The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and the Queensland Renewable Fuels Association (QRFA) signed an MOU partnership agreement to support the certification of biofuels and endorsement of future low carbon fuel projects domestically in Queensland, Australia.
The collaboration will assist with bringing together the biofuel value-chain process to align with certification. Australia is reportedly well-placed to be a leader on sustainably certified fuels given that it’s said to be the second largest sugar cane producer in the world (I didn’t know this!).
RSB and QRFA will work to boost the profile and importance of certification of biofuels in the region in order to support the objectives of developing low-carbon fuel opportunities and projects that assist with decarbonising transport across Queensland, Australia. RSB will work alongside a wider set of stakeholders in Queensland, further supporting QRFA’s aim of aligning with global stakeholders to build and support the domestic supply chain.
Some of the renewable chemical companies looking to collaborate in Queensland include Gevo, Mercurius Biorefining and Leaf Resources. According to Biofuel Digest, the Australian state of Queensland announced yesterday a $100 million investment in support of high-value resource recovery industry projects.
The funding will target three areas of focus: Infrastructure or machinery up to $5 million on a dollar-for-dollar basis; Incentives for the development of new large-scale facilities; Support for advanced feasibility studies for innovative resource recovery, recycling and waste management projects.
The funding program is planned to open later in 2018.
Listen to @mercuriusb President and CEO Karl Seck tell us why they moved their R&D from the US to Queensland and how our state is a great place to
invest in #biofutures pic.twitter.com/Fiy2fIkMQY— Growing Queensland (@GrowingQld) July 18, 2018
