{"id":320494,"date":"2025-12-29T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=320494"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:05:33","slug":"ulysses-project-could-start-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/ulysses-project-could-start-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulysses project could start commercial operations in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jet Zero Australia is moving forward with the development of the <strong>Ulysses Project<\/strong>, an ambitious sustainable fuels production facility that <strong>could begin commercial operations by the end of 2027<\/strong> in North Queensland. Located in the Townsville State Development Area, the complex will transform ethanol derived from agricultural by-products into <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/sustainable-aviation-fuel-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>renewable diesel (RD)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ATJ technology and strategic partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will employ <strong>alcohol-to-jet (ATJ)<\/strong> technology, considered the second most viable route to produce PBS after the HEFA process. This method allows for greater flexibility in feedstock use and presents a scalable opportunity for the Australian <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/the-key-to-avoiding-disasters-in-the-energy-industry-training-in-non-destructive-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy industry<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The design and engineering (FEED) phase is already underway thanks to the collaboration between Jet Zero, Technip Energies, Long Energy &amp; Resources and the financial support of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which allocated <strong>$9 million<\/strong> to the project, whose total cost amounts to <strong>$36.81 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental and strategic impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once completed, the Ulysses Project will have the capacity to generate <strong>113 million liters per year<\/strong> of low-carbon liquid fuels, of which <strong>90% will be PBS and 10% RD<\/strong>. The plant will process more than 180 million liters of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/biofuel-distribution-for-service-stations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bioethanol<\/a><\/strong> per year and <strong>will reduce CO\u2082 emissions from aviation by more than 70%<\/strong> compared to traditional fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the project promises to create <strong>1,000 jobs during the construction phase<\/strong> and more than <strong>100 direct jobs<\/strong> during operation. The project also seeks to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase industrial demand from <strong>Townsville&#8217;<\/strong>s emerging <strong>renewable energy hub<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure <strong>security of fuel supply<\/strong> for national defense (ADF).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply <strong>renewable diesel<\/strong> to sectors such as reef tourism, mining and land transportation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of the <strong>ATJ<\/strong> pathway as a pillar in the energy transition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A commitment to the future of sustainable aviation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ulysses Project represents a strategic commitment for Australia to move towards cleaner aviation, while strengthening its regional economy and energy sovereignty. With the backing of international companies, cutting-edge technology and government support, it is consolidating its position as <strong>a key player in the production of UAS in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/jetzero.com.au\/projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jet Zero<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plant in Townsville to convert bioethanol into sustainable aviation fuel, creating jobs and reducing emissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":319603,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-320494","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/320494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/320494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=320494"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=320494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}