The proposed New Rise ANZ Project at Kwinana at centre, with CBH’s Kwinana grain jetty at bottom left. Image: Continual Renewable Ventures

PLANS for a Western Australian plant which produces sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel have emerged through the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Hazer Group and Continual Renewable Ventures.

Through a refinery in Kwinana’s industrial precinct, the plant aims to produce 175 million litres per annum of biofuel.

Hazer Group is an Australian company whose proprietary technology enables the production of clean hydrogen and solid graphite, using a natural gas or biogas feedstock and iron-ore as the process catalyst.

CRV is also an Australian company, and it integrates feedstock, blending, logistics, regulatory alignment and domestic production to enable heavy industry, airports and airlines to access renewable fuel.

In partnership with XCF Global, CRV aims to deliver the project, to be known as New Rise ANZ Project 1.

XCF Global is a US company which has already built the New Rise Renewables Reno facility at the Reno-Tahoe Industrial Complex in Nevada designed to produce 3000 barrels per day of synthetic blending component used to make SAF from corn, soybean and other qualifying oils.

Over its two-year term, the MOU commits Hazer and CRV to collaborate across technical workstreams, on a non-exclusive basis, to assess the integration of Hazer’s process and the viability of SAF bio-refineries in Australia, including at Kwinana.

Tech in demand

Hazer’s low-emissions hydrogen can be incorporated into a SAF production facility such as CRV’s HEFA, or hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids, bio-refinery, where hydrogen is used to deoxygenate the canola and other HEFA oils to create SAF and RD.

The resulting fuels can then be distributed through existing supply chains to nearby airports, transport networks and industrial customers.

Hazer Group CEO Glenn Corrie.

“The number of sectors reaching out to Hazer to partner with us is increasing, including locally here in Western Australia,” Hazer chief executive officer and managing director Glenn Corrie said.

“Recent world events have brought into focus the need for Australia to not just be a primary producer and
exporter of raw materials, but to move back into domestic processing and production of refined products,
including diesel and jet fuels.

“We have everything we need to produce these products in Australia from locally grown canola and affordable clean hydrogen which Hazer can produce.”

Mr Corrie said partnering with CRV “makes perfect sense” to Hazer.

“As an Australian company, CRV understands the imperative to produce locally and they bring the know-how of proven technology and production operations.

“The time to act in establishing our domestic clean fuels and diesel supply chain is now.”

CRV founder and managing director Renzo Petersen said as the exclusive Australian license holders of from XCF Global technology, CRV was uniquely positioned to help Australia move towards energy independence through the use of low-carbon liquid fuels.

“Currently, a significant portion of Australia’s canola is exported, some of which is then processed into SAF outside Australia,” Mr Petersen said.

“By teaming up with Hazer…and local Australian farmers who provide the core feedstock of canola oil, we can produce SAF in Australia.”

XCF Global’s New Rise Reno plant in Nevada, US. Photo: XCF Global

Mr Petersen said Kwinana was “an excellent location” for the New Rise ANZ Project 1 as Australia’s first SAF/RD production facility.

“It is located near the farms that produce canola, has great infrastructure and is relatively close to major aviation hubs.

“Our long-term intention is to grow from our first full-scale SAF and RD facility in Kwinana, to expand across Australia and New Zealand to create a low-carbon liquid fuels network.

“We think the time is right for Australia to start its journey back to energy-independence and look forward to working with Hazer to support this journey.”

Source: Hazer Group