Last Friday the advanced biofuels pilot plant at the northern oil refinery site at Yarwun commenced the first stages of construction. Stage One of the construction is a $16 million pilot plant with the installation of infrastructure to house the first critical component in the refining process.
Works include earthworks, concrete flooring and protective structure which will house the pyrolysis plant which is the first stage in the process to convert waste materials into biofuel. This will then be suitable for military, marine and aviation use.
State Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk is seeking international investors for the project, with the US Navy already expressing interest.
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