Decarbonising Industry and Transport
Sustainable fuels production for Australia and the world.
The world-first project will create highly skilled, local jobs and will support Australia’s ambition to become a clean energy superpower, using renewables to produce green fuel.
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Decarbonising Fuels for Shipping and Aviation
As the world moves to a net zero future, transport that is difficult to power directly by renewable electricity and batteries need low carbon alternatives to fossil fuels. Sustainable shipping and aviation fuel produced using renewable energy are ideal replacements, requiring little to no upgrades to existing equipment and infrastructure.
SASF is being developed to meet this growing demand and give the domestic industry access to low-cost, locally-made, sustainable fuels such as methanol and other hydrogen-based e-fuels.
Decarbonising Industrial Processes and Manufacturing
The process used to produce green methanol for shipping can also be applied to produce other sustainable fuels and chemicals for industrial processes and manufacturing.
This provides a pathway to apply proven technologies to solve decarbonisation challenges now and into the future to support industry over the long-term.
The first-of-its-kind project uses renewable energy to power the production of 7,500 tpa of sustainable methanol. That is enough to fuel year-round operations for:
Multiple roll-on roll-off car ferries for sustainable tourism.
Short-sea shipping around Australia for bulk freight.
SASF Combines World-Leading Low Carbon Technology To Produce Sustainable Fuels
The Benefits of SASF
Reduces greenhouse emissions
Improves fuel security
Creates regional jobs
Provides export opportunities
Demonstrates a real-world green hydrogen application
Supports Australian industry
Deploys technology to reduce costs at scale
Government-backed Model with Global Potential
The project is led by Australian renewables company, Vast, and German energy company, Mabanaft. This Project received funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator (HyGATE) initiative.