Tag: Biofuels
Qld backs manufacturing with $18M investment in Brisbane biofuels project
The Queensland Government has announced an $18.56 million investment in a Brisbane-based biofuels manufacturing project, saying the funding will support the commercial deployment of locally developed waste-to-energy technology and strengthen the state's sovereign fuel capability.
MicroBioGen welcomes yeast innovation leader as deputy head of research
MicroBioGen, an industrial biotechnology and yeast innovation technology developer, has named experienced yeast biotechnology and genetics researcher Dr Heinrick Kroukamp as its new deputy head of research.
Researchers expand knowledge of converting plant enzymes into biofuel
Researchers are one step closer towards converting plant material into biofuels with a newly discovered method of optimising plant enzymes through bioengineering.
Queensland to spearhead local biofuels industry with Qantas
The Palaszczuk Government has ventured into a partnership with airline company Qantas to accelerate the growth of the local sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry and develop a SAF supply chain based in Queensland.
ARENA launches $71.9m Future Fuels Fund
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) has launched a $71.9 million Future Fuels Fund, aimed at addressing barriers to the roll out of new...
Queensland biofutures advancements on showcase at 2019BIO World Congress
Queensland's Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick has embarked on a trade mission to the US to promote the state's...
ARENA CEO to hand over the reigns after 6 years
ARENA's founding CEO Ivor Frischknecht will be stepping down from his post at the end of his second term.
Mr Frischknecht, who will remain in the...
Queensland Government launches $40m business fund
Premier and Minister for the Arts the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that applications are now open for the Queensland Government's $40 million Business...
Queensland one step closer to laws requiring petrol companies to put ethanol in fuel
Queensland’s Energy Minister Mark Bailey released a Discussion Paper for an ethanol mandate "to grow the biofuels and bio-manufacturing industries and create more jobs"...
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
