

September 19, 2024 |

In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, in partnership with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Yara Clean Ammonia, has successfully completed an ammonia ship-to-ship transfer trial of 4,000 cubic meters of ammonia between MOL’s LPG/ammonia carrier Green Pioneer and Navigator Gas’s Navigator Global at the Port of Dampier, Australia. The operation was designed to simulate […]

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Rio Tinto trials pongamia biofuel to cut emissions and boost rural growth

Rio Tinto trials pongamia biofuel to cut emissions and boost rural growth

September 18, 2024 |

In Australia, Rio Tinto has initiated a biofuel pilot in north Queensland, Australia, to assess the viability of pongamia tree seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel production. Spanning 3,000 hectares of farmland and managed in partnership with Midway Limited, the project seeks to reduce the miner’s dependency on fossil fuels while advancing its […]

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Jemena and Valorify partner to advance renewable gas in Australia

Jemena and Valorify partner to advance renewable gas in Australia

September 17, 2024 |

In Australia, Jemena, an energy infrastructure company, and biogas developer Valorify have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of injecting biomethane into New South Wales’ gas distribution network. This initiative is part of the proposed Riverina Bioenergy project, which aims to produce renewable gas by processing agricultural waste. The project could generate […]

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Australia’s sugar and grain industry team up to push for low-carbon liquid fuel feedstock strategy

Australia’s sugar and grain industry team up to push for low-carbon liquid fuel feedstock strategy

September 2, 2024 |

In Australia, representatives from across Australia’s agriculture and fuel supply chain have urged the Federal Government to immediately initiate a national low-carbon liquid fuel feedstock strategy to give effect to the ambitious agenda outlined in the Federal Government Aviation White Paper released last week. The industry groups include GrainGrowers, the Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) […]

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JBS Australia commissions bioenergy system at its Beef City facility

JBS Australia commissions bioenergy system at its Beef City facility

August 27, 2024 |

In Australia, JBS Australia has completed the installation and commissioning of a bioenergy system at its Beef City Food Processing Facility in Toowoomba. The system captures naturally occurring biogas, known as biogas, and reuses it on-site to reduce the equivalent of ~34,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The system is one of two projects […]

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LanzaTech and LanzaJet land Australian SAF project with CirculAir platform

LanzaTech and LanzaJet land Australian SAF project with CirculAir platform

August 20, 2024 |

In Australia,  LanzaTech Global, Inc. and LanzaJet, Inc. announced a new project with Australia’s Wagner Sustainable Fuels to evaluate equipping Wagner’s Brisbane SAF Refinery with the CirculAir platform. The CirculAir platform is LanzaTech and LanzaJet’s joint technology solution that converts waste carbon and renewable power into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).  In addition to securing a commercial […]

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