Wagner and Boeing to build sustainable fuel plant in Brisbane

The owner of Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport will build what it says is Australia’s first fully integrated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Brisbane. The project, in partnership with Boeing, has secured $760,000 in Queensland government funding and aims to start construction in 2026. It will use LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology to create ethanol-based fuel, with the expectation of 102m litres of SAF per year. Wagner says the SAF produced at its Brisbane facility will “integrate seamlessly with existing airline infrastructure and meet rigorous fuel standards”. The company is already partnering with Boeing on a SAF blending facility at Toowoomba Wellcamp.<br/>“Aviation uses billions of litres of fossil jet fuel per year and accounts for about 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. In Australia alone, demand for jet fuel is expected to increase by 75% over the next 25 years,” Wagner Sustainable Fuels CEO Matt Doyle said. “Australia is in a strong position to produce and scale renewable liquid fuels to meet this challenge and grow a domestic low-carbon fuels industry.” According to Queensland Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace, growing the state’s SAF industry will create jobs as well as helping reduce carbon emissions. “We are well on the way to establishing Queensland as a true green jet fuel hub for the Asia-Pacific region,” she said.<br/>