Queensland Government to provide A$1.17 million loan for North Queensland Bio‑Energy

August 2, 2017 |

In Australia, the Queensland Government is providing a A$1.17 million loan to help make North Queensland Bio‑Energy’s proposed A$640 million biorefinery near Ingham a reality.

Minister for State Development Dr Anthony Lynham said the project could create up to 450 jobs during construction, more than 250 jobs once operational and give local canefarmers a new market.

North Queensland Bio‑Energy’s project involves the construction of a multi-purpose facility to produce sugar, ethanol and renewable electricity for export on an 80 hectare greenfield site south of Ingham.

The company proposes to produce approximately 430,000 tones of raw sugar annually for export, 60 million liters of fuel grade ethanol per annum and generate 550,000 megawatt hours of renewable “green” power for export to the local grid.

Category: Fuels

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