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Last updated: September 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 developing Project Shearwater, an integrated forestry-to-fuel program that converts forestry residues into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and low-carbon methanol, decarbonising hard-to-abate industries that cannot be electrified.
2020
Year founded
140ML
SAF production per year (SAF Energy Park)
300KT
Low-carbon methanol per year (SAF Energy Park)
>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 and secured feedstock, backed by investors including Qantas & Airbus and technology partners thyssenkrupp Uhde and Honeywell UOP.
What We Build
Project Shearwater
Project Shearwater is HAMR Energy's fully integrated forestry-to-fuel pathway. It combines two facilities: the Biohub, which pre-processes forestry residue in Victoria's Green Triangle, and the SAF Energy Park at Port Adelaide, South Australia, which converts it into low-carbon methanol and sustainable aviation fuel.
Biohub
Biomass Pre-processing
A dedicated biomass pre-processing facility in Victoria's Green Triangle. Forestry residue is torrefied into a dry, energy-dense feedstock that is cheaper to transport, then shipped from the Port of Portland to Port Adelaide.
Location: Green Triangle, Victoria
Feedstock: 600,000 green tonnes forestry residue per year
Process: Torrefaction
First operations: 2031
SAF Energy Park
Methanol & SAF Production
A single integrated site that converts torrefied biomass into low-carbon methanol using thyssenkrupp Uhde's Biomass-to-Methanol technology, then upgrades it on site into SAF using Honeywell UOP's Methanol-to-Jet (MtJ) pathway.
Proposed location: Port Adelaide, South Australia
Output: 140 million litres SAF per year
FID target: 2028, First production: 2031
Methanol: 300,000 tonnes per year
Technical Architecture
The HAMR Process: Forestry to Fuel
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Feedstock Collection: Green Triangle Forestry Residues
Under-utilised forestry residues (harvest offcuts and thinnings) are sourced from the Green Triangle region spanning Victoria and South Australia, Australia's largest sustainable plantation forestry region. HAMR works with Green Triangle forestry partners including OneFortyOne.
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Pre-processing: Torrefaction at the Biohub
At the Biohub in Victoria's Green Triangle, 600,000 green tonnes of forestry residue per year are torrefied (gentle roasting to improve energy density), creating a dry, energy-dense feedstock that is cheaper to transport and more efficient to gasify.
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Shipping: Port of Portland to Port Adelaide
Torrefied biomass is shipped by sea from the Port of Portland, Victoria, to the SAF Energy Park at Port Adelaide, South Australia, linking the Green Triangle's forestry resource directly to South Australian fuel production.
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Biomass-to-Methanol: Low-Carbon Methanol Production
At the SAF Energy Park, torrefied biomass is gasified and synthesised into low-carbon methanol using thyssenkrupp Uhde's PRENFLO gasification and uhde green methanol technology. Output: 300,000 tonnes per year.
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Methanol to Jet (MtJ): SAF Production
At the SAF Energy Park, methanol is upgraded on site 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
Project Shearwater
Conversion: Biomass to SAF
SAF Energy Park
Proposed location
Port Adelaide, South Australia
SAF Output
140 million litres per year
Stage
Early FEED · FID target 2028 · First production 2031
Methanol Output
300,000 t/yr low-carbon methanol
Pathway
Biomass-to-Methanol + Methanol-to-Jet (MtJ)
Technology partners
thyssenkrupp Uhde & Honeywell UOP
Pre-processing: Forestry Biomass
Biohub
Location
Green Triangle, Victoria
Feedstock
600,000 green tonnes forestry residue per year
Process
Torrefaction
Stage
FEED
Supplies
SAF Energy Park, via the Port of Portland
First operations
approx 2031
Project Pipeline: beyond Project Shearwater, HAMR Energy's pipeline includes Portland Renewable Fuels (Portland, Victoria), Melbourne Renewable Fuels, Tasman Renewable Fuels and Great Southern Renewable Fuels.
Key Relationships
Partners & Investors
Qantas
Investor
Australia's national airline and an investor in HAMR Energy supporting the development of a domestic SAF industry.
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 the integrated biomass-to-methanol technology for the SAF Energy Park 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 and a HAMR Energy feedstock partner.
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
Low-carbon methanol produced from biogenic carbon in forestry biomass. At the SAF Energy Park it is upgraded on site into SAF; it can also be used directly as a 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 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 Project Shearwater, with 600,000 green tonnes of residue pre-processed at the Biohub each year.
Torrefaction
A mild thermal pre-treatment process (200–320°C) applied to biomass to improve energy density, grindability, and moisture resistance. Torrefied biomass is cheaper to transport and better suited for gasification. HAMR uses torrefaction at the Biohub.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact & Resources