LBIG Press Releases
The LBIG has released the following press statements:
Current biofuels provide an important stepping stone to biofuels made from wood feedstocks (30 July 2010). BANZ welcomed the report released yesterday by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment but said that if we are to achieve the potential for biofuels from wood we need to first consolidate the demand for biofuels produced from current feedstocks. Click here to download
BANZ Welcomes Grant Scheme "boost" (5 July 2010). Following today's announcement from Energy and Resources Minister Hon Gerry Brownlee that the Biodiesel Grants Scheme is to be extended from its current B20 focus to B100, the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) said the news was "a real boost to the sector". Click here to download
Biodiesel Grant Scheme is a success (30 November 2009). Following Labour's recent criticism of the Biodiesel Grant 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. Click here to download
Biofuels "boost" welcome : it's the strong signal that will give the sector the confidence it needs to grow (20 May 2009). Click here to download
BANZ congratulates Air NZ on biofuels flight and urges others to follow their lead (9 January 2008). Click here to download
Biofuel law change needs swift action to avoid 'vacuum' (17 December 2008). Click here to download
Proposed biofuel law change will slow New Zealand's achievement of self sufficiency in transport fuel and increase Kyoto costs (11 December 2008).
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NZ Biofuel Manufacturers Association (NZBMA) merges with the BANZ Liquid Biofuels Interest Group (14 November 2008). Click here to download
LBIG Submissions
The LBIG has made the following submissions:
- BANZ submissions on the Sustainable Biofuel Bill are as follows
Written Submission (11 September 2009). Click here to download
Oral submission (22 October 2009). Click here to download
The text of the Sustainable Biofuel Bill is available here for reference
- Consultation response on the review of the EN 14103 Test Method (17 June 2009) . Click here to download
- The Sustainable Production and Use of Liquid Biofuels in New Zealand - Advantages to the New Zealand Economy and a Proposed Tax Incentive to Facilitate Market Growth (13 March 2009) - Liquid Biofuels Interest Group - Position Statement. Click here to download
- New Zealand's biofuels no dead 'dog' (12 December 2008)- Response from LBIG to Independent article. Click here to download
LBIG Public Papers
The LBIG has issued the following public papers:
- There are currently no public papers available.
Biofuel Events
2010
EECA Biofuels and Electric Vehicles Conference : 21 April 2010, Wellington
Details on EECA website here
Liquid Biofuels in NZ - Emerging opportunities, sustainable development and increasing availability : 22 April 2010, Wellington
- Event Programme. Click here to download
- Whos Who - details of delegates and their interests. Click here to download
- The Opportunity for NZ - the picture from the Bioenergy Options Project, (Peter Hall, Scion). Click here to download
- Bio-methanol from Wood Feedstocks, (Barney Foran, Charles Sturt University, Australia). Click here to download
- International and NZ Technology Overview,(Andrew Campbell, Fuel Technology). Click here to download
- Bio-oil Production in NZ, (Gavin Hedley, AES)
- Woody Biomass to Liquid Biofuels - the Scion Project, (Michael Jack, Scion ). Click here to download
- Conversion of Cellulosic Biomass to Transportation Fuels, (Ian Maxwell, Ignite Energy Resources (IER) NZ). Click here to download
- Fast Pyrolysis Technology in Australia, (Colin Stucley, Renewable Oil Corporation, Australia). Click here to download
- Energy Farming - Facts and Fallacies, (Kevin Snowdon, PurePower Global ). Click here to download
- Sustainability Reporting, (Trevor Johnson, EECA). Click here to download
- Review of International Sustainability Criteria, (June Gibbons, URS). Click here to download
- Growth Through Quality Biofuels, (Brian Cox, Bioenergy Association of NZ). Click here to download
- Thermo-chemical Conversion of Biomass to Energy and Liquid Fuel, (Shusheng Pang, Canterbury University).
- Biofuels from Algae - Current Status and Future Developments, (Michael Borowitzka, Perth - Murdoch University, Australia ). Click here to download
- Growing a Biofuels Business in Today's Market from Canola, (Andrew Simcock & Martin Johnson, Biodiesel NZ). Click here to download
2009
2009 IEA Short Rotation Crops : 1-4 December 2009, Taupo Task 30 Conference: Linking Technology and Biomass
The Current Status of Liquid Biofuels Supply in New Zealand - Addressing the Supply Opportunities : 25th March 2009. Documents from the workshop can be downloaded below.
- Delivering on Standards for Liquid Biofuels, (Andrew Saunders, [MED]). Click here to download
- A Retailers Biofuel 'wants' from a Supplier, (Dave Bodger, [Gull NZ]). Click here to download.
- The importance of quality standards to providing confidence in biofuel, (Tony Hocking, (Biofuels Testing NZ [IPL]) . Click here to download
- Biofuels, policy development and commercial uptake: A parallel of the NZ, Californian and UK experiences, (Barry Fischer & Attilio Pigneri, Massey University Centre for Energy Research) . Click here to download
- Preliminary findings: Life cycle data on GHG emissions of NZ biodiesels, (June Gibbons, URS New Zealand). Click here to download
- Willow and the New Zealand biofuel industry, (Kevin Snowdon, Purepower Global). Click here to download
- Miscanthus, (Ken Hulls, Taharoa C Incorporation). Click here to download
- Algae liquid biofuels, (Rupert Craggs, NIWA). Click here to download
- Algae oil analysis, (Chris Bathurst, Solray Energy). Click here to download
- Oil from Jathropha, (Bruce Smallfield, NZ Institute for Plant and Food Research). Click here to download
- Biodiesel from rapeseed, (Andrew Simcock, Biodiesel NZ). Click here to download
- Tallow-based Biodiesel - specific production and quality issues, (Gary Brockett, Ecodiesel). Click here to download
- Bio-oil from wood residues, (Gavin Hedley, Alternative Energy Solutions). Click here to download
- Overview of second generation technologies, (Michael Jack, Scion). Click here to download
- Reactive Distillation - an effective process for trans-esterifying tallow (and other fats and oils) to Biodiesel, (Tissa Fernando, Flo-Dry Engineering). Click here to download
- Second generation biofuels - biobutanol, (Richard Gapes, Maunsell). Click here to download
EECA Electric Vehicle and Biofuels Conference - 'Driving Choices', 24th March 2009 Click available here to view and download presentations.
BANZ Newsletters
LiqBio
The ‘LiqBio’ Newsletter is the newsletter of the Liquid Biofuels Interest Group. Copies are available below:
- Issue 7, July/August 2010
- Issue 5, February 2010
- Issue 4, November 2009
- Issue 3, June 2009
- Issue 2, April 2009
- Issue 1, February 2009
Contact the editor if you have any news items, product details or articles of interest to the Liquid Biofuels Sector.
Bioenergy News
The Bioenergy News is the newsletter of the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand. The newsletter is issued to Members bi-monthly. It covers national and international news, interesting articles and reports. Some back copies are listed below:
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