Tag: Australia

Australia dons Mackay as State Development Area to support emerging biocommodity industry

Australia dons Mackay as State Development Area to support emerging biocommodity industry

February 29, 2024 |

In Australia, Mackay is the latest Queensland city to gain a State Development Area (SDA), with the declaration to unlock land for new industrial development and more jobs. The SDA sets aside 907 ha of land adjacent to the Racecourse Mill and at Rosella to be rezoned to support value adding to the sugar cane […]

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Alt. Leather raises $718,000 in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

Alt. Leather raises $718,000 in seed round to drive plant-based leather alternative

February 24, 2024 |

In Australia, Business News Australia reported that Alt. Leather, a startup established in 2022 has raised $718,000 in a seed round. The report noted that the firm aims to produce Australia’s first 100% plant-based alternative to leather. The company has secured the backing of Startmate, The Austin Group, Robyn Denholm’s family office Wollemi Capital Group […]

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Alt.Leather lands angel round to scale up production of waste and plant-based leather

Alt.Leather lands angel round to scale up production of waste and plant-based leather

February 22, 2024 |

In Australia, Startup Daily reports that Alt.Leather has landed an angel round backed by several investors to allow it to scale up production through access to quality equipment and joint research with Melbourne-based universities. The leather replacement uses a combination of waste streams and regenerative plant derivatives as feedstock. Thanks to the funding injection, the […]

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Black Panther jewelry designer Julia Koerner introduces bioplastic handbags

Black Panther jewelry designer Julia Koerner introduces bioplastic handbags

February 19, 2024 |

In Australia, the costume jewelry designer behind Marvel’s Black Panther franchise—including Queen Ramonda’s visually stunning headgear—has designed handbags using algorithms, 3D printing, and bioplastic. The KELP MINI bags from Julia Koerner are rigid and lightweight. They are not, however, roomy, notes design publication Yanko Design. Small items will also fall out given gaps created by […]

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Jet Zero Australia licenses LanzaJet technology for Project Ulysses

Jet Zero Australia licenses LanzaJet technology for Project Ulysses

February 13, 2024 |

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd announced the execution of a first-of-a-kind License and Engineering Agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet). The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses, a North Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project using LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology, that converts the bioethanol into SAF and […]

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Viva Energy launches six-month HVO100 demo with Cleanaway in Australia

Viva Energy launches six-month HVO100 demo with Cleanaway in Australia

February 7, 2024 |

In Australia, Viva Energy launched 100 percent Renewable Diesel with Cleanaway last week, which is running a six-month demonstration of the cutting-edge technology that can play a role in reducing emissions in the Australian transport sector. The demonstration will involve Cleanaway operating two waste collections trucks – one municipal side-lift service in the City of […]

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Australian tallow exports break record thanks to biodiesel demand

Australian tallow exports break record thanks to biodiesel demand

February 6, 2024 |

In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports Department of Agriculture data showed that biodiesel demand drove tallow exports to above A$1 billion ($652 million ) for the first time in 2022/23. Of the 550,000 metric tons of tallow produced in 2022/23, 450,000 tons were exported. Australia has been exporting tallow for more than a century, […]

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Regulator approves new waste-to-energy plant in Australia

Regulator approves new waste-to-energy plant in Australia

December 30, 2023 |

In Australia, K Rock reported that the environmental watchdog has approved an application for a waste to energy plant in Anakie, Australia. According to the report, Pavilion Biogas Pty Ltd wants to build the facility on Carrs Road to create organic fertilizer and biogas fuel. The facility will be based between two broiler farms on […]

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Wood you believe it?  Fraser & Partners plans world’s tallest hybrid timber tower

Wood you believe it?  Fraser & Partners plans world’s tallest hybrid timber tower

December 25, 2023 |

In Australia, architecture studio Fraser & Partners has unveiled a design for the world’s tallest hybrid timber residential development. At nearly 190 meters tall, Fraser & Partners said the Perth tower, called C6, will set a “new benchmark in height for mass timber.” C6 will edge out height ambitions for planned hybrid towers in Sydney […]

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Greenhill Energy launches plan for $285M MSW and biomass-based biorefinery

Greenhill Energy launches plan for $285M MSW and biomass-based biorefinery

December 18, 2023 |

In Australia, Greenhill Energy has launched their A$425 million plans to build Australia’s first full integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilizers and synthetic fuels, and into low-cost clean hydrogen for use in emission free power and transport. Following recent positive trials and ongoing research […]

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