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Why Queensland sugar cane can be the ‘Exxon of biofuels’

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In the battle to supply the carbon-neutral aviation fuel of the future, American entrepreneur Karl Seck reckons Queensland’s sugar cane industry has one big advantage over the vast cornfields of North America.

“The one really good thing about bagasse [sugar cane waste] is it is already aggregated,” he told the Tech Zero podcast when discussing the potential to turn crops into fuels.

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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com
Lap is a podcast producer and actor based in Sydney. He has appeared in numerous film, TV and theatre productions. Connect with Lap on Twitter. Email Lap at lphan@afr.com

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