The window is open now

  ~96% Of Australia's liquid transport fuel is imported — a sovereign risk increasingly visible to government and industry

$1.2B Federal Low Carbon Liquid Fuels program — committed funding for commercially proven projects like the ARCF

2050 Net-zero in legislation — aviation, mining, heavy transport and defence need drop-in renewable fuels now

WA World-class canola, abundant straw, port infrastructure — the feedstocks, logistics, and talent are already here

   "A distributed network of regional biorefineries matches Australia's geography and feedstock distribution in a way that a handful of coastal mega-refineries cannot — and gets materially cheaper with each site built."

Australia is a major agricultural producer sitting on world-class renewable fuel feedstocks. The technologies to convert them are proven and bankable. Federal funding exists for exactly this type of project. The demand from aviation, mining, and heavy transport is structural and growing.

What has been missing is the first commercial reference project — a site that proves the model, de-risks the engineering, and creates the template for replication. That is what the ARCF in Esperance is designed to be: not just Facility 1, but the design that makes Facilities 2, 3, and 4 materially cheaper and faster to deliver.

Fit-for-purpose scale means less disruption, lower infrastructure demand, and a facility that a regional community can absorb and genuinely benefit from.

 Sized to fit — not to dominate

30–60 MLpa fits existing road corridors and community infrastructure. Scheduled truck windows and RFID logistics keep heavy movements compatible with town life.

Local employment, first

35–42 permanent skilled jobs per facility at 60 MLpa. At least 70% filled by local residents — operators, technicians, lab staff, logistics.

TAFE pathways in renewable fuels

Joint apprenticeship programs with regional TAFEs — a new career pathway in renewable fuels built alongside the facility, replicable at every network site.

Environmental integrity by design

Straw removal rates calibrated to maintain soil carbon. Digestate return reduces synthetic fertiliser imports. Biochar improves soil health. Sustainability is operational practice.

Honest engagement, always

We share what we can with councils, landowners, and community organisations. We are direct about what we cannot. Regional communities have seen too many projects that promise and don't deliver.