Australian Sugar Milling Council welcomes use of domestic feedstocks in SAF production
The Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) supports the Albanese Government’s $8 million investment to assess a biorefinery for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using feedstock from Isis Central Sugar Mill. ASMC CEO Ash Salardini emphasized the sugar industry’s potential in renewable fuels and urged a national bioenergy feedstock strategy to ensure domestic biofuels development.
The Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s $8 million investment to assess the feasibility of establishing a biorefinery for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, utilizing feedstock from the Isis Central Sugar Mill near Childers. This announcement aligns with the ASMC’s recent call for Australian feedstocks to be central to the future of low-carbon liquid fuels, as highlighted in its Federal pre-budget submission.
ASMC Chief Executive Officer Ash Salardini emphasized that the project signals the government’s acknowledgment of the sugar industry’s untapped potential in the renewable fuel sector.
“Our industry has long advocated for policies that support the use of domestic, sustainable feedstocks for use in low carbon liquid fuel projects. With readily available biomass from sugar manufacturing, Australia is uniquely positioned to develop a domestic low carbon liquid fuel capability,” Salardini said.
The ASMC also praised the leadership of Isis Central Sugar Mill for advancing this innovative initiative, which could offer significant diversification opportunities for the sugar industry.
“This announcement demonstrates how Australian sugar can provide valuable feedstocks for developing domestic low-carbon liquid fuel capabilities,” Salardini added.
He further stressed the importance of the government’s commitment to a national bioenergy feedstock strategy, which could identify opportunities for a truly domestic biofuels industry. “Without such a strategy, we risk being left with a basic refining capacity reliant on overseas feedstocks, like Brazilian bioethanol,” he said.
The ASMC will continue to collaborate with both the government and industry to advocate for policies that support the development of a sustainable, homegrown low-carbon liquid fuel industry, including efforts by GrainCorp on a feedstock strategy as part of the Jet Zero Council process.
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Source : Chinimandi
