As global demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) grows, an Australian renewables company has partnered with eight central Queensland farmers to trial sugar beet as a potential biofuel feedstock. The crop, not grown commercially in Australia for nearly a century, will be tested as a winter rotational option, where its sugar juice would be converted into ethanol for use in biofuels.

Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), Sky Renewables chief executive Simon Yim described sugar beet as “the best, simplest and lowest carbon intensity feedstock to make bioethanol,” outlining its role as a possible contributor to future SAF production.

The trial begins as international climate discussions focus on aviation emissions and the supply of low-carbon fuels. Bioenergy Australia ch

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