Licella receives grant from the Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund for sugarcane waste valorization project
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Licella
Holdings has been awarded 500,000 Australian dollars of the Queensland
Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund for a research and feasibility strudy related
to a future biorefinery which turns sugarcane waste into sustainable fuel. The W2B
Fund provides 5 million Australian dollars to boost the development of waste to
biofutures projects in Queensland.
Queensland Government media statement: “Grant supports sugarcane waste
research for Burdekin biorefinery”, 27/2/2020.
Figure 1. Licella receives
grant from the Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund for sugarcane waste
valorization project
Licella will work with the University of Queensland, Burdekin Renewable
Fuels and other project partners to test the conversion of sugar cane wastes
and residues, utilising its Cat-HTR
technology, into biofuels with the potential for marine and aviation uses. If
the outcome of the feasibility project is positive, a full-scale biorefinery
could be set in the Burdekin region. The biorefinery would require around 60
staff in addition to about 100 workers for construction and others involved
with collection of leafy trash during the cane harvesting process. Around 1.65
million tons of sugarcane tops and trash is produced in the region every year
and this project aimed to provide a commercial alternative for growers looking
for an option to burning.