On Dec. 10, Australia&rsquo;s Parliamentary Secretary of Defense Mike Kelly visited the Shoalhaven Algae.Tec facility, which is using advanced technology to produce low-cost, high-grade biofuel using algae.
Kelly, who has a passion for renewable energy, was briefed by company representatives in their process and the wide-ranging potential of their products.
This technology not only adds to the Southern region&rsquo;s wealth of renewable energy projects, it has the ability to address Australia&rsquo;s energy security needs by reducing reliance on imported oil and fossil fuels, and to cut pollution.
In Israel and China, for example, the carbon-hungry algae are being used to abate emissions from coal-fired power stations that are a similar size to the ones used in Australia.
Kelly said it was fantastic to see world-leading innovation in our own backyard. The Australian defense forces spend more than $500 million on fuel per annum. Algae.Tec will provide test biofuels for the Australian defense forces.
&ldquo;This region is fast becoming a flagship for renewable energy in Australia,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;We have already seen over $1billion being invested in renewable energy projects in Eden-Monaro and the lower Shoalhaven region,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;That includes wind and wave energy, solar, biomass and geothermal. To have a company like Algae.Tec here in Bomaderry, which recently signed a collaboration agreement with Lufthansa to produce aviation biofuels and also with Holcim Lanka, is a wonderful boon. The possibilities of this technology are extremely exciting. Their algae technology has almost no impact on the environment and could potentially eliminate emissions from coal-fired power stations.&rdquo;
Algae.Tec Executive Chairman Roger Stroud said the biofuels technology showcased here in Shoalhaven is the same technology that will be used by the company&rsquo;s global aviation and transport fuel clients.&nbsp;
&ldquo;We currently have feasibility studies underway with interested parties in Texas, Brazil, China, Sri Lanka and Germany, as well as another site in New South Wales,&rdquo; Stroud said. &ldquo;The Shoalhaven facility has already had VIP visits from some of the world&rsquo;s largest companies wanting to see how the technology delivers sustainable low cost fuel, carbon capture, and energy security.&rdquo;

Mike Kelly, right, and Colonel Mark Harnwell, director joint fuels and lubricants - DMO

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Parliamentary Secretary of Defense Mike Kelly said it was fantastic to see world-leading innovation in his own backyard. Australian defense forces spend more than $500 million a year on fuel. Algae.Tec will provide test fuels for the defense forces. 

Australia Parliamentary Defense Secretary visits Algae.Tec plant

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