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From: Dennis Roth	6/17/2011 10:25:28 AM
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Australia launches first synthetic fuels research facility in Perth platts.com Sydney (Platts)--9Jun2011/339 am EDT/739 GMT Australia's first synthetic fuels facility was launched Thursday as part of a project being conducted by the government's research arm CSIRO. The A$5 million ($5.3 million) Synfuel and Catalysis Research Facility, known as Syncat, was formally opened at the Australian Resources Research Centre in Perth. The facility, which is a public-private partnership, was launched by Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson on behalf of Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr. "We have a growing trade deficit in crude oil and refined products," Ferguson said. "At the same time we are seeking new ways to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Synthetic fuels and research into new gas-to-liquid technologies have the potential to both lessen our dependence on imports and provide a cleaner burning transport fuel alternative," he added. "Testing and research at this facility could help us maximize the potential from our abundant gas resources, including the conversion of both on and offshore resources that were previously considered to be uneconomical." The CSIRO is currently undertaking a gas processing and conversion research program, aimed at finding ways to make synthetic fuel from non-oil or non-conventional feedstocks. The Syncat facility will produce synfuels from a range of feedstocks including natural gas, coal, hydrogen and biomass. --Christine Forster, christine_forster@platts.com

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