U.S. Navy’s ‘Great Green Fleet’ to Tap Australian Biofuel Hub
by Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) Renewable fuels may provide 50% of U.S. fleet’s power by 2020; Queensland seeks to create export-oriented green-fuel market — The U.S. accepted Australia’s offer to supply biofuel for its Asia-Pacific fleet, advancing the Navy’s goal of getting half its power from renewables by 2020.
The premier of Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, signed the deal to supply the navy’s “Great Green Fleet,” this week, according to a statement on Wednesday. The initiative is part of a yearlong exercise supplying warships with alternative fuels, according to the Navy’s website.
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The accord provides a double dividend for Queensland as it strives to become an Asia-Pacific biofuel hub and helps the U.S. Navy reduces its dependence on petroleum, the state said.
Queensland will supply the Navy’s Asia-Pacific war vessels with “drop in” alternative fuel that’s fully compatible with the ships’ petroleum-power systems, according to the Navy’s website. The fuel is a mix of 10 percent beef tallow with conventional petroleum, it said.
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Virgin Australia Airlines, Air New Zealand and the Australian Navy are also assessing the potential use of biofuels from Queensland, according to the government. READ MORE and MORE (Queensland government) and MORE (America’s Navy) and MORE (Japan Times) and MORE (4-Traders)
