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Wealth and Wellbeing via Bioenergy

Welcome to the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand web site

"Economic growth and employment built on New Zealand's capability and expertise in growing and processing wood-crops and converting organic by-products to energy, leading to new business opportunities which by 2040 supply more than 25% of the country's energy needs, including 30% of the country's transport fuels" NZ Bioenergy Strategy. New Zealand has the opportunity to achieve this!!

** NZ Bioenergy Strategy ** The Strategy was released on 8th September 2010. Read more about it here

Current BANZ activities

Conferences:

"Realizing the Opportunities from Biofuels and Bioproducts from Woody Biomass":

When: 7 June 2012
Where: Distinction Hotel, Rotorua
Registration details:

Conference programme - click here to download.
Conference registration form - click here to download
Accommodation booking form - click here to download

With the establishment of biofuels and biochemical targets in the New Zealand Forest and Wood Products Industry Strategic Action Plan, sector players are focusing on the commercial drivers for making it happen. The Woodco-led industry plan builds on the Government’s own Energy Strategies and the Bioenergy Strategy being led by BANZ. We now have a sound basis for moving forward to realise the opportunities. This conference brings investors, resource owners and technology providers together to start building the relationships for moving forward.

BANZ Webinars:

Watch this space for news on future webinars in 2012.

If there are issues that you would like to suggest as areas of future focus and discussion, please contact the Executive Officer.

Click here to view past webinars

Banz Bioenergy Projects Directory:

Banz is developing a database of bioenergy projects across New Zealand... Read more here>>

UseWoodFuel New Zealand - A Wood Fuel Banz Promotional Campaign 2012:

Banz is launching a new promotional campaign for 2012 with a wood fuel focus including:

a UseWoodFuelNZ website
open day activities across New Zealand
Information on where and how to secure a wood fuel supply
details of the latest wood fuel equipment and technologies now available in NZ

Other Bioenergy Reports

Biodiesel Grants Scheme:

As the graph clearly shows, the Scheme contributed to strong growth in the sector but as the future of the Scheme is uncertain potential investors and users cannot confidently make a committment to biodiesel (March 2012)

(Note - this graph will be updated monthly using the EECA data here).

Biodiesel Grants Scheme is a success - following Labour's recent criticism of the Biodiesel Grants Scheme, Brian Cox, Executive Officer of the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) has maintained that the current biodiesel assistance scheme is producing benefits and giving confidence to the emerging biodiesel industry, (30 November 2009). Click here to download
On 19th May the New Zealand Government announced the introduction of the Biodiesel GRANTS Scheme.
Further details about the Scheme are available here

Wood Energy Demonstration Project Funding:

Business grants are available for demonstration projects relating to the use of wood as an energy source up to 40% of the capital cost of the project, with a minimum of $10,000 and maximum of $200,000. For details click here

Wood Energy Feasibility Studies:

Grants for feasibility studies are available up to a maximum of 75% of the feasibility study costs and the applicant must be willing to have the results of the studies publicised as a case study. For details click here

Current activities

Technical Standards:
The BANZ Executive Officer is on the joint New Zealand/Australian Standards Committee so if you have technical matters relating to standards contact him.

Development of a Wood Pellet Fire Installer Training and Accreditation Scheme:
This is an industry funded initiative and will be delivered by two of New Zealand's leading Polytechnics.

If you would like further information on these items or if there are issues that you would like to suggest as areas of future focus - please contact executive@bioenergy.org.nz

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BANZ WEBINARS

BANZ is organising a programme of technical webinar sessions with a series of national and international experts.

Further details click here.

* CRITERIA EXTENSION * DEADLINE NOW 15 MAY Bioenergy Scholarships 2012

Some restrictions on who can apply for the wood energy scholarship have also been widened.

The scholarships are a BANZ initiative to help ensure greater development of the skills, experience and knowledge of bioenergy professionals in New Zealand, including attracting those in associated activities to consider specialising in bioenergy. The scholarships are available for the purposes of specific training, research, travel or industry based work experience.

BANZ/EECA Wood Energy Scholarship* - for professional engineering practitioners. Up to $5,000 targeting those currently or wishing to become active in the wood energy sector or with professional skills in associated areas wishing to undertake international travel to research a specific wood energy topic or to attend a specific training course or conference. Travel scholarships are granted for travel outside New Zealand only and may cover some travel or equipment costs. Short courses which form part of an eligible Activity Plan will be considered. Note - * Conditions apply

BANZ/Scion Masterate Scholarship - for a student undertaking a Masterate in a topic related to Bioenergy. $3,000 linked to the delivery of a Masters research thesis through a New Zealand University and linked with a leading industry player in the New Zealand bioenergy sector.

BANZ/Scion Bioenergy Industry based work experience - placement of a scientist for a fixed period within a bioenergy company, or for a company employee with Scion. A work experience exchange aimed at placing active bioenergy researchers with a relevant industry for a specified period, or for those in industry to spend time in a research establishment. Industry-based work placements are directed at those currently employed in the New Zealand research sector or working on topics where research would benefit business.

NZ Bioenergy Research

Click here to view key projects and how bioenergy research is managed in New Zealand.

Wood Energy Sector Summary and Profiles

EECA has engaged BANZ to develop a comprehensive Summary of the Wood Energy Sector in NZ....

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Liquid Biofuels - Leading Edge in NZ

A partnership initiative with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has helped BANZ to provide comprehensive details on who's doing what in Liquid Biofuels in New Zealand. The focus of this initiative is a showcase of innovation, knowledge and skills in liquid biofuels.

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Bioenergy Options for NZ - Summary

The Bioenergy Options for New Zealand project began in March 2007. This project was initiated to consider the potential contribution of bioenergy to New Zealand's energy future. It began by exploiting the bioenergy potential of existing biomass resources, being the residues or wastes from a range of industries. The project concluded in October 2009 with a report that demonstrates how NZ can become self-sufficient in transport fuels produced from biomass grown in sustainably managed forests. There are five reports to come out of the study.

More here>>

Heat Plant in NZ

BANZ in conjunction with EECA have developed a database of heat plant in New Zealand sized greater than one hundred kilowatts thermal and categorised by industrial sector.

Further details here

Who's Who in the Bioenergy Industry

Click here for a list of the major players in the bioenergy industry in New Zealand.

Wood Energy Knowledge Centre

EECA WEBSITE & CALL CENTRE. The Wood Energy Knowledge Centre web site provides tools and information for utilising wood waste as a renewable energy source. This web site can help forest growers and wood processors or bioenergy investors to assess the potential value of wood waste and harvesting residues.

Bioenergy Association of New Zealand

Your single point of contact on the bioenergy market