Synthetic Fuels
Australia’s SAF opportunity:
A global leadership moment
Good Water Energy (GWE) is ready to unlock Australia’s full potential in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, a crucial step in decarbonising global air travel. By combining green hydrogen with sustainable carbon feedstocks, GWE will produce truly renewable jet fuel right here in Australia.
A new industrial frontier:
clean fuel for the skies
Australia stands at a crossroads. With rich natural resources, a strong agricultural base, and world-class infrastructure, we are uniquely positioned to lead in SAF production. But without urgent action, we risk becoming a passive importer, losing economic and environmental ground to more proactive nations.
The global SAF market
is taking off
- Aviation contributes 2–3% of global CO₂ emissions
- International regulations are tightening, EU mandates 10% SAF by 2030
- U.S. incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act are accelerating SAF adoption
- Australian airlines consume 7.7 billion litres of imported jet fuel every year
To remain competitive, Australia must develop a domestic SAF supply, or risk watching other countries turn our feedstocks into their economic advantage.
Economic, environmental & strategic wins for Australia
A national SAF industry will:
- Create thousands of high-value regional jobs
- Boost fuel security and reduce reliance on volatile imports
- Enable Scope 3 emissions reductions across the aviation sector
- Empower rural communities with jobs in refining, logistics, and agriculture
- Position Australia as a world leader in clean aviation fuel
World-class resources.
Global-scale opportunity
According to the CSIRO SAF Roadmap, Australia could produce up to 5 billion litres of SAF annually, enough to meet half of its domestic aviation demand. Key advantages include:
Abundant sustainable feedstocks (agricultural waste, forestry residues)
Drop-in compatibility with existing jet fuel infrastructure
Leading airports like Brisbane already embracing SAF integration
Strategic location to become a major exporter in the Asia-Pacific region.
Building a sophisticated
SAF ecosystem
To build a competitive SAF industry, Australia needs:
- Long-term SAF supply agreements with airlines and airports
- Strategic alliances across aviation, agriculture, and energy sectors
- Robust certification and traceability frameworks
- Ongoing investment in research, refining, and feedstock optimisation.
GWE: Powering the SAF revolution with green hydrogen
GWE will play a central role in building Australia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) future. Our proprietary geothermal technology provides the lowest-cost green hydrogen in both liquid and gas state. Our low-cost sub-surface hydrogen storage systems provides even lower cost deliverable green hydrogen, a critical input for scalable, renewable and sustainable aviation fuel and other synthetic fuel production.
Our groundbreaking CO2 production by direct air capture using waste thermal energy, is providing the lowest cost feedstock for synthetic fuel production. As a result, GWE’s e-SAF and other synthetic fuel production costs are the lowest in the world.
As a corporate innovator with a sophisticated energy platform, GWE is committed to delivering a highly competitive e-SAF to the aviation industry.