South Australian, Chinese Researchers Partner on Sustainable Biofuel

Aviation experts from the University of South Australia (UniSA) will work together with their Chinese counterparts to develop a sustainable biofuel industry in both countries. The said partnership builds on the $1.7 billion (US$1.1 billioin) federal budget allocation to prioritise renewable fuels for the aviation industry over the next decade. According to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (ATIC), Australia aims to become a major exporter of biofuels because of the country’s comparative advantage to support production of the said resource. “Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) can potentially cut carbon emissions by up to 80 percent and are essential if we are to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in Australia 2050,” UniSA Aviation professor Shane Zhang said....