article thumbnail

bp selects Honeywell’s Ecofining technology for new diesel and sustainable aviation fuels project in Australia

Green Car Congress

bp is undergoing pre-feed engineering for its proposed diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Western Australia. bp announced in October 2020 that it would cease fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and convert it to an import terminal, helping to ensure ongoing security of fuel supply for Western Australia.

Australia 195
article thumbnail

bp to use Honeywell’s Ecofining technology in 5 SAF projects in US, Australia and Europe

Green Car Congress

Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

Australia 150
article thumbnail

CSIRO team working to commercialize membrane separating H2 from NH3; opening up an export market for Australia renewable H2

Green Car Congress

CSIRO’s vision is to use the membrane technology to open up a new world market for renewable hydrogen produced via electrolysis in Australia. The research has also been welcomed by industry and is supported by BOC, Hyundai, Toyota and Renewable Hydrogen Pty Ltd. .%, based on its molecular structure. Dolan, A.C. Beath, S.S.

Australia 170
article thumbnail

CSIRO’S Circular Economy Roadmap charts path to triple job creation

Green Car Congress

This could more than triple job creation from resource recovery in Australia, where the recycling sector currently generates 9.2 Increasing Australia’s recovery rate by just 5% would add an estimated $1 billion to GDP. Litter – $70M: Australia spent $70 million cleaning up dumped waste in 2016–17. billion by 2036.

Economy 418
article thumbnail

GEV and Pacific Hydro sign MoU to explore export of green hydrogen using new compressed H2 ship

Green Car Congress

Australia-based Global Energy Ventures (GEV) and Pacific Hydro Australia Developments Pty Ltd (Pacific Hydro) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities regarding the production, storage, loading, ground and marine transportation of green hydrogen produced by Pacific Hydro’s Ord Hydrogen Project.

Hydrogen 397
article thumbnail

Qantas LA-based aircraft to be powered by S. G. Preston renewable biofuel from 2020; 50% blend

Green Car Congress

Over the next ten years, the airline will purchase eight million gallons (30 million liters) of renewable jet fuel each year from US-based bio-energy company, SG Preston. The fuel consists of 50% renewable jet fuel produced from non-food plant oils, blended with 50% traditional jet fuel. —Gareth Evans. Earlier post.)

article thumbnail

Southern Oil to build new biofuels lab in Queensland; focus on renewable diesel and jet

Green Car Congress

Australia-based Southern Oil and JJ Richards & Sons, joint venture partners in the Northern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, Australia, are building a new $5.3-million The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced this week it would provide $2.37 million in funding to help develop and construct the laboratory.

Oil 150