News - Bioenergy Australia

AgriFutures Emerging Industries Program Open Call Round 4 - June 2020 - for projects in 2020-2021

The AgriFutures Emerging Industries Program is calling for applications from emerging rural industries to partner with them to increase the production capacity and value of their industry.

Fri 26 Jun 2020

Putting waste to work: Developing a role for Energy from Waste

Energy from Waste has been used for decades around the world to divert non-recyclable waste from landfill, reduce emissions, and produce energy, yet Australia has been slow off the mark in harnessing a role for technology.

Tue 23 Jun 2020

Bioenergy demonstration turns sewage sludge into liquid fuel

As our electricity system transitions to renewables, work is underway to find alternatives to gas and oil for sectors that are hard to electrify. A QLD refinery has developed a system to turn a prolific waste product into liquid fuel.

Tue 23 Jun 2020

â€œAustralian firstâ€ network to deliver renewable electricity and hot water from organic waste

An â€œAustralian-firstâ€ Renewable Organics Network that will use reclaimed organic waste to produce electricity, hot water, and soil improver is under construction in Victoriaâ€™s south-west.

Tue 23 Jun 2020

Technology Investment Roadmap response deadline this week

HAVE YOUR SAY on the Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper. The Government will prioritise investment in low emissions technologies that strengthen our economy and support local jobs.

Tue 16 Jun 2020

Nowra dairy farmers to turn manure into electricity at Australian-first biogas plant

A $5m Australian-first dairy effluent biogas plant to turn manure from surrounding farms into renewable energy will be built at Pyree near Nowra.Â the project is expected to be finished by late 2021.

Mon 15 Jun 2020

Biomethane joins list of hero fuels

Bioenergy could help solve the energy trilemma of affordability, reliability and sustainability â€“ if the energy industry incorporatedÂ green gases. Biomethane provides a solution to a number of current energy market decarbonisation challenges.

Mon 15 Jun 2020

Calls from Bioenergy Australia for more ethanol-industry support

Bioenergy Australia is calling on the federal government to support, and for sanitiser manufacturing businesses to continue to buy, Australian ethanol. â€œAt a time like this we need to focus on supporting our domestic industries."

Thu 11 Jun 2020

UK aviation coalition calls for sector to be at heart of Governmentâ€™s green recovery plan

The aviation industry has suffered badly during the current crisis. The Sustainable Aviation coalition has called for UK aviation to be at the heart of the Gov'ts economic recovery strategy.

Thu 11 Jun 2020

Australian distillers who made sanitiser left with unsold product as cheap imports flood market

Ethanol refiners and bioenergy reps encouraged by the federal govt to meet emergency needs in March are calling to safeguard the emerging industry so Australia can respond to future market shocks.

Wed 10 Jun 2020

Joint letter in support of Australian biomethane market development

Our organisations welcome the development of the National Bioenergy Roadmap as an opportunity to unlock the significant economic benefits of bioenergy and to enable the lowest cost transition to decarbonisation.

Tue 09 Jun 2020

MEDIA RELEASE: Renewable, reliable and local: Itâ€™s time to back biogas

An open letter to the Commonwealth government signed on behalf of thousands of organisations and businesses is advocating for biomethane injection into gas distribution networks

Tue 09 Jun 2020

Victoria opens $1 million in new govt grants for community energy

Victorian community groups are set to receive a boost in support for new community energy enterprises, with the Victorian government making the latest round of funding available under the New Energy Jobs Fund.

Mon 08 Jun 2020

Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan

The Tasmanian Govt released the draft Renewable Energy Action Plan which outlines the vision and suite of actions to develop renewable energy generation in Tasmania. They have identified renewable energy as a key economic driver as we rebuild a stronger Tasmania.

Mon 08 Jun 2020

ClimateWorks Australia new report: Net zero momentum tracker

The Net zero momentum tracker report evaluates the climate commitments of 32 Australian transport operators and logistics companies to assess their alignment with the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

Mon 08 Jun 2020

NSW Government - The Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030

The plan is the foundation for NSWâ€™s action on climate change and goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. It outlines the NSW Govts plan to grow the economy, create jobs and reduce emissions over the next decade. Biogas and aviation biofuels are supported in the plan.

Mon 08 Jun 2020

ClimateWorks Australia report: Moving to zero

Moving to zero is the cumulation of a nine-month analysis of over 300 reports, research papers, news articles and policy documents in the transport sector. The report presents twelve recommendations for the sector to move towards zero emissions.

Mon 08 Jun 2020

Trialling renewable methane in Australiaâ€™s gas pipelines

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $1.1 million in funding to APA Group (APA) to build a modular renewable methane production demonstration plant at their Wallumbilla Gas hub near Roma in Queensland.

Mon 08 Jun 2020