Sky Renewables in the Media

SKY Renewables continues to garner attention from the media covering the latest initiatives and progress of SKY’s projects.

The following is a list of our recent media coverage.

August 28, 2026 – Townsville Bulletin: NQ’s $1bn sugar cane trash into biofuel project inks key deals

The Townsville Bulletin’s Leighton Smith featured a story about Project Lion is progressing towards a potential home at Townsville’s Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct, following major technology agreements with NextChem and Honeywell Technologies to transform North Queensland sugarcane waste into sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel..

August 14, 2026 – Courier Mail City Beat: Fuel Top Up

Featuring in the Courier-Mail’s flagship business column by Chris Herde, we outline SKY Renewables’ proposed $1 billion Project Lion’s major milestone, signing technology agreements with NextChem and Honeywell Technologies to support the production of up to 120,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel each year from North Queensland sugarcane waste.

August 6, 2025 – Burdekin Life: Redefining Cane Waste as We Know It

SKY Renewables CEO Simon Yim says the company’s flagship Project Lion is focused on turning sugarcane “waste” (tops and trash that are often burned) into a valuable commodity by converting it into renewable gas for export to energy-hungry Asian markets. The article profiles Yim’s background and motivation, and frames the project as a long-term, “marathon” effort that could materially lift cane farmers’ incomes if the Burdekin rollout proves the model at scale.

June 19, 2025 – Burdekin Life: Biofuel And Cane Power Inquiry Receives SKY Renewables’ Support

SKY Renewables welcomes the Queensland Government’s decision to run a full Parliamentary Inquiry into building a large-scale biofuels sector, saying it could help sugar communities by creating more value from the cane crop beyond sugar. CEO Simon Yim says SKY will make a submission to the committee and is urging Burdekin growers to partner with the project by 30 June, highlighting opportunities to turn cane “tops and trash” into biomethane for export and to build farm-linked equity in the project.

June 5, 2025 – Burdekin Life: SKY Renewables Announces Sweet Deal

Following strong uptake after a 7 May town hall meeting, SKY Renewables has extended its deadline to 30 June for Burdekin cane growers to sign up to sell “tops and trash” for additional income. The initiative supports Project Lion, which aims to harvest cane waste (often burned) and convert it into briquettes and ultimately bio-methane for export, positioning the offer as low-risk for growers and encouraging them to become partners rather than just suppliers.

May 29, 2025 – Burdekin Life: SKY Renewables Gains Momentum

SKY Renewables urges Burdekin cane growers to sign on by 31 May to supply sugarcane “tops and trash,” offering about $15 per green tonne with harvesting and transport costs covered by the company. The project is gaining traction, with SKY saying over 60% of growers who attended its 7 May town hall have already joined, as it pursues long-term export demand (including discussions and offtake negotiations linked to Singapore’s energy market).

May 15, 2025 – Burdekin Life: Sky Renewables Given Burdekin’s Vote of Confidence

More than 60% of Burdekin growers who attended SKY Renewables’ 7 May Ayr town hall reportedly signed up within 48 hours to supply cane “tops and trash,” signalling strong local backing for the project. SKY says it will pay growers around $15 per green tonne (covering extra harvesting/logistics costs) as it progresses plans to convert cane waste into renewable natural gas (Bio-LNG) for export, targeting markets such as Singapore.