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Last updated: May 2026
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Executive Summary
Who is HAMR Energy?
HAMR Energy is an Australian renewable fuels company developing infrastructure to produce low-carbon liquid fuels at scale. Founded in 2020 and with an HQ in Melbourne Australia, HAMR is building a portfolio of projects that convert forestry residues and renewable electricity into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), renewable methanol and renewable diesel decarbonising hard-to-abate industries that cannot be electrified.
2020
Year founded
140ML
SAF production per year (Hub)
300KT
Low-carbon methanol per year (Spoke)
>80%
Lifecycle emissions reduction vs. fossil jet fuel
Core Purpose
The problem we solve
The Challenge
Aviation and shipping are responsible for approximately 5% of global CO₂ emissions and are classified as "hard-to-abate" industries, they cannot be cost-effectively electrified due to energy density requirements. Both sectors will rely on liquid fuels for decades to come.
Australia is well-positioned to produce low-carbon liquid fuels at scale, with abundant forestry biomass in the Green Triangle region (Victoria and South Australia) and increasing renewable electricity capacity.
HAMR's Mission
HAMR Energy's mission is to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries primarily aviation and shipping by developing and operating scalable, low-carbon liquid fuel facilities across Australia.
HAMR is not a research company. It is a project developer and operator building real infrastructure with bankable technology, secured feedstock and offtake agreements with major customers including Qantas & Airbus and Technology backing from thyssenkrupp Uhde and Honeywell UOP.
What We Build
The Hub & Spoke model
HAMR operates a vertically integrated Hub & Spoke model that distributes biomass collection across multiple regional sites, feeding into centralised upgrading hubs that produce refined renewable fuels.
Spoke
Biomass to Methanol Plants
Distributed facilities located near forestry feedstock sources. Each spoke plant collects and processes forestry residues through torrefaction and gasification, combined with green hydrogen from electrolysis, to produce low-carbon methanol.
Flagship: Portland Renewable Fuels, Portland, Victoria
Feedstock: 500,000–600,000 tonnes forestry residues per year
Output: 300,000 tonnes low-carbon methanol per year
Electrolyser: 220MW+
Hub
Methanol to Fuel Upgrading
Centralised facilities that receive methanol from Spoke plants and upgrade it into refined low-carbon liquid fuels using the Methanol-to-Jet (MtJ) pathway. Products include SAF, renewable diesel, and shipping methanol fuel.
Flagship: SAF Energy Park, South Australia
Output: 140 million litres SAF per year
FID target: 2028, Start-up: 2031
Jobs created: 150+
Technical Architecture
The HAMR Process: Forestry to Fuel
01
Feedstock Collection: Green Triangle Forestry Residues
Forestry residues (plantation timber offcuts and wood waste) are collected from the Green Triangle region spanning Victoria and South Australia. HAMR has 100% of feedstock under agreement with OneFortyOne and other forestry partners in the Green Triangle. Volume: 500,000–600,000 tonnes per year.
02
Biomass Processing: Torrefaction & Gasification
Forestry biomass is processed through torrefaction (gentle roasting to improve energy density) then gasification to produce syngas. Technology partner: ThyssenKrupp Uhde provides proven gasification technology at commercial scale.
03
Green Hydrogen Production: Electrolysis
Renewable electricity powers a 220MW+ electrolyser to produce green hydrogen via water electrolysis. The green hydrogen is combined with biogenic carbon from the syngas to synthesise low-carbon methanol.
04
Low-Carbon Methanol Production
Syngas and green hydrogen are combined in a methanol synthesis reactor to produce low-carbon methanol. This methanol is used directly as a shipping fuel or transported to the Hub for SAF upgrading. Output: 300,000 tonnes per year.
05
Methanol to Jet (MtJ): SAF Production
At the Hub, methanol is converted into Sustainable Aviation Fuel using the ASTM-certified MtJ pathway licensed from Honeywell UOP. SAF is a certified drop-in replacement for conventional jet fuel. Output: 140 million litres SAF per year. Emissions reduction: greater than 80% lifecycle vs. conventional jet fuel.
Project Portfolio
Flagship Projects
Spoke: Biomass to Methanol
Portland Renewable Fuels
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Output
300,000 t/yr low-carbon methanol
Status
Land secured · Feedstock under agreement · Strategic offtake confirmed
Electrolyser
220MW+
Feedstock
500,000–600,000 t/yr forestry residues (100% under agreement)
Feedstock partner
OneFortyOne, ABP & South West Fibre
Hub: Methanol to SAF
SAF Energy Park
Location
South Australia
SAF Output
140 million litres per year
FID Target
2028
Stage
Pre-FEED
Pathway
Methanol to Jet (MtJ)
Start-up
approx 2031 · 150+ jobs created
Key Relationships
Partners & Customers
Qantas
Customer / Offtake
Australia's national airline and HAMR's primary SAF offtake customer. Qantas has committed to SAF procurement as part of its net-zero strategy.
Airbus
Strategic Partner
World's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Strategic partnership supporting HAMR's SAF development and aviation decarbonisation agenda.
ThyssenKrupp Uhde
Technology Partner
German industrial engineering group providing proven gasification and methanol synthesis technology at commercial scale (TRL 9).
Honeywell UOP
Technology Partner
Provides the licensed Methanol-to-Jet (MtJ) conversion technology via Honeywell UOP. Produces ASTM-certified SAF as a drop-in replacement for conventional jet fuel.
OneFortyOne
Feedstock Partner
Major forestry operator in the Green Triangle region. Over 50% of Portland Renewable Fuels' biomass feedstock is under agreement with OneFortyOne.
Key Terminology
Glossary
Definitions of key terms used in HAMR Energy's communications, investor materials, and technical documentation.
SAF — Sustainable Aviation Fuel
A drop-in replacement for conventional jet fuel produced from renewable or waste feedstocks. SAF is chemically identical to fossil jet fuel and requires no modifications to aircraft engines or airport fueling infrastructure. HAMR's SAF delivers greater than 80% lifecycle CO₂ reduction vs. conventional jet fuel.
MtJ — Methanol-to-Jet
HAMR's core SAF production pathway. Methanol is catalytically converted into jet fuel via dehydration, oligomerisation, and hydrogenation. The MtJ pathway is ASTM-certified for blending up to 10% in commercial aviation fuel. Technology provided by Honeywell UOP.
Renewable Methanol
Methanol produced from green hydrogen (via electrolysis using renewable electricity) combined with biogenic carbon from forestry biomass gasification. Used as SAF feedstock at the Hub, or sold directly as low-carbon shipping fuel. This dual-market model (aviation + shipping) expands HAMR's total addressable market significantly.
Hard-to-Abate Industries
Sectors where decarbonisation is technically or economically difficult. Aviation and shipping require high energy-density liquid fuels for long-range operations, making battery electrification impractical at scale. Low-carbon liquid fuels are the most viable near-term decarbonisation pathway for these sectors.
FID — Final Investment Decision
The formal decision to proceed with a capital-intensive project. FID follows completion of bankable feasibility studies, securing of offtake agreements, feedstock supply contracts, financing commitments, and regulatory approvals. HAMR targets FID for the SAF Energy Park Hub in 2028.
Green Triangle
A plantation forestry region spanning the border of Victoria and South Australia, one of Australia's most productive timber-growing areas. The Green Triangle is HAMR's primary source of biomass feedstock for the Portland Renewable Fuels project, with 500,000–600,000 tonnes of residues available annually.
Torrefaction
A mild thermal pre-treatment process (200–320°C) applied to biomass to improve energy density, grindability, and moisture resistance. Torrefied biomass is better suited for gasification. HAMR uses torrefaction as the first processing stage at Spoke plants.
SAFPC — SAF Production Credits
Australian government production incentive supporting domestic SAF manufacturing. Part of Australia's broader policy framework to develop a local SAF industry and reduce aviation emissions. HAMR is actively engaging with the SAFPC scheme and other government support programs including ARENA and CEFC.
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