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Bioenergy

Viva Energy opens Australia's first airport fuel blending facility

Sustainable aviation fuel made from used cooking oil is now available at Brisbane Airport, marking the first dedicated end-to-end SAF storage and blending facility directly connected to an Australian airport. For airlines and aviation businesses, this creates a practical pathway to lower-emissions jet fuel without waiting for hydrogen or electric aircraft to mature. The setup signals that renewable fuels, not electrification alone, will play a material role in decarbonising aviation over the medium term.

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Gas & LPG
Gas & LPG

Supagas launches plan to support Aboriginal communities

This story is not about energy procurement or sustainability decisions and falls outside our editorial scope. A company's reconciliation action plan is corporate social responsibility work, not a technology, carbon market or policy development that affects how Australian businesses buy energy or manage emissions.

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Bioenergy
Bioenergy

Hysata secures first hydrogen buyer for 2027 deployment

Green hydrogen electrolysers are moving from hype to hard commercial reality in heavy industry. Australian businesses in ammonia, steel and other sectors that can't electrify need to watch electrolyser efficiency gains and cost curves closely, because hydrogen procurement decisions will increasingly depend on local manufacturing economics and offtake certainty rather than grand export narratives.

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Bioenergy
Bioenergy

Axens acquires methanol-to-jet fuel technology from Air Liquide

A shift in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production technology is opening a new feedstock pathway that could matter for Australian businesses sourcing or investing in low-carbon jet fuel. The addition of methanol-to-jet conversion to global SAF capabilities expands the routes available to produce SAF at scale, which has implications for fuel procurement strategies and the economics of decarbonising aviation in Australia's region.

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Gas & LPG
Gas & LPG

Santos wins approval to release more toxic air emissions

Australia's benzene exposure standards lag far behind Europe, Japan and New Zealand by two to three times, yet regulators continue approving additional toxic emissions from major gas facilities. For businesses purchasing energy or setting sustainability standards, this regulatory gap signals that relying on government thresholds may underestimate real health and reputational risks in energy supply chains.

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Energy Markets
Energy Markets

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AMS Instrumentation & Calibration released a torque sensor product with no relevance to Australian energy policy, markets, or decarbonisation strategy.

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Bioenergy
Bioenergy

Circularity Fuels converts dairy waste into affordable jet fuel

A California company has demonstrated conversion of raw dairy biogas into sustainable aviation fuel at one-fifth the cost of European plants, opening a potential pathway for Australian dairy and agricultural regions to monetise waste methane while supplying the aviation sector.

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Bioenergy
Bioenergy

TITAN project validates biogas hydrogen production process

A European research project has validated a technology that converts biogas into hydrogen and solid carbon, offering Australian agricultural and industrial businesses a pathway to produce renewable hydrogen competitively while creating materials suitable for carbon storage.

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Renewables
Renewables

Deakin University launches solar trading trial for households and businesses

Deakin University is running Australia's first trial of a digital platform that lets households and businesses trade rooftop solar energy, exploring how technology can shift power to consumers.

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Renewables
Renewables

RES secures approval for Victorian wind and battery project

UK developer RES has won state planning approval for a $1 billion wind and battery project in north-west Victoria after five years, but dropped the solar component and faces more federal hurdles before construction can start.

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Renewables
Renewables

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RES has received state planning approval for a $1 billion wind and battery project in north-west Victoria after five years of development, though the solar component has been dropped and several approvals remain outstanding.

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Renewables
Renewables

Sicona receives $45m to expand battery material production

Australian battery maker Sicona has secured a $45 million federal grant to scale manufacturing of silicon-based anodes that can boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 percent, with particular benefits for electric vehicles.

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Renewables
Renewables

Sicona receives $45m grant for battery anode manufacturing

An Australian company developing silicon-based battery anodes has secured federal funding to scale manufacturing in Port Kembla, aiming to boost electric vehicle range and cut costs.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery maker gets $45m to scale silicon technology

Sicona Battery Technologies has secured a $45 million federal grant to expand manufacturing of silicon-based anodes that can boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 per cent, with applications across electric vehicles, power tools and consumer electronics.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery maker wins $45m to scale silicon powder technology

Sicona Battery Technologies has received $45 million in federal funding to expand manufacturing of silicon-based anodes that can boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 per cent, with particular applications for electric vehicles.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery maker wins $45m to scale up silicon powder that boosts EV range

Sicona Battery Technologies has secured a federal grant to build commercial manufacturing capacity for silicon-based anodes that can increase battery energy density by at least 20 per cent, with particular benefits for electric vehicle range and charging times.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery maker gets $45m to scale silicon anode production

Sicona Battery Technologies has received a $45 million federal grant to expand manufacturing of silicon-based anodes that can boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 per cent, with particular application to electric vehicles.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery maker lands $45m to scale silicon anode production

Sicona Battery Technologies has secured a $45 million federal grant to expand manufacturing of silicon-based anodes that boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 per cent, targeting electric vehicles and other applications.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery startup Sicona lands $45m grant for silicon anode tech

Sicona Battery Technologies has received $45 million in federal funding to scale up manufacturing of silicon-carbon anodes that can boost lithium-ion battery energy density by at least 20 per cent.

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Renewables
Renewables

Australian battery firm secures $45m grant for EV anode tech

An Australian battery technology company has received a $45 million government grant to commercialise a silicon anode designed to increase electric vehicle range.

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