Biodiesel operation to expand in Australia

A grant has been awarded by the Western Australian government to help expand a renewable fuels programme.

The Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation (AAC) will put the AU$25,000 (€17,600) into its AshOil programme, which uses used cooking oil to produce about 15,000 litres of biodiesel each week.

It is believed AAC currently supplies mining company Rio Tinto with 50,000 litres of the fuel a month.