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 Members and friends
The increasing interest in using biomass instead of fossil fuels as a fuel for stationary heat, as a feedstock for producing renewable gases, and as a feedstock for producing transport biofuels has finally woken up the forestry and agricultural sectors to the opportunities for additional revenue from residuals and biomass that otherwise would be wasted or sold for a low financial return.
Recent enquiries from some manufacturers for supply of biomass fuel have resulted in a number of new forestry and agricultural interests coming forward. While many of these potential biomass suppliers have not previously been solid biofuel suppliers the increasing demand for biomass has got them interested in this market. In some regions (see the proposed webinar below on Otago and Canterbury stationary heat) the total demand for biomass for stationary heat would be around 14% of their total plantation forest production so this new market is manageable and is also within the 15-20% of their production that is currently wasted. These volumes are easily achievable and can be additional to their existing business.
In agriculture a number of farmers are realising that they can use the 6-9% of their farm which is not productively used for the growing of biomass. These are the slopes of gullies, shelterbelts, riparian strips, and erosion control which can produce biomass that is suitable for processing into being a solid biofuel.
Biomass is available throughout the country so investment in distributed transport biofuel production facilities will occur near the sources of biomass. Some investors are also considering planting their own future sources of biomass.
With the expanding focus on future sources of biomass additional to existing land uses, plus new plantings with a view to future domestic uses, there is no doubt that there will be an on-going balance between demand and supply of biomass. However to ensure that having the right biomass in the right place, at the right time, will require good information from those who want biomass, to those who can supply biomass, right out to 2050. Communication between potential buyers and potential suppliers will be very important.
Brian Cox
Executive Officer
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New Zealand, Australia & the Pacific
Bioenergy News
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 Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund (GIDI)
Round 2 recipients from the GIDI Fund
23 projects will receive New Zealand government co-investment from Round Two of the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund. The recipients will receive $28.7m and will match this with $54.5m of their own funding.
More here
Applications open for GIDI Round 3
Round 3 of the GIDI fund is open for applications. Applicants have until 18 October 2021 to submit proposals for Round 3. The investment focus for Round 3 is decarboning industrial process and process heat through energy efficiency, technology innovation, and fuel switching.
More here
 Decarbonising Industrial Process Heat
Recording from the Decarbonising Industrial Process Heat webinar
EECA recently hosted a webinar to launch their latest work on decarbonising industrial process heat,
View the recording here
New Zealand Regional Heat Demand Database
EECA has developed an interactive data visualisation tool that enables users to view fuel demand for process heat by region, site count, heat demand, and energy demand. The database is complete for two regionals - Southland and Canterbury. Further regions will be updated progressively in the coming months to complete the South Island, then North Island data in 2022.
Check out the database here
Biomass clear favourite for decarbonising South Island process heat
Biomass is the clear favourite for industrial process heat users in the South Island looking to decarbonise their operations, according to the results of research funded by EECA, Transpower and electricity distribution entities. Initial data indicates that 90 per cent of high-temperature boiler operators in Canterbury and Southland prefer biomass to electrification because of cost considerations.
More here
 Residues 2 Revenues conference
A Residues to Revenues conference is being run in March for forest owners, harvest contractors and those interested in producing biomass to be made into solid biofuel. A large number of participants in the forestry and agriculture sectors are now looking to provide biomass to solid biofuel suppliers, additional to their current business activities. The conference is to assist new comers who want information on the market for biomass and what is involved in producing and supplying biomass as a feedstock for production of solid and liquid biofuels. Bioenergy Association will run a workshop after the conference outlining what makes good solid biofuel.
More here
 Air NZ and Government to run RFP for SAF production in NZ
Air New Zealand and the NZ Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to run a closed RFP process that invites proposals to demonstrate the feasibility of operating a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant at a commercial scale in New Zealand.
More here
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International Bioenergy News
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Canfor and Licella moving forward with biomass to biofuel plant in Canada Canfor has announced its final investment decision to proceed with the development of a commercial-scale biomass to biofuel plant in British Columbia, under Arbios Biotech, its joint venture with Licella. The plant will use Licella’s Cat-HTR™ hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology to convert forestry residues and wastes into high value renewable biocrude, which can be further refined to produce low-carbon transportation fuels. This represents the third fully funded commercial-scale project with Licella’s Cat-HTR™ technology at its core.
