BANZ Conference - Rotorua 16th May 2013
Bioenergy Association of New
Zealand
Conference
“Unlocking
additional revenue from traditional rural land use -
integrating forestry, biomass crops and bioenergy
products.”
16 May 2013,
Distinction Hotel, Rotorua
Growth in NZ’s bioenergy sector is
starting to drive an increased demand for greater quantities
of biomass. Whether its high quality wood fuel, biomass for
transport fuels or production of biogas , NZ’ s landowners
are best placed to meet the demand and take advantage of the
opportunity.
This
event is for all landowners, Maori Trusts, and decision
makers looking to enhance economic returns from rural land
through growing and producing new product streams for NZ’s
growing bio-based economy.
The focus of the event is on realizing
additional value from farm forestry, considering shelter
belts as biomass production, and recognising organic matter
often considered as waste from horticulture and agriculture
as being a valuable bioenergy and bio-product resource.
The opportunities for biomass-to energy are currently economic in niche situations and where there are economies of scale.
“This isn’t a new opportunity – it is one that has just not yet been realised – many farmers are already into farm forestry. What is new is the inclusion of bioenergy products alongside export logs, export chip, pulp logs, sheep, and cattle. Currently 15-20% of harvested trees are left behind as waste. Turning this waste and underused land into a source of income is a real opportunity.”
The
opportunities:
Wood fuel - can be used
for the production of heat or as a feedstock for the
emerging transport biofuels market; can be produced from
small or large woodlots, shelter belts and purpose grown
biomass crops. These activities can all be integrated with
traditional land uses.
Organic
matter - land owners are often in a situation where they
produce organic matter which becomes a waste Integrating
bioenergy solutions into traditional land use activities can
turn this waste into a valuable resource. The
event is not about growing biomass crops instead
of sheep and cattle, but rather it’s about
growing these crops as well as sheep and
cattle. Integrating the production and use of forestry and
other bio based materials offers many opportunities,
including bioenergy, to grow new economic wealth, employment
and innovation.
This event will be structured around examples where integrated biomass production and land use is providing enhanced economic and social benefits for owners and examine in detail how by considering biomass products and bioenergy solutions a range of production management regimes can increase economic returns and enhance business viability.
Presentations will be based on examples that demonstrate how the integration and diversity of biomass production can work, what landowners need to do to get started and tools that are available.
The Conference is supported by
Programme
8.30
–
9.00 Registration
9.00
– 9.05 Welcome - Brian Cox, Executive
Officer Bioenergy Association of New
Zealand
9.05 –
9.15 Opening - Associate Minister of
Primary Industries or spokesperson from MPI (to be
confirmed)
Bioenergy
Opportunities for Landowners
9.15 –
9.35 Bioenergy – A snapshot of the New
Zealand bioenergy market with relevance to land
owners
Brian Cox, Executive Officer Bioenergy
Association of New Zealand
9.35 –
10.00 Optimising the use of resources –
Industrial symbiosis and bioenergy
Dr Trevor
Stuthridge, General Manager Sustainable Design,
Scion
10.00 – 10.30 Tea
break
10.30 –
10.50 What are the opportunities for
unlocking revenue for land owners?
John Gifford,
Principal Consultant, Gifford Consulting
10:50
– 11:10 Drivers for integrated land
management and how diversification of production systems
offer new solutions
Dr Tanira Kingi, Science
Advisor, AgResearch, Chairman Lake Rotorua Primary
Producers Collective and Te Arawa Water Quality
Group
Growing and Harvesting
Tree Crops for New Value Streams
11.10
– 11.35 Alternative Tree Crops and their
values for bioenergy and bio-processing
Dr
Elspeth MacRae, General Manager, Manufacturing and
Bio-products, Scion
11.35–
12.00 Utilisation of short rotation crops
for multiple uses (economic and environmental
benefits)
Kevin Snowden (Affiliation to be
confirmed)
12.00 – 12.25 The
economics of extracting biomass from rural
land
Peter Hall, Bioenergy and Biofuels Senior
Scientist, Scion
12.25 –
1.20 Lunch
1:20 –
1:40 “Mauri or
money?”
Hirini Reedy, Manager, Maori Energy
Partnerships; Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
(EECA)
Integrating Land Use
for New Revenue Streams
1:40 –
2.05 Integrating multiple land use options
for improved environmental, social and economic
outcomes.
Presenter from Landcare Research (to
be confirmed)
2.05 – 2.30 Case
study: Integrating forestry, energy crops farming and other
uses of rural land for resilient
businesses
John Gifford, Gifford Consulting;
Peter Hall and Graham West, Scion
2.30-
2.55 Miscanthus as a crop for flatter
land
Peter Brown, Miscanthus NZ
Ltd
2.55 – 3.25 Tea
break
3.25 –
3.50 Biogas from farm wastes, by-products
and crops – local solutions for local
issues
Stephan Heubeck, Scientist,
NIWA
3.50 – 4.15 Case study:
Biogas from farm wastes and agro-industrial
biosolids
Jurgen Thiele, Senior Principal,
Spiire New Zealand
4.15–
4.35 Establishing collective
action
Hamish Levack, NZ Farm Forestry
Association
4.35-4.50 Panel
Discussion and Closing Remarks
Finding out more:
Book your place now – EARLY BIRD
SPECIAL (book before 10th May) – Member ($260); Non-member
($295)
– FULL COST (book after 10th May) – Member ($320);
Non-member ($360)
Download the registration form here –
http://www.bioenergy.org.nz/news_events.asp#events
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www.woodpellets.org.nz www.usewoodfuel.org.nz
www.liquidbiofuels.org.nz
www.bioenergyprojects.org.nz
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