University Opens Biofuel Research Facility (Australia)

TheBioenergySite.com
Thursday, November 06, 2008

AUSTRALIA - A new, unique biofuel research testing facility at QUT will help speed up the race to drastically reduce Australia's carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.

Australia's only biofuel engine research facility, opening at Queensland University of Technology today, will enable testing of a range of biofuels, from used cooking oil to algae, and new engine technologies with the aim of producing engines tailor-made for particular biofuels.

Dr Richard Brown, from the new Biofuel Engine Research Facility, said the facility would test the emissions, efficiency and engine performance of renewable fuel made from plant material.

"We will test ethanol made from waste sugar cane and grain and biodiesel made from food-based material such as canola oil, waste cooking oil and tallow as well as biodiesel made from algae, waste timber, green waste and sugar cane waste," Dr Brown said.

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