Carbon Neutral Fuels and Energy Estate sign MoU to advance development of sustainable aviation fuel project in Queensland

CNF and EE will collaborate in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel project in North Queensland using sugarcane agricultural waste as feedstock.

Collaboration will evaluate feedstock supply, site selection, pathway selection and offtake, marking CNF’s first step into the Australian market.

The parties goal is to support Australia’s fuel security and upcoming SAF mandate targets by
drawing on CNF’s UK and European experience.
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Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF), a leading UK developer of low carbon liquid fuels projects, including Project Starling, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Estate, an energy and infrastructure development company headquartered in Australia, to explore the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in North Queensland. The MoU - CNF's first in Australia - was signed today at the 2nd Annual Synthetic Fuels Conference in London.

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The agreement, signed with BioNQ Developments, part of the Energy Estate group, will see the two companies work together to evaluate the potential to produce SAF from sugarcane agricultural waste, looking at feedstock supply, site selection, pathway selection and offtake. CNF views Australia as a burgeoning market, and is keen to support the country's fuel security and low carbon liquid fuel ambitions, with this MoU marking the company's first step toward project development in the region.

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The two parties will now work together to evaluate the opportunity in more detail. This MOU builds upon the strategic affiliation signed between Energy Estate and Queensland Cane Agriculture and Renewables (QCAR) earlier this year to advance the BioNQ Project, positioning sugarcane as a critical solution to Australia’s fuel security challenge while delivering long-term regional economic benefits.

This MOU was signed in London by the teams from Energy Estate and Carbon Neutral Fuels at the 2nd Global Synthetic Fuels Assembly hosted by The Energy Huddle, a leading industry connector for low carbon fuels sectors.

About Carbon Neutral Fuels: Carbon Neutral Fuels is a low carbon liquid fuels platform developer. Its flagship UK project, Project Starling, is a sustainable aviation fuel facility under development in Workington, Cumbria. CNF's wider project pipeline includes Project Osprey, a proposed marine fuels facility in Scotland, and Project Kestrel, a SAF facility in the North-East of England.

About Energy Estate Energy: Estate develops large scale energy and infrastructure projects in Australia, New Zealand, US and other markets globally with a focus on regional economic development and precincts designed to support energy intensive industries. Energy Estate is actively developing large-scale bio-energy and e-fuels projects which will enhance regional fuel security and diversify the solutions available to customers.

Media contacts
Carbon Neutral Fuels : Isobel Thomas-Horton, External Affairs Lead: E: izzy@carbonneutralfuels.com
Energy Estate : Vanessa Morgan, Partnerships & Communications Manager;
E: vanessa.morgan@energyestate.com