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Australian Government Backs Domestic SAF Production Initiative
HAMR Energy has secured up to AUS$32 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support the development of a new domestic industry capable of producing lower-emissions fuels for aviation. The project, which includes Australia’s first large-scale methanol-to-jet SAF refinery in Port Adelaide, aims to establish an integrated domestic supply chain for low-carbon liquid fuels using Australian renewable energy and plantation forestry residues. The funding was announced by the Hon Catherine King MP and the Hon Chris Bowen MP, and is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs and over 200 ongoing roles. This article was first reported by Hydrocarbon Engineering.