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: […]
In the UK, researchers from the University of Nottingham and CSIRO Australia have developed a pioneering combined milling and combustion performance model to improve the selection of low carbon fuels for power generation. This model allows power generators to predict how well fuels will break down in mills, and how this then impacts how well […]
In China and Australia, researchers have developed a new bioplastic that could make buildings more reflective, reducing the indoor temperature without consuming any energy. The material is the commonly used bioplastic polylactic acid, but produced using a low-temperature separation technique that renders the material very reflective. According to IFLScience, when used as a film, the […]
In Australia, a collaborative project led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is aiming to accelerate Australia’s transition to net-zero by transforming dairy waste and duckweed into scalable, sustainable biofuels. Backed by nearly A$200,000 through the Australian Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program, the project will develop scalable technology to convert nutrients from […]
In Australia, Viva Energy recently launched its Australia-first renewable hydrogen refueling station at the company’s Energy Hub in Geelong. The facility is the nation’s first publicly accessible commercial hydrogen refuelling station and will be the hub for a fleet of hydrogen-powered, emission-free commercial heavy vehicles servicing the Geelong region. The project incorporates a 2.5-megawatt electrolyser […]
In Australia, Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Los Angeles operator Catalina Express to design a new low-emission, renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry. The new ferry will form part of the Port of Los Angeles’ $31 million Los Angeles Marine Emission Reduction (LA MER) project, funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Catalina Express was […]
In Australia, Virgin Australia and Boeing have released a report by Pollination on the challenges and opportunities of an International Book and Claim system for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting. The report, completed by independent advisory firm, Pollination and unveiled at an industry event in partnership with the University of NSW’s Decarbonisation Innovation Hub, examines […]
In Australia, Qantas, Sydney Airport and Ampol, supported by Qantas’ SAF Coalition partners, have marked the largest ever commercial importation of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into Australia, with nearly two million litres of unblended SAF arriving this week. Sustainable Aviation Fuel has the greatest near-term potential to help decarbonise the aviation industry. The fuel was […]
In Australia, Hazer Group Ltd has entered into a binding Alliance Agreement (with Kellogg Brown and Root for the commercial deployment and licensing of Hazer’s proprietary methane pyrolysis technology. KBR has licensed over 260 grassroots ammonia plants since 1943. Over 50% of the world’s ammonia is produced using KBR’s ammonia process. KBR also brings a […]
