Browsing: Biofuels

A new state grant scheme will support the conversion of industrial, agricultural and household waste into biofuels, electricity, and substitutes for petroleum-based plastic.

Virgin Australia is leading a new project to test biofuels at Brisbane airport and expects to be a buyer of credits created through new and existing ERF methods, says its sustainability manager Robert Wood.

• Investa's three-step plan to net zero
  
• New bioenergy association leader signals shift in approach
  
• CarbonNet seeks experts to study carbon storage site

• Energy policy must be 'grounded in economics and engineering', Turnbull says
  
• Queensland backs $50m biorefinery
  
• Australia signs on for tougher ballast water rules

The Clean Energy Regulator on Friday announced approval for two companies to earn carbon credits through bioenergy projects.

• Regulator details NGER compliance focus
  
• Sydney City to avoid investments in 'harmful' coal, gas and oil
  
• Bioenergy grants on offer

• New plan targets organic waste
  
• Ikea improves energy efficiency almost 20%
  
• Strong response to Air New Zealand, Virgin, biofuels request

• Safeguard baselines to be released soon
  
• New climate resilience grants on offer
  
• Queensland and US Navy to cooperate on biofuels
  
• Sustainability agency aims to steer more money to upgrades, renewables

Australia's biofuels industry is poised for rapid growth due to policy changes, growing interest from airlines and navies, and technological advances, according to Biofuels Association chief executive Mark Sutton.