In Queensland, state premier Anna Palaszczuk, announced that a $16m advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Yarwun, Gladstone. If successful, the next step will be to build Australia’s first commercial refinery, costing $150 million and producing 200m litres of advanced biofuel for military aviation and marine. The source of the technology was not explicitly revealed by Southern Oil Refining or the Queensland state government. The government is also investing in renewable energy projects such as wind farms on Queensland’s north coast, which are expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 500,000 homes. The expectation over the next 3yrs is to produce 1m litres of fuel for the US and Australian Navies as part of the Great Green Fleet initiative.
In Queensland, state premier Anna Palaszczuk, announced that a $16m advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Yarwun, Gladstone. If successful, the next step will be to build Australia’s first commercial refinery, costing $150 million and producing 200m litres of advanced biofuel for military aviation and marine. The government is also investing in renewable energy projects such as wind farms on Queensland’s north coast, which are expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 500,000 homes. The expectation over the next 3yrs is to produce 1m litres of fuel for the US and Australian Navies as part of the Great Green Fleet initiative.