bp’s Kwinana Renewable Fuels project enters FEED phase

In Australia, the Government of Western Australia has welcomed the latest milestone for bp’s A$1 billion Kwinana Renewable Fuels project. The Kwinana project is one of five biofuel refineries bp has planned globally and is scheduled to be the first to come online.

It is part of bp’s commitment to transform the former refinery into a renewable energy hub. The Renewable Fuels Project has reached the front-end engineering design phase milestone which is the step before making a final investment.

The Kwinana project will repurpose refining units and infrastructure at bp’s Kwinana site to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The biorefinery is planned to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel from bio feedstocks by 2026.

It will complement the site’s existing import terminal operations and integrate with bp’s plans for green hydrogen production, which are currently being assessed in a feasibility study. The state government has provided A$300,000 to bp to support the H2Kwinana feasibility study.