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Alternative fuels are becoming central to the global shift toward clean energy, as governments, companies, and end users look for lower-carbon substitutes for petroleum fuels. Global renewable refinery production capacity is forecast to climb from 11,716 million gallons per year (mmgy) in 2025 to 35,358.9 mmgy by 2030, according to…
PLS signs long-term clean energy agreement with Fortescue to cut costs and emissions
PLS Group Ltd. has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Fortescue’s subsidiary, FMG Clean Energy, securing a clean electricity supply for its Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Under the agreement, Fortescue will supply a committed minimum of 325 gigawatt-hours per annum of electricity to support…
Woodside’s Browse gas proposal poses significant environmental risks, leaked documents say
Draft documents and newly released correspondence from Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (WA EPA) show independent regulators warned Woodside Energy’s Browse gas project poses "serious and irreversible" risks to Scott Reef, prompting calls from environmental advocacy groups for state and federal authorities to formally reject the proposal. According to 2023…
INPEX increases stake and enters FEED phase for Bonaparte CCS project
The Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) joint venture has commenced front-end engineering design (FEED) work on the Bonaparte CCS Project, marking a major step towards the development of the project. The decision marks a progression towards a final investment decision for what could become one of the world's largest…
NeoSmelt, HILT CRC to advance Australian lower-emissions ironmaking
The NeoSmelt joint venture has joined the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) as a key partner, establishing a direct connection between Australian research expertise and one of the nation's most significant industrial decarbonisation initiatives. The NeoSmelt consortium, comprising resource and energy leaders BHP, BlueScope, Mitsui Iron…
ARENA backs Australia’s largest thermal energy storage project at Rio Tinto alumina refinery
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will offer funding support for Australia’s largest demonstration of industrial heat electrification, backing a pioneering thermal energy storage project at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland. The project represents one of the world’s first large-scale demonstrations of thermal energy storage designed for…
World’s first commercial ship-to-ship green ammonia refuelling completed in China
The world’s first commercial ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering operation was completed at an anchorage in Zhoushan Port, Zhejiang Province, China, marking a major decarbonisation breakthrough. On 13 October, 1,000 tonnes of green ammonia fuel were transferred directly via a specialised liquid ammonia bunkering vessel, Shenghang Yongle, to the Mineral Europa,…
Australia approves West Peron Formation for Bonaparte carbon storage project
The Australian government has recognised the West Peron formation as a greenhouse gas storage for the proposed Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. The declaration recognises the deep seabed geological formation within Western Australia's Bonaparte Basin as suitable for the safe, permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide. Operated by…










