Australian Renewable Fuels Week 2025 - Preliminary Program
Join us in Sydney for Australian Renewable Fuels Week from March 3 to 7, 2025. Low Carbon Fuel and Renewable Gas will be essential in achieving Australia's target of 43% emission reduction by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050 and enhancing fuel security, economic development and regional transition. For significant sectors of Australia’s economy, they are the only viable option today.
The Commonwealth Government has identified Low Carbon Fuel and Renewable Gas as priority areas with funding, policy initiatives and support mechanisms currently in design. This event will be crucial in shaping the future of the sector and informing government stakeholders.
The conference is taking place over 3 key days.
More speakers coming soon!
Tuesday 4 March, 8.30am – 7.30pm
Low Carbon Liquid Fuel
Welcome
Shahana McKenzie, CEO, Bioenergy Australia
The essential role of Low Carbon Fuel in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor LanzaJet
Jeremy Moorhouse, Bioenergy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Stephen Forshaw, Chief Representative, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, Airbus
Upscaling Low Carbon Fuel production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Neste Australia
Dr Daniel Roberts, Research Director, Energy Technologies, CSIRO, RD&D to address the scale challenges of an Australian SAF industry
Edward Mason, CEO, Jet Zero Australia, SAF – From regions to runways
Dr Kimberly Camrass, Sustainability Lead – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, Boeing, SAF State of Play – Emerging insights to accelerate uptake
Andrea Polson, General Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Licella, Project Swift: Licella’s first-of-kind SAF biorefinery for Queensland, with Australian HTL technology
James Williamson, General Manager, Neste Australia, Turning new feedstocks into fuels: Learnings from commercial production
Matt Doyle, CEO, Wagner Sustainable Fuels, Providing SAF solutions today for the Net Zero targets of tomorrow
GHD, Australia's e-SAF opportunity: Scaling up for sustainable aviation
Shahana McKenzie, CEO, Bioenergy Australia
The essential role of Low Carbon Fuel in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor LanzaJet
Jeremy Moorhouse, Bioenergy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Stephen Forshaw, Chief Representative, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, Airbus
Upscaling Low Carbon Fuel production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Neste Australia
Dr Daniel Roberts, Research Director, Energy Technologies, CSIRO, RD&D to address the scale challenges of an Australian SAF industry
Edward Mason, CEO, Jet Zero Australia, SAF – From regions to runways
Dr Kimberly Camrass, Sustainability Lead – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, Boeing, SAF State of Play – Emerging insights to accelerate uptake
Andrea Polson, General Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Licella, Project Swift: Licella’s first-of-kind SAF biorefinery for Queensland, with Australian HTL technology
James Williamson, General Manager, Neste Australia, Turning new feedstocks into fuels: Learnings from commercial production
Matt Doyle, CEO, Wagner Sustainable Fuels, Providing SAF solutions today for the Net Zero targets of tomorrow
GHD, Australia's e-SAF opportunity: Scaling up for sustainable aviation
David Stribley, Co-Founder, HAMR Energy, The role of Renewable Methanol in supporting hard to abate sector decarbonisation
Richard Whewell, Senior Manager – Australia, Honeywell UOP Energy & Sustainability Solutions, Low carbon fuel technology pathways – Today and the future
Driving demand for Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by Licella
David Bartnik, Head of Innovation, Svitzer Australia, Caught in a (decarb) conundrum: An Australian maritime experience in trying to decarbonise via low carbon liquid fuels
Chloe Davison, Principal Emissions, Waste and Circularity Consultant, Glaze Sustainability
Samuel Parsons, Director - Environment & Sustainability, V/Line Corporation, Decarbonisation of regional passenger rail in Victoria
Governments driving the acceleration of Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Jonty Richardson, Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting, Argus Media, Renewable Diesel and SAF market outlook: Overcoming key barriers to growth
Networking Reception
Join us for a Networking Reception from 5.30pm to continue the discussion around Low Carbon Liquid Fuel and Renewable Gas. This is open to all ticket holders.
Richard Whewell, Senior Manager – Australia, Honeywell UOP Energy & Sustainability Solutions, Low carbon fuel technology pathways – Today and the future
Driving demand for Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by Licella
David Bartnik, Head of Innovation, Svitzer Australia, Caught in a (decarb) conundrum: An Australian maritime experience in trying to decarbonise via low carbon liquid fuels
Chloe Davison, Principal Emissions, Waste and Circularity Consultant, Glaze Sustainability
Samuel Parsons, Director - Environment & Sustainability, V/Line Corporation, Decarbonisation of regional passenger rail in Victoria
Governments driving the acceleration of Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Jonty Richardson, Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting, Argus Media, Renewable Diesel and SAF market outlook: Overcoming key barriers to growth
Networking Reception
Join us for a Networking Reception from 5.30pm to continue the discussion around Low Carbon Liquid Fuel and Renewable Gas. This is open to all ticket holders.
Driving Australia’s Bioeconomy
Wednesday 5 March, 8.30am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 5 March, 8.30am – 5.30pm
Welcome
Low Carbon Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand
Enabling sustainable feedstock growth and innovation
Platinum Sponsor bp
Professor Mark Brown, University of the Sunshine Coast, Supply chain logistics - Overcoming the challenges of moving biomass
Geoffrey Bell, CEO, MicroBioGen, Enhancing SAF Production in Australia
Dr Allan Green, Managing Director, AGRENEW Pty Ltd, How Australian grain growers can best help build the feedstock supply
Jesse Scott, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, GrainCorp, Foundational role of canola in Australia’s low carbon liquid fuel industry
Tom Woodlock, Market Reporter, Argus Media, How Australian tallow is supporting the global biofuels industry and why it needs to be priced
Paul Beastall, CEO, HutanBio, Bioenergy breakthrough: Unlocking Western Australia's potential with algae biofarms
Dr Christopher Wren, Head of Advocacy and Policy, Australian Sugar Milling Council, Biofuel feedstocks – A future made in Australia?
Rachel Palumbo, Global General Manager, Seeds, Nufarm, Accelerating the adoption of low carbon liquid fuels: Nufarm’s oilseed solutions
James Hygate OBE, CEO, FlyFire Green Fuels, SAF from sewage
GHD, Biogenic CO2 – The next frontier in sustainable fuel production
Dr Md Jahirul Islam, Central Queensland University, Techno-economic assessment of converting municipal solid waste (plastic and tyre) into standard automobile fuel
Financing the future bioeconomy
Sponsored by Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Jason Cheng, CEO, Kerogen Capital, SAF – An international investor’s perspective
Wesley Monteiro, Global Lead, Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group - Biofuels, S&P Global, Strategic SAF investment for an evolving industry
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Supporting the development of projects in northern Australia
Enabling a wholistic energy system and maximising social license
Sponsored by Argus Media
Gerard Ostheimer, Manager, Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign
Jim Snow, Executive Director, Oakley Greenwood, Lessons from Australia's largest Net Zero gas “Greenwashing” Federal court case – An expert witness view
Virpi Barrett, Director of Green Energy Commerce, Sunshine Hydro, How can green fuel production and the power grid live in symbiosis?
GHD, Low carbon liquid fuels vs battery electric vehicles
Carbon accounting, traceability and certification of bio products and feedstocks
Sponsored by LMS Energy
Emily Marthaler, Director of Global Policy, Grow the Energy
Anita Kapernick, Assistant Director, Net Zero Industries Division, Guarantee of Origin and Trade, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Guarantee of Origin Scheme
GHD, Navigating the Green Premium: Carbon price strategies for sustainable fuels,
Steve Tan, Vice President, Business Development, Argus Media, The role of bioenergy in the Australian carbon market
Low Carbon Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand
Enabling sustainable feedstock growth and innovation
Platinum Sponsor bp
Professor Mark Brown, University of the Sunshine Coast, Supply chain logistics - Overcoming the challenges of moving biomass
Geoffrey Bell, CEO, MicroBioGen, Enhancing SAF Production in Australia
Dr Allan Green, Managing Director, AGRENEW Pty Ltd, How Australian grain growers can best help build the feedstock supply
Jesse Scott, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, GrainCorp, Foundational role of canola in Australia’s low carbon liquid fuel industry
Tom Woodlock, Market Reporter, Argus Media, How Australian tallow is supporting the global biofuels industry and why it needs to be priced
Paul Beastall, CEO, HutanBio, Bioenergy breakthrough: Unlocking Western Australia's potential with algae biofarms
Dr Christopher Wren, Head of Advocacy and Policy, Australian Sugar Milling Council, Biofuel feedstocks – A future made in Australia?
Rachel Palumbo, Global General Manager, Seeds, Nufarm, Accelerating the adoption of low carbon liquid fuels: Nufarm’s oilseed solutions
James Hygate OBE, CEO, FlyFire Green Fuels, SAF from sewage
GHD, Biogenic CO2 – The next frontier in sustainable fuel production
Dr Md Jahirul Islam, Central Queensland University, Techno-economic assessment of converting municipal solid waste (plastic and tyre) into standard automobile fuel
Financing the future bioeconomy
Sponsored by Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Jason Cheng, CEO, Kerogen Capital, SAF – An international investor’s perspective
Wesley Monteiro, Global Lead, Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group - Biofuels, S&P Global, Strategic SAF investment for an evolving industry
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Supporting the development of projects in northern Australia
Enabling a wholistic energy system and maximising social license
Sponsored by Argus Media
Gerard Ostheimer, Manager, Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign
Jim Snow, Executive Director, Oakley Greenwood, Lessons from Australia's largest Net Zero gas “Greenwashing” Federal court case – An expert witness view
Virpi Barrett, Director of Green Energy Commerce, Sunshine Hydro, How can green fuel production and the power grid live in symbiosis?
GHD, Low carbon liquid fuels vs battery electric vehicles
Carbon accounting, traceability and certification of bio products and feedstocks
Sponsored by LMS Energy
Emily Marthaler, Director of Global Policy, Grow the Energy
Anita Kapernick, Assistant Director, Net Zero Industries Division, Guarantee of Origin and Trade, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Guarantee of Origin Scheme
GHD, Navigating the Green Premium: Carbon price strategies for sustainable fuels,
Steve Tan, Vice President, Business Development, Argus Media, The role of bioenergy in the Australian carbon market
Renewable Gas
Thursday 6 March, 8.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 6 March, 8.30am – 4.00pm
Welcome
Jarrod Irving, Chair, Renewable Gas Alliance
The essential role of Renewable Gas in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor AGIG
Charlotte Morton OBE, CEO, World Biogas Association
Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria's Industrial Renewable Gas Guarantee Directions Paper
Jack Shepherd, Manager Green Gas and Sustainable Fuels, Blunomy, Catalysing Renewable Gas markets: Lessons from Europe
Upscaling Renewable Gas production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Jemena
Bruno Nielsen, COO, Biogas Denmark
Disong Zhang, Managing Director, Anaergia Singapore
Jarrod Irving, General Manager - Renewable Gas and Fuels, LMS Energy, Lessons from Global Markets, applying international best practices to fast-track local development
Philip Parekalam, Managing Director, NALG
Joseph Oliver, Managing Director, Delorean Corporation, Delorean’s role in transforming Australia’s bioenergy landscape
Scott Grierson, CEO/Managing Director, Valorify, Co-product opportunities to maximise value capture from biogas plants
Dylan Gower, Director, Clean Bioenergy, Renewable Gas for regional industry and agriculture
Professor Yang Liu, Professor and Chair of Sustainable Water Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Removing ammonia from wastewater to optimise biogas from landfills
Driving demand for Renewable Gas
Sponsored by GreenPower
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group
Suzie Jakobovits, General Manager Renewable Gas, Jemena, The pathway to decarbonise NSW gas demand