Wealth and Wellbeing via Bioenergy

 

Welcome to the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand web site, work with us to achieve this vision!

"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!!

Forthcoming Events

BANZ / Bioenergy 2011 Events (this table is updated regularly)

BANZ Webinar Sessions 2011-12

BANZ is pleased to introduce its webinar programme showcasing national and international bioenergy experts.

Please note - bookings are essential in order to be able to access presentations via Webinar. View details of sessions below and also how to book a place at events.

LIQUID BIOFUELS Advanced Transport Biofuels by 2040 : How achievable is it?
Date and Time: 11am, (NZ time)
15 February 2012
Speaker / Company : Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest
Click here to view details.
Registration fee and booking details: BANZ Members - No charge

Non-members - $40 (GST incl)

Please email admin@bioenergy.org.nz to book a place at this event
PLEASE NOTE: the invitation to the event is sent to those who register in advance - therefore you do need to advise us if you would like to attend.
BIOGAS Large scale biogas production in liquid biofuel related industries in Asia, Australia and Europe
Date and Time: 2pm, (NZ time)
15 December 2011
Speaker / Company: Jürgen Thiele, CPG
Click here to view details.
Access to recordings To access this webinar recording, please click here

 

Click here to view previous events.

If there are issues that you would like to suggest as areas of future focus - please contact executive@bioenergy.org.nz

NZ Bioenergy Strategy

The pursuit of a consistent strategy is essential...

Following on from the Bioenergy Strategy workshop convened by BANZ and the NZ Forest Owners Association in Wellington on 9th February 2010, BANZ will be holding the following hands-on event to address the policies, opportunities and barriers that we each face in securing our own economic wealth from bioenergy over the next few years. Click here to see more.

The Bioenergy Options project led by Scion has produced a wealth of information about the bioenergy opportunities in NZ and has identified that NZ could be fully self sustaining in transport fuels from bioenergy. This work has been used as a base for development of a "picture of the bioenergy opportunities in NZ" and a NZ Bioenergy Strategy.

The NZ Strategy compares well with similar strategies being developed in Canada.

The Strategy was released on 8th September 2010. See the joint BANZ and NZFOA Press Release here.

The NZ Bioenergy Strategy follows a similar strategy developed by the Canadian forest industry and referred to in a recent presentation in Auckland by Rory Gilsenan of National Resources Canada. Click here to download

What's New

BANZ Reports, Activities and New Initiatives
BANZ Bioenergy Projects Directory
April 2012

BANZ is developing a Database of Bioenergy Projects across New Zealand.  The database is searchable and will present information similar to other leading international bioenergy databases such as http://swentec.se/en/Start/find_cleantech/

The database should be available in April 2012. BANZ is now seeking projects to list and invites you to complete a project profile that can be stored in the database. 

The project profile template will be available soon.

 Coming in 2012
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; and
* Information on where and how to secure a wood fuel supply;
* details of the latest wood fuel equipment and technologies now available in New Zealand.

If you are a wood fuel producer/supplier or retailer and would like to know more contact executive@bioenergy.org.nz

If you are a developer or installer of wood fuel boilers and would like to know more contact executive@bioenergy.org.nz
Coming in 2012
BANZ AGM 2011

Reports will be available til end of January 2012
Chairman's report

EO's report
New Zealand Energy Strategies 2011 and Bioenergy
August 2011

 The NZ Energy Strategies set out the Government’s objectives with respect to energy and highlight the important role that Government sees for bioenergy in New Zealand’s future energy mix. This note summarises the objectives for bioenergy (biofuel, biomass and alternative fuel) as set out in the strategies and the means for achievement.
See more here
Preliminary Analysis of the Economic Impact of the New Zealand Bioenergy Strategy
August 2011

 BANZ* contracted BERL Economics to undertake a preliminary economic analysis of the baseline scenario set out in the Bioenergy Strategy. This preliminary economic analysis was aimed at providing:-

> An analysis of the economic rationality of the vision targets set out in the assumptions of the NZ Bioenergy Strategy - essentially a 'macro-economic' analysis; and,

> An analysis at a macro level of the economic drivers for primary players seeking to pursue the opportunities set out in the NZ Bioenergy Strategy, the optimal timing of elements for implementation of the strategy, and the externalities deriving from primary activities.

The analysis shows that implementation of the strategy can by 2040

> increase real GDP by $6.1 billion
> increase employment by an extra 27,000 full-time equivalent positions, and
> improve the NZ trade balance by more than $1.9 billion.

* BANZ acknowledges the financial assistance for this project from NZTE.
The analysis of the report is available here.
New Zealand Bioenergy Mission to Canada post-mission review
12 - 20 May 2011

The NZTE led Bioenergy Mission to Canada undertaken during May 2011 visited people and sites across Canada who were either producing liquid biofuels from wood or were in an advanced stage of commercialising specific technology. The Mission included representatives of the NZ forest, wood processing and bioenergy sectors who were actively considering the opportunities for investment in the production of advanced biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol) from New Zealand's vast quantities of wood, much of which as harvest or process residues may currently be either wasted or have low value uses.
Download report here
BANZ signs MOU with CanBio
(part of the May 2011 NZTE led delegation to Canada, May 2011, see report above)
See photo here
A Technology and Capability Gap Analysis and Action Plan for Implementation
(August 2011)
BANZ has undertaken an analysis into the gaps that need to be addressed if we are to achieve implementation of the Bioenergy Strategy. From that analysis a list of recommended actions has been developed and is now being addressed by the BANZ Board and the Interest Groups.

A copy of the full report can be viewed and downloaded from the Members Only page here.

If you are interested in identifying priority actions for funding you should contact the relevant Interest Group conveners here.
Download the summary report here.


BANZ Submission on the ETS Review
(6 April 2011)
Download report here
What are the priority Forestry Sector R&D Strategy areas for funding? BANZ Research Report (14 March 2011) draft for comment
Download report here
Bioenergy Strategy Carbon Dioxide Savings BANZ Research Report (22 Feb 2011)
Download report here
Biodiesel Grants Scheme Success
BANZ report (February 2011)

After just over a year of operation and despite challenging economic times, the Biodiesel Grants Scheme has kick-started interest in biofuels in New Zealand and has a growing and loyal following. The BANZ Liquid Biofuel Interest Group developed this progress report on the Biodiesel grants Scheme to highlight not only the success of the Scheme itself, but to promote the many positives associated with the use of biodiesel and the need now to confirm the extension of the Scheme beyond June 2012 and give investors the confidence they need to invest in the biodiesel sector.
 Download report here
Biogas Strategy
BANZ Biogas Interest Group Draft (11 Feb 2011)		 Download report here
Other Bioenergy Reports
Flight path to Sustainable Aviation: Towards establishing a sustainable aviation fuels industry in Australia and New Zealand
CSIRO report (May 2011)		 Download report here
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Road Map: Data assumptions and modelling
CSIRO report (May 2011)		 Download report here
Biofuels Science Symposium & Action Plan
Scion report (Feb 2011)		 Download report here

 

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BANZ Media Releases and Related Articles
Bioenergy Association welcomes funding for industrial and commercial heat
BANZ Media Statement (15 September 2011)		 Download statement here
Nelson breathes easy as clean green Biogold™ Fuel arrives
BANZ Media Release (19 May 2011)		 Download article here
Doubt stalls biofuels
DomPost article (14 March 2011)		 Download article here
Invest in Biofuels says BANZ - the solution of a loom $2.50/litre fuel cost
SCOOP (8 March 2011)		 Download article here
Biodiesel sales more than triple, buoyed by tourism, exporters
see E-news on the EECA web site (8 March 2011)		 Click here to view EECA web site
NZ needs to wake up to bioenergy's potential
NZ Herald article (28 Feb 2011) 		Download article here
Biofuels ready and waiting to fill the gap as $2 threshold is reached
 BANZ Media Release (18 Feb 2011)		 Download media release here
GULL’s success confirms investment in biofuels makes good sense
BANZ Media Release (7 Feb 2011)		 Download media release here
Bioenergy Wins Big at the 2010 EECA Awards - Bioenergy makes strong running in 2010 EECA Awards

The 2010 EECA Awards have been dominated by bioenergy in various forms - showing an increasing interest from Kiwi businesses in new forms of renewable energy. In total, 14 out of the 32 projects short listed in the awards included at least a component of bioenergy in their entries whether biogas, biodiesel or wood energy - a record showing. 		More details here.
Tallow in New Zealand,
Auckland University Student Report
(Nov 2010)		 Go to Banz Liquid Biofuel web site to view report
Government Scenario shows that a 3-fold increase in the use of bioenergy is possible

The Ministry of Economic Development has released its latest scenario of the New Zealand Energy Outlook.The New Zealand Energy Outlook present long-term forecasts of energy supply, demand, prices and energy sector greenhouse gas emissions. The Change Gear Scenario sets out a future energy scenario for New Zealand that looks at the implications of how New Zealand could reduce its reliance on imported oil - principally through increased uptake of bioenergy. The scenario builds on a Reference Scenario released in September last year that presented a "business-as-usual" case for energy in New Zealand. The Reference Scenario highlighted several challenges if New Zealand continues along its current path, including a continuing dependence on imported oil, the prospect of further electricity price rises, and increasing energy sector greenhouse gas emissions.

Download a copy of the article covering this new scenario. Detailed data tables can be accessed free of charge on MED's web site at www.med.govt.nz/energyoutlook.

The Changing Gear Scenario is very similar to the BANZ scenario on which the NZ Bioenergy Strategy has been based. Both sets of analysis show that NZ could have around 25% of its energy sourced from bioenergy by 2040. This would reflect a doubling in the use of bioenergy for heat and 30% of transport fuel coming from biofuels by 2040. Export of wood fuel and biofuels would be additional to that.











Download copy of article here

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Biodiesel Grants Scheme:

Scheme goes from strength to strength

(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

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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

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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

The Association

Who are BANZ?

Veins on a leafThe Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) has been established to promote and coordinate the development of a bioenergy industry in New Zealand. BANZ provides a central focus point for liaison with Government agencies, the dissemination of information amongst the industry and long-term positioning of bioenergy into New Zealand's energy system.

Members include anyone with a commercial interest in bioenergy - wood processors, foresters, energy suppliers, energy researchers, consultants, manufacturers and investors. Activities are focused around wood energy, biogas and liquid biofuels.

Mission and Vision

What is BANZ trying to achieve?

The mission of BANZ is to:

  • Encourage the utilisation of New Zealand's abundant biomass resources and provide renewable energy in the form of heat, power and transport fuels in a sustainable and cost effective manner.
  • Promote to the wider community the environmental benefits of Bioenergy including greenhouse gas mitigation and waste avoidance.
  • To facilitate implementation of commercial bioenergy projects