Special Episode: The missing molecules - SAF, energy security and Australia’s next industrial opportunity
About this episode
The episode discusses the role of sustainable aviation fuel in Australia's energy transition and its potential to create a new domestic industry.
Much of Australia's energy transition debate has focused on electricity – renewables, transmission, batteries and the grid. But there's another part of the transition that's arguably just as important, and one that receives far less attention: the future of liquid fuels. In this episode, Gilbert + Tobin partners Jamie Guthrie and Ilona Millar are joined by Céline Parle, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investments, Airbus and Mac Irvine, Chief Financial Officer, Jet Zero Australia, with Giles Parkinson, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Renew Economy, moderating the discussion. They explore the role sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could play in Australia’s energy transition – from decarbonising aviation and strengthening fuel security to creating a new domestic industry. The discussion considers what it will take to get Australian SAF projects off the ground, including investment, policy support and the demand certainty needed to make projects commercially viable.
People in this episode
Host: Giles Parkinson
Guests: Jamie Guthrie, Ilona Millar, Céline Parle, Mac Irvine
Topics covered
- sustainable aviation fuel
- energy transition
- liquid fuels
- decarbonising aviation
- fuel security
- domestic industry
Keywords
- sustainable aviation fuel
- energy security
- Australia
- investment
- policy support
- commercial viability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Airbus, Jet Zero Australia
Places: Australia
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