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Attracting Investors to  Bioenergy –

the New 

Zealand case study

Brian CoxExecutive Officer, 

Bioenergy Association of New Zealand4th

November 