Wagner delivers Australia’s 1st dedicated SAF-blending terminal

Aircraft refueling at Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. (Photo: Boeing)

Wagner Sustainable Fuels has begun operations at Australia’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending terminal, partnering with Boeing and technology provider FlyORO, to achieve the critical aviation and renewable energy milestone.

The facility, which is powered by FlyORO’s proprietary patented technology, is not only an Australia first, but also the first SAF blending terminal co-located at an airport globally, according to Boeing.

Its modular design can scale with demand and be replicated as the SAF industry takes hold in Australia and Asia Pacific.

In addition, Wagner Sustainable Fuels has become Australia’s first Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials-certified SAF company.

This gives customers a world-leading accounting process and guarantees chain-of-custody and SAF authenticity.

“This is a defining moment for sustainable aviation in Australia and underscores Wagner Sustainable Fuels’ commitment to provide solutions today for the challenges of tomorrow,” said Matt Doyle, the CEO of Wagner Sustainable Fuels.

“The launch of our Toowoomba Terminal is the start of our plans to deliver decarbonization benefits and meet the aviation sector’s growing demand through flexible, efficient and scalable SAF blending,” he said. “With the support from Boeing, we’re focused on bringing large scale SAF and renewable diesel production to Australia and integrating it into the global supply chain through the Brisbane Recycling and SAF Facility, which is currently under planning and development.”

Unlike conventional jet fuel, SAF is produced from renewable or nonfossil-fuel sources like municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, animal fats and vegetable oils and significantly reduces carbon emissions over the fuel’s lifecycle, making it a more sustainable alternative for powering aircraft.

SAF blending is the controlled mixing of neat SAF with conventional fossil jet fuel that, once tested and certified, is a pure drop-in aviation fuel acceptable within current airport and aircraft infrastructure.

“Current global regulations permit commercial aircraft to use up to a 50/50 blend of SAF and fossil jet fuel,” said Kimberly Camrass, Boeing’s head of sustainability in Asia Pacific.

“This will continue to rise as additional production pathways are certified,” she said. “Wagner’s commercial blending terminal is a powerful step forward in aviation decarbonization, boosting regional employment and opening new export markets. It will also provide important learnings to support the development of robust and scalable SAF supply chains within Australia.”

According to the Boeing CSIRO SAF Roadmap, jet-fuel demand in Australia is projected to grow by 75 percent by 2050.

Wagner Sustainable Fuels partnered with FlyORO to deploy advanced and scalable SAF blending technologies in Australia for commercial, general aviation and defense customers.

“FlyORO’s modular SAF-blending system, AlphaLite, doesn’t just help reduce emissions, it creates a scalable platform for collaboration, co-investment and transparency across the fuel value chain,” said Jonathan Yeo, the CEO of FlyORO.

“This integrated model complements FlyORO’s broader deployment strategy, including standalone facilities such as the one operating in Singapore,” he said. “This is how we unlock speed and scale. We’re excited to partner with the leadership of Wagner Sustainable Fuels and Boeing to pioneer a more sustainable flying ecosystem in Australia.”