2014
Official Opening The Hon. Ian Hunter MLC, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Catalysing Renewable Energy in Australia Louise Vickery, ARENA Bioenergy: A Growing Role in Australia’s Energy Future Oliver Yates, CEO, CEFC Bioenergy Under the Renewable Energy Target and the Carbon Farming Initiative Amarjot Rathore, Office of the Clean Energy Regulator Morning Tea, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations 0905 – 0925 0925 – 0950 0950 – 1015 1015 – 1040 1040 – 1105 International Collaboration in Bioenergy – IEA Bioenergy Stephen Schuck, Bioenergy Australia A Bioenergy Roadmap for South Australia Catherine Way, Department of State Development, South Australia Perspectives on Biofuels Policy in Australia Garry Mulvay, Biofuels Association of Australia Implementing the National Primary Industries Bioenergy RD&E Strategy Brendan George, NSW Department of Primary Industries Challenges and Opportunities for an Expanded Bioenergy Sector in Australia Colin Stucley, Enecon Pty Ltd 1105 – 1125 1125 – 1145 1145 – 1205 1205– 1225 1225 – 1245 Session 2: BIOENERGY perspectives Chair: Griff Rose Welcome Griff Rose, Chairperson of Bioenergy Australia (Forum) Ltd Session 1: Framework for bioenergy Chair: Griff Rose Registration open 0900 – 0905 0730 – 1730 DAY ONE Monday, 1 December 2014 A U S T R A L I A BIOENERGY THrOugH Grand Ballroom 1-2 Grand Ballroom 1-2 sustainable biomass Developing the economy Ultra High Efficiency Power from Biomass Bioenergy in Tasmania – An Island of with Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) Opportunity David Hurburgh, Department of State Louis Wibberley, CSIRO Growth – Tasmania Existing Approaches for the Appraisal of Regional Socio-Economic Effects of Bioenergy Production and a Model for NSW, Australia Ilona Valeikaite, University of Wollongong Firewood – Fuel of the Future Stephen McNamara Firewood Association of Australia Recent Developments in the Modelling of Biomass Combustion Anthony Mann Queensland University of Technology Regional Bioenergy Project Daryl Scherger, Pyrenees Shire Council, VIC Afternoon Tea, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations 1405 – 1425 1425 – 1445 1445 – 1505 1505 – 1525 1525 – 1550 Challenges and Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects in Australia Based on Woody Biomass David Paul, URS Corporation Modelling the Impacts of Expanded Bioenergy Production on the Darling Downs, Queensland William Woodward, UNSW Identifying Regional Bio-Energy Scenarios from Biomass Waste Feed-Stocks Andrew Hutcheon SE Biomass Group – Zero Waste SA Gippsland Growers Go Green Sohum Gandhi, Energence Pty Ltd 1345 – 1405 Regional Development Chair: Brendan George Grand Ballroom 3 *Quantifying the Effects of Forest-Based Bioenergy: Dealing with Time Annette Cowie, NSW DPI The Co-combustion of Coal and Biomass – Not so Eco-Friendly? Brian Stanmore, Covey Consulting Pty Ltd Valuing the Sustainability of Agroforestry Projects for Bioenergy Production Simon Dawkins Oil Mallee Australia Life-Cycle Analysis of a Distributed Approach to the Production of Biochar Using Agricultural Waste Lewis Dunnigan The University of Adelaide Why Conservation Groups are Concerned about Native Forest Based Bioenergy Peg Putt, Markets for Change A Guide to the Financing Issues and Requirements for Successful Individual Waste-to-Energy Projects Paul McCartney Clean Energy Finance Corporation Techno-economic Analysis of a Range of Wood Energy Options Ian Suckling, Scion, NZ The Economic Value of New Tropical Biorefinery Industries in Australia Ian O’Hara Queensland University of Technology The Financial Feasibility of Biomass Power Plants Based on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Turbogenerators Carlo Minini, Turboden (MHI) Biogas Asset Development and Investment in Australia – Opportunities and Risks Fiona Waterhouse, Utilitas Pty Ltd Bioenergy AUSTRALIA 2014 Conference *IEA Bioenergy Presentation Sustainability, GHG and Life Cycle Analyses Chair: Annette Cowie Colley 1-2 Achieving Bankable and Economic Projects Chair: Stephen Schuck Moseley 1-3 SESSION 3: BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENTS Sponsored by: Biomass Heat and Power Chair: Robert Downie Grand Ballroom 1-2 Lunch, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations 1345 – 1525 1245 – 1345 11 Biomass Resourcing for a Biocrude Refinery Ross Patterson, Covey Consulting *Implementing Biomass Supply Chains to Meet Growing Demand: A Global Look at What Leads to Success Mark Brown, University of the Sunshine Coast The On-going Case for Pongamia Pinnata Licella Biomass to Bio-Crude ABIR as a Bioenergy Feedstock: The Biological Project Update and Social Sciences Support Transition Sami Aoude, Licella Pty Ltd from the Laboratory and Glasshouse to the Commercial Plantation Paul Scott, The University of Queensland 10-Step Waste-to-Welfare (W2W) Plan to Boost Animal Welfare in a Rapidly Changing Climate Steve Brown, Environments by Design Pty Ltd Pre-dinner Drinks and Conference Dinner, Grand Ballroom 1-3 1610 – 1630 1630 – 1650 1650 – 1710 1710 – 1730 1930 – 2300 *Task 37 – Energy from Biogas: Introduction to Australia’s Participation Bernadette McCabe National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, USQ Biogas Chair: Griff Rose Moseley 1-3 Dinner speaker – Professor Ralph Sims, Massey University, NZ Sponsor’s address – The University of Queensland Cool Planet’s Development of Drop in Gasoline Field Pickering, Concord Energy Pty Ltd, Singapore Exploring Use of Lignocellulosic Biomass in Economising Biofuel and Bioactive Production from Novel Marine Sources Munish Puri, Deakin University The Role of Biochemical Methane Potential Tests in Determining Anaerobic Digestion Process Parameters Stephan Tait, The University of Queensland Next Generation Resource Recovery via the Anaeco™ System –Anaerobic Digestion and Rapid In-Vessel Composting of the Organic Fraction of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste in an Integrated Automated System Lee Walker AnaeCo Ltd Bioenergy Generation in the Australian Red Meat Processing Industry Doug McNicholl, Australian Meat Processor Corporation Ltd Commercialisation of Advanced Biofuels Biogas Recovery: Solving the Challenges Tony Bryan, Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd of Waste, Production and Energy Heather Barker, Wiley and Co Pty Ltd Australian Biofuels, Industry Overview, Changing Landscape – 2014 Mike Cochran APAC Biofuels Consultants BioHub – from Concept to Reality Mark Glover, Renewed Carbon 1550 – 1610 Liquid Biofuels Chair: Colin Stucley Grand Ballroom 3 Feedstocks Chair: Connie Crookshanks Grand Ballroom 1-2 1550 – 1730 Session 4: Bioenergy Developments *IEA Bioenergy Presentation Demonstration Study of an Advanced Biomass Gasification Technology with Integrated Catalytic Hot Gas Cleaning Li Dong, Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University Thermal Processing Options for Legacy Biosolids John Muchan, Earth Systems Gasification for Energy-from-Waste: Technologies, Applications, and R&D Needs Daniel Roberts, CSIRO New Energy’s Materials Recycling and Gasification Solution Miles Mason, New Energy Corporation A Fast Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasification Pilot Plant for the Conversion of Biomass for Combined Heat and Power Robert Cattolica University of California San Diego Gasification Chair: Robert Downie Colley 1-2 Australian Agave Growing to Commercial Scale Charles Gaussier, AusAgave Micropropagation of Three Second Generation Bioenergy Crops – Simarouba Glauca, Pongamia Pinnata and Camelina Sativa Puthiyaparambil Josekutty Clonal Solutions Australia Pty Ltd Woody Biomass Bioenergy Potential in South Australia – A Forest Growers Perspective Don McGuire, Mt Gambier Converting Food Waste to Fuel by Dehydration Doug Wilson, EcoGuardians Pty Ltd Is There a Place for Wood Pellet Production in Australia? Bruce Harwood, Australia New Energy Morning Tea, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations 0850 – 0910 0910 – 0930 0930 – 0950 0950 – 1010 1010 – 1030 1030 – 1055 Piggery Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Ian Kruger, Ian Kruger Consulting The Feasibility of Biogas on Australian Vegetable Farms Kym Whiteoak, RMCG Biogas Chair: Bernadette McCabe Moseley 1-3 The Kwinana Waste to Energy Project – an Update Anthony Douglas, Phoenix Energy Australia Pty Ltd A Fully Integrated Resource Recovery Process which Incorporates EFW Considering the Option of Anaerobic Digestion & Thermal Treatment. What Does that mean? Michael Haywood, Mike Haywood’s Sustainable Resource Solutions Energy Content and Chemical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste and Green Waste Streams from Brisbane Transfer Stations San Shwe Hla, CSIRO *IEA Bioenergy Presentation Traditional and Novel Cultivation Platforms and Processing Pathways for Biofertiliser Production from Microalgae Kirsten Heimann, James Cook University Algae and Biofuels Facility – A One Stop State of the Art Analytical and Production Infrastructure for Researchers and Industry Sasi Nayar, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Action Spectra of Oxygen Evolution: Technology to Diagnose and Optimise Algal Photosynthetic Performance Bojan Tamburic, University of Technology Sydney Novel Configuration of High Rate Algal Ponds for Algal Biomass Production on Wastewater Howard Fallowfield, Flinders University *Current Status and Potential for Algal Biofuels Production Les Edye, BioIndustry Partners Pty Ltd Halophytic Microalgae to Green Crude Oil; Progress Report Ollie Clark, Muradel Pty Ltd Algae Chair: Connie Crookshanks Colley 1-2 Bioenergy AUSTRALIA 2014 Conference Biomethane Potential and Chemical Composition of Differing Feedlot Manure Types Ihsan Hamawand, University of Southern Queensland Pros and Cons of Waste-To-Energy Feedstock Bernice Chapman, ADI Systems Asia Pacific Developing Low Cost Options for OnFarm Biogas Cleaning at Piggeries, Alan Skerman, DAFF Queensland Sugarcane Trash: An Abundant Low-Cost Food, Energy and Lost Opportunity – A Case for On-site Anaerobic Digestion Multiple Use Energy Resource David Halliday, Active Research Pty Ltd Garry Landers, Norris Energy Crop Technology Utilising Biomass from the Waste Stream as a Cement Kiln Fuel Brian McGrath, ResourceCo Pty Ltd Waste to Energy – A Case Study Agave Salmiana Plant as an Alternative Source of Energy: Use of Abandoned and David Hall Energy Developments & Resources Arid Land Leonardo Chavez-Guerrero, UANL, Mexico 0830 – 0850 Energy from Waste Chair: Stephen Schuck Grand Ballroom 3 Feedstocks Chair: Mark Brown Grand Ballroom 1-2 Session 5: Bioenergy Developments 0830 – 1030 DAY TWO Tuesday, 2 December 2014 13 Wood Pellet Exports – Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Projects Darren Giri, Phoenix Bio Pty Ltd *IEA Bioenergy Task 43 – Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Markets Participation Group Inaugural Meeting 1135 – 1155 1155 – 1215 1235 – 1340 1215 – 1235 Enhancing and Implementing the Biomass Strategic Sourcing (BioSS) Framework for the Australian Bioenergy Projects William Ho, The University of Melbourne 1115 – 1135 The Continuous Flow Synthesis of Biodiesel and other Important Molecules Using Room Temperature Vortex Fluidics Joshua Britton, Flinders University Maximising Revenues and Minimising Waste in Fuel and Feed Biorefineries Peter Milic, Microbiogen Pty Ltd Glycell – Leaf Energy’s Pretreatment Process for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals Les Edye, BioIndustry Partners Cellulosic Ethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse – Development and Pilot Scale Demonstration of New Solvent Based Technologies Zhanying Zhang Queensland University of Technology Agave to Green Fuels and Chemicals: The AABY Model Don Chambers, AusAgave Bioproducts/Biorefining Chair: Ian O’Hara Grand Ballroom 3 Lunch, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations (session continues until 12.35) Asia Pacific Internationally Traded Biomass Supply and Demand Outlook to 2025 Marcel Vroege, Indufor Asia Pacific, NZ Biomass Trade and Supply Chains Chair: Mark Brown Grand Ballroom 1-2 1055 – 1115 1055 – 1235 The Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgae Biomass Andrew Ward, The University of Adelaide Environmental Burden Minimisation from Community-Scale Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste Using Nutrient Recycling Abhishek Tiwary University of Southampton, UK Digester Efficiency Upgrades – The New Zealand Experiences Jurgen Thiele Calibre Consulting, Christchurch, NZ Australian Pork Industry Approach to Biogas Safety – A Code of Practice for the On-Farm Use of Biogas (Piggeries) Janine Price, Australian Pork Limited Gas Safety at Biogas Plants John Fleming Gas Advisory Services Pty Ltd Biogas Chair: Bernadette McCabe Moseley 1-3 SESSION 6: Bioenergy Developments and Supply *IEA Bioenergy Presentation The Deployment through Australia and Asia of MBD’s Projects Across a Range of Agricultural, Mining and Industrial Applications Tony St Clair, MBD Energy Limited Hydrothermal Processing and Hydrotreating of Tailored Macroalgae for Biofuel Production Alexander Yuen, The University of Sydney Algal Biomass Production Research: An Overview from South Australia and the 22nd EU Biomass Conference, Hamburg Howard Fallowfield, Flinders University Algae Process as the Core of an Industrial Symbiosis Ali Abbas, The University of Sydney Algal Biomass Growth in Two High Rate Algal Ponds in Series – Fed Domestic Wastewater – With Reference to Carbon: Nutrient Ratios, Pond Light Climate and Water Neil Buchanan, Flinders University Algae Chair: Kirsten Heimann Colley 1-2 Biogas Upgrading for Grid Injection and Vehicle Fuelling Sonik Borat, Atlas CopCo Afternoon Tea, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Presentations Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Developing the Australian Economy Through Biomass and Bioenergy Biomass and bioenergy have many virtues; greenhouse gas reduction, displacement of fossil fuels, land repair, fire hazard reduction, weed control, base load capacity, stimulation of rural economies and ongoing jobs, waste management, transition away from landfill disposal, biodiversity outcomes, energy and resource security…. to mention a few. However, the challenge remains how to create economic value from biomass and bioenergy in the form of actual projects and businesses. The panel will tackle this important issue with the discussion extending into an open forum. 1500 – 1520 1520 – 1540 1540 – 1640 *Developments from IEA Bioenergy Task 39 – Commercialising Conventional and Advanced Liquid Biofuels from Biomass Les Edye, BioIndustry Partners Close of Conference and Awards Ceremony 1650 – 1700 *IEA Bioenergy Presentation Summary of Conference and Future Directions Ralph Sims, Massey University 1640 – 1650 Bioenergy AUSTRALIA 2014 Conference Moderator: Ralph Sims, Massey University Panellists: Fiona Waterhouse (Utilitas), Catherine Way (SA Department of State Development), Colin Stucley (Enecon), Simon Dawkins (Oil Mallee Association) Session 8: closing Plenary An Update of Anaerobic Digestion Drivers and Barriers: Examining the Use and Policies of Anaerobic Digestion in Australia and Overseas Joel Edwards, RMIT Biomass Substrate Feeder Systems for Bioenergy Plants Maureen Yeow, RUD Australia Pty Ltd Converting (Australian) Agro-Industrial Waste into Bioethanol Kendall Corbin, University of Adelaide An Optimum Portfolio for Biofuel Crops in Australia Muhammad Chattha, The University of Sydney Biomass and Waste to Energy – An Australian Perspective George Gamble, RCR Energy Limited Biogas Upgrading to Vehicle Fuel in Europe Prasad Kaparaju, Griffith University 1440 – 1500 Combining Solar and Biomass for Future Fuels Keith Lovegrove, IT Power Group One Bioenergy Project in Queensland, Greg Paxton, Smart G Pty Ltd New Constraints to Uptake of Bioenergy in South Australia Don McGuire, Mt Gambier Co-Digestion of Wastewater Grown Algae with Pig Slurry in Laboratory Scale Anaerobic Digesters Ngai Ning Cheng, Flinders University 1420 – 1440 Sustainable Aviation Biofuel – A Pipedream? Update on the WA BTL Project Costa Tsesmelis Protos Consulting International Industrial Heat Users Switch to Biomass and Win With Wood Waste Fuelled Boilers Christian Jirkowsky Polytechnik Biomass Energy Pty Ltd Biofuel Policy and its Changing Context in Australia Bo Dong, University of NSW Research and Development of Biogas Production Training to be Delivered by Blended Delivery Mode to Meet Industry Needs Stanley Pietsch, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE Pathway to Viable Biofuels from Lab Bench to Commercial Plant Scale Matthew Lilja, Beca AMEC Factors and Features to Consider when Selecting your Wood-Fired Heat Plant Rob Mallinson, Living Energy/Wood Energy Australia The Role for Bioenergy in a 100% Renewable Electricity System Ben Elliston, University of NSW 1400 – 1420 Liquid Biofuels Chair: Les Edye Colley 1-2 Bioenergy and Biofuel R&D at VTT Nafty Vanderhoek, VTT Biomass Heat and Power Chair: Connie Crookshanks Moseley 1-3 1340 – 1400 Policy and Future Prospects Chair: Colin Stucley Grand Ballroom 3 R&D Towards Commercial Reality Chair: Stephen Schuck Grand Ballroom 1-2 1340 – 1520 SESSION 7: Bioenergy Developments 15
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