Licella media release here
Local First Nations announcement here
 Landfill Off-gas to Ultra-low carbon intensity SAF
Netherlands sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) aggregator and supplier SkyNRG BV, in partnership with LanzaTech will design, build, operate, and maintain a production facility that will convert raw landfill gas (LFG) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The project will leverage green hydrogen and LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology to convert LFG to ethanol at an operating landfill. The ethanol will be converted to SAF using the LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology developed by LanzaTech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
More here
 Pyrolysis oil production from biomass
Sweden's largest transportation fuel producer and distributor, Preem AB has announced that production is now underway at the biomass pyrolysis plant in Gävle to produce pyrolysis oil. Using pyrolysis technology, the pioneering plant converts sawdust into bio-oil which is then used as a bio-crude for processing into renewable fuels at Preem's Lysekil refinery.
More here
 Shell unveils ambition to become a leading SAF producer by 2025
Global oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has announced its ambition to produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per annum by 2025. It also aims to have at least 10 percent of its global aviation fuel sales as SAF by 2030.
More here
 Aviation sector pledge to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel by 2020
More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta (DAL), BP (BP) and Boeing (BA), have pledged to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. The pledge seeks to send a "strong demand signal" to the market so that fuel producers have more confidence investing into SAF.
More here
 Aemetis and Delta announced an offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered over a 10 year term
Sustainable aviation fuel provides significant environmental benefits compared to petroleum jet fuel, including a lower lifecycle carbon footprint. Delta’s agreement with Aemetis builds on Delta’s current effort for a future of net zero aviation, which includes committing to airline carbon-neutrality from March 2020 onward, aspiring to replace 10 percent of its conventional jet fuel consumption with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of 2030.
More here
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Some events may miss the Bioflash newsletter monthly deadline, so do keep an eye on our events calendar so as not to miss out on any events at www.bioenergy.org.nz/events
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 Webinar:
Global Shipping & the Transition to Carbon Neutral Fuels
18:00 (NZDT) | 16:00 (AEDT) | Tuesday, 12 October 2021
 (A joint Bioenergy Australia / Maritime Industry Australia Ltd webinar)
Shipping accounts for approximately one-quarter of all emissions from the global transportation sector. Emitting nearly one billion tons of CO2 per year, the shipping industry faces intense pressure to decarbonise in the coming decades. Shipping is considered one of the hardest to abate sectors in transport so uptake of carbon neutral fuels will be central to cut emissions and meet the 2030 Paris and 2050 net zero goals.
This webinar will address carbon neutral fuel alternatives that are available, their benefits and challenges. Timeframes will be addressed – the short and long term outlook, how can we accelerate and strengthen a transition to a carbon neutral shipping industry?
Join Bioenergy Australia and Maritime Industry Australia’s co-hosted live webinar where you will hear from some of the world’s leaders in the maritime and bioenergy industries.
More here
 Webinar:
Scaling up biomethane on the pathway to a net-zero future
10:00 PM (NZDT) | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CEST) | Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Biomethane, produced from upgrading of biogas or gasification of biomass, provides a means to decarbonise multiple end uses: from industry, mobility, to the gas supply to homes and businesses. What´s more it is a true ´circular economy´ solution that offers a range of further benefits including rural development, enhanced waste management and better control of methane emissions from waste and agriculture....
More details here
Registration form here
 Webinar:
The future energy needs of Southland and Canterbury thermal heat users
2.00pm - 3.00pm (NZDT) | Wed, 27 October 2021
Presenter: Jonathan Pooch (DETA Consulting)
This presentation outlines the findings of the South Island Thermal Fuel Transition work that EECA, Transpower and the South Island electricity distribution businesses have jointly funded. This project, led by DETA, has involved engaging with all larger process heat users in the South Island to understand their timeframe, motivation and approach to decarbonisation.
The webinar will specifically focus on the future energy needs of Southland and Canterbury, two of the largest areas of thermal fuel consumption. DETA will identify the opportunity for the biomass industry to grow to meet this demand and will identify the key barriers that must be addressed to ensure this transition can occur in a cost effective, timely way.
Registration details here
Field Day:
Developing a Sustainable Hardwood Industry in Marlborough
9.00am - 3.30pm | Wednesday, 10 November 2021 | Blenheim
The event aims to raise awareness of the NZDFI’s vision of developing a sustainable multi-regional hardwood industry based on durable eucalypts. NZDFI have identified the potential for 60,000 hectares of durable eucalypts to be planted in twelve regional wood supply catchments (5,000 hectares per catchment) based on future processing sites, between now and 2050.
Come along and learn more about NZDFI’s research and development focus on tree breeding to improve growth, form and wood properties. Also site/species matching, site productivity modelling, and research into the potential for producing posts and veneers by the University of Canterbury School of Forestry. Work by Scion into the technical and economic potential for developing regional industries based on durable hardwoods will also be covered.
Registration
- The field day is by registration only. Registration fee is $20 inc GST - Register here
Visit the NZDFI website to view more information on the NZDFI's vision for regional wood supply catchments, and an example of what a wood supply catchment in Marlborough could look like.
Conference
Decarbonising New Zealand
Supporting organisations to transition to zero carbon
15-16 Nov 2021 | Sky Stadium, Wellington
Note revised dates and venue
Key themes of the conference:
- Emerging international and local trends in carbon neutral policy initiatives
- New approaches to climate thinking and risk management
- Mobilising financial markets to drive economic decarbonisation
- Delivering decarbonisation in practice
Featuring sessions on:
- The Government’s vision for a carbon neutral New Zealand
- International perspective: Strategies and frameworks to support transition
- The why, what, when and how of Aotearoa’s Climate-related Disclosures
- Understanding carbon markets and offset strategies
- Carbon investor forum: How do sustainability considerations shape investment choice?
- Examining carbon neutral initiatives from a business perspective
- Climate scenario analysis in the context of climate disclosure
- Energy and low carbon economy
Conference Programme and Registration
Discount for Bioenergy Association members
- Bioenergy Association members are entitled to a 15% discount. Members please contact admin@bioenergy.org.nz to get the promotional code you need to use while booking online.
 Forum:
Swiss Technology from Waste-to-Energy
29 November 2021
Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland and Envirosolve Ltd invites you to a 3D Virtual Forum with a panel of Swiss clean technology experts.
New Zealand faces systemic challenges and increasing public demand for long-term, viable waste management solutions. The forum is planned to showcase waste to energy as an example of the modern, highly sophisticated waste management technology viable for New Zealand to utilise until a fully circular economy is realised. Emphasis will be placed on:
- Current waste management systems: recycling and landfills in New Zealand
- 3 D virtual tours through three waste to energy plants
- Demonstrating the recycling of bottom from waste to energy plants
- An opportunity to put questions to a panel of experts from Switzerland and Australia
Registration details here
Conference
residues2revenues
step changes in wood residues utilisation
9-10 March 2022 | Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand
We have the potential to transform the forestry sector into a provider of biofuels, bioenergy and a range of renewable bioproducts. This event will help forest owners and managers, harvesting contractors, sawmills and wood manufacturing companies better understand the real value of wood residues and the opportunities in supplying this growing market.
The March 2022 event will include a one-day conference, a pre-conference in-field chipping showcase where new technologies for processing forest slash, logging residues and stump wood will be outlined by major equipment suppliers from around the world.
A practical post conference workshop run by the Bioenergy Association will also look more closely at the quality and delivery requirements for wood fuels to larger scale industrial heat and energy plant users.
Discount for Bioenergy Association members
Bioenergy Association members are entitled to a 10% discount off the standard conference registration rate for conference delegates. Members please contact admin@bioenergy.org.nz to get the discount code to use when making your booking.
View Programme and Registration details here
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Bioenergy Knowledge Centre
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The Bioenergy Knowledge Centre www.bioenergy.org.nz/bioenergy-knowledge-centre, holds 1300+ searchable documents including workshop and webinar presentations, media releases/ statements, technical reports, information sheets, submissions, and technical guides on bioenergy and biofuels relevant to New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific. Access is free to members, an administration fee is charged to non members. Below is a brief summary of some recently added resources.
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Improved promotion opportunities for Members
Reminder - work with us to promote your business
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Members are welcome to provide news for the Bioflash. The Bioflash is sent to around 1200 recipients across the sector each month according to the topics covered. If you have a product or service or have participated in a project you would like to shout about then find the news angle and we will share it with hundreds of readers of the Bioflash. Contact us
Contact an Expert
Members are listed in a Contact an Expert directory. Each member has an associated profile page where NZ and Australian specific information, case studies, contact details etc are set out. The size of the profile depends on membership levels - Silver and Gold Members get a larger profile.
Members should:
- check their online company profile - are your profiles upto date and relevant to the Australasian markets?
- check your online project case studies - do we have them?
- are the projects you have been involved with listed in the Bioenergy Facilities Directory?
- is your expertise appropriately described?
Members may now also advertise brands and products through advertising on the website.
- advertising - the new sites have dedicated advertising space - Contact us for more.
Promotion of products and services
The suite of Association websites provides opportunities to improve promotion of members' products and services. Members are able to promote products in the equipment catalogues on the relevant website. A number of products listings are free to members according to the level of membership.
Contact admin@bioenergy.org.nz to have your profiles updated or replaced. Also ask us about advertising packages and rates.
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