Biofuel Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Oceania Biofuels pulls $500m Gladstone project as another bubble bursts
Globally, the market for biofuels is not looking good as projects are dumped and at least one company is on the verge of going under.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 15, 2024

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Press Releases

Striking renewable oil using sewage in Gladstone
Australian Renewable Energy Agency backs pioneering project aiming to turn biosolids from sewage into crude oil.
ARENA

Jul 26, 2018

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Press Releases

Hunter Valley biofuel facility to advance ethanol production
As part of a $48 million project, Ethtec aims to construct a $30 million purpose built pilot-scale facility based in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.
ARENA

Nov 21, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

Could jet fuel grow on trees? ANU finds promise in Australian gum-leaf
Eucalyptus oils from certain gum tree species could be refined to make high energy jet fuel, an ANU study has found.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 19, 2016

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Renewables

Biofuel lab to be developed in Queensland, with backing from ARENA
ARENA backs development of $5.4m biofuel lab that will test the feasibility of a commercial-scale biorefinery.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2016

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Huge, $800m bio-energy project in Queensland gets boost from ARENA grant
ARENA puts $3m towards development of proposed energy self-sufficient bio-energy plant in north Queensland that would be Australia’s largest.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 29, 2016

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Solar thermal, energy storage, biofuels, wave energy head $17m ARENA R&D funding
ARENA has announced a group of nine new cutting edge research and development projects to be supported by its latest funding round, including industrial solar thermal systems and sodium-based battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2016

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CQU team behind biodiesel made from waste oil in talks with Caltex
Plans of CQU research team to produce commercial amounts of biodiesel from waste cooking oil has attracted the attention of an oil major.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2016

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Tobacco aviation biofuel ready for takeoff, after 25 years of R&D
The dream of tobacco-fueled flight inched closer to reality this week, with a green light for South Africa-based project Solaris.
Tina Casey

Sep 3, 2015

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Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater
What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?
John Mathews

Jun 9, 2015

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Australian biomass plant to improve soil, sequester carbon, & produce biofuel
A $10 million dollar pilot biomass plant will be constructed in the Western Australian Capital of Perth.
Ronald Brakels

Mar 10, 2015

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Bioenergy: Australia’s forgotten renewable energy source (so far)
When we think of renewable energy, it’s easy to picture spinning wind turbines or rooftop solar panels. But what about bioenergy?
Mark Brown and Annette Cowie

Sep 29, 2014

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