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The funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will go towards low-carbon liquid fuels company HAMR Energy’s $92 million project to convert waste products like sawdust and woodchips into methanol, which will then be processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
In its From Paddock to Plane: Feedstock White Paper, produced as part of its work with the Jet Zero Council, GrainCorp has said that existing feedstocks could support SAF production equal to around 117 per cent of Australia’s projected 2030 jet fuel demand.
The terminal, which opened in late 2025, was judged on “energy efficiency, operational performance, environmental impact reduction and sustainable building practices”, with GBCA chief executive Davina Rooney calling the rating a “significant milestone”.
Located on the corner of Airport Drive and Francis Briggs Road and open to the public, the site will have 24 charging bays with 150kW and 300kW chargers, as well as two accessible bays, a bathroom, a canopy, and drive-through bays for larger vehicles.
Speaking at the Renewable Fuels Summit in Sydney on Thursday, Scott Charlton said NSW has “no refining capability” for jet fuel despite Sydney Airport alone accounting for around 40 per cent of Australia’s aviation fuel use, or around nine million litres per day.
Touted as the first of its kind in Australia, the plant will convert low-carbon methanol from forestry residues and hydrogen into SAF. It comes after HAMR secured funding from Qantas and Airbus for a Victorian project to create the methanol supply.
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