Brisbane Recycling and SAF Facility
- $10m Funded by ARENA
- $44.83m Total project cost
Summary
Wagner Sustainable Fuels will undertake a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study and finalise certain commercial negotiations to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) (Project) at a commercial scale in Brisbane, Queensland (Deployment Project). The Deployment Project will be capable of producing 114 ML p.a. of low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF), of which approximately 90% will form SAF, with the balance being renewable diesel. The Recipient is proposing to integrate technologies including gasification and gas fermentation to produce ethanol from waste for conversion to LCLF by the Alcohol to Jet (AtJ) pathway (together, the Production Pathway).
Need
In contrast to overseas, Australia has not seen the large-scale development of waste-to-X facilities, with a significant amount of Australia’s waste currently underutilised and used for landfill. This creates an opportunity for technologies in Australia which can convert waste feedstocks into higher value resources (other than electricity) and provide wider circular economy benefits. In addition, the proposed production pathway reduces the reliance on external supply of ethanol by producing ethanol as part of the process, which is a limitation with other AtJ projects.
Action
The Project will consist of the FEED, an early contractor involvement (ECI) process and commercial and project development to mature the Project to a readiness for financial investment decision (FID).
Outcome
The objectives for the Project will be achieved through the following Outcomes:
(a) to advance the technical and commercial readiness of SAF deployment projects and showcasing the viability of the proposed production pathway for domestic SAF production;
(b) to highlight the opportunity for LCLF production including SAF in Australia; and
(c) to demonstrate the opportunity to diversify SAF production through the use of waste feedstocks.
Additional impact
In additional to the creation of renewable fuels, the Wagner Recycling and SAF Facility will:
- Create over 1,500 jobs during construction and approx. 500 during operations
- Provide extensive local economy benefits from local business and supplier opportunities
- Greatly reduce landfill volumes, recycling this waste into renewable fuels and valuable byproducts to reduce environmental harm from landfill and support the circular economy
- Reduce aircraft CO2 emissions by over 70% and reduce air-borne particulates from contrails
- Put Queensland and Australia on the world stage as leaders in innovation and the circular economy
