Up to $30 million to support sustainable aviation fuel development

Written By Anne Furey

The Australian Government have announced an allocation of up to $30 million toward the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) industry with production from Renewable Feedstocks in Australia.

Renewable feedstocks must be of a biogenic origin and of a replenishable nature. Feedstocks that are predominantly of fossil origin such as products of crude oil are considered non-renewable and are ineligible for funding under the SAF Funding Initiative.

Eligible project activities should contribute to one or more of the program outcomes:

  • Advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and commercial readiness index (CRI) of SAF technologies for at-scale deployment (excluding activities that include research components between TRL 1-3).

  • Facilitate a pathway to the technical and commercial viability of producing SAF from Renewable Feedstocks in Australia.

  • Build industry capacity in the production of SAF from Renewable Feedstocks in Australia.

Eligible activities may include:

  • Commercial or pre-commercial scale engineering feasibility, front-end-engineering-design (FEED) studies or other project development activiites.

  • Pilot-scale or pre-commercial demonstrations of novel technologies that have a demonstrable pathway to produce SAF.

  • Demonstration of novel and scalable approaches to establishing the supply chain required in a future SAF industry.

ARENA are holding a public information session on Monday 17 July at 12:00PM (AEST). To register your interest in participating in the information session click HERE.

More detail on the SAF Funding Initiative, including the application process, can be found HERE.

Anne Furey