Australia’s Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels: Two Paths to Resilience
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Australia’s Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels: Two Paths to Resilience
Website
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2026/March/Liquid-Fuels
Subject
CSIRO outlines two pathways for low-carbon liquid fuels to diversify Australia’s energy mix: Power-to-Liquid (PtL) and biogenic fuels from biomass and waste. PtL leverages renewables but is costly and scales slowly; biogenic fuels offer quicker impact. A mix of forestry residues, agricultural waste, weeds, and urban waste, plus large-scale plants with carbon capturing and storage is needed to curb emissions and improve fuel security for aviation, shipping, and remote industries.
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