Farming waste key to turning our aviation sector green

Shahana McKenzie oversees an eclectic bunch of members at Bioenergy Australia, a peak body seeking sustainable outcomes for hard-to-abate sectors. Qantas, Pepsico Australia, AstraZeneca, Brickworks and BlueScope Steel are just a few of the 300 companies and organisations it is trying to support via campaigns and advocacy.

SAFAANZ RESPONSE TO AMPOL AND ENEOS PARTNERSHIP

The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ) welcome the joint announcement from Ampol and ENEOS to explore production of advanced biofuels at the Lytton refinery, a deal that could see up to 500 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and renewable diesel refined every year at the Brisbane facility.

Defence support key to green-fuel future

Defence is being urged to commit to a 10 per cent sustainable aviation fuel blend by 2030 to strengthen its independence from foreign fuel supplies and underpin a domestic industry levering off Australia's vast and competitive agricultural sector.

Sustainable aviation fuel is the answer to decarbonisation

Australia is in danger of missing an opportunity to add $8 billion a year to our GDP and create an extra 8000 jobs if we don’t move faster to develop a domestic sustainable aviation fuel sector, says the chief executive of Bioenergy Australia, Shahana McKenzie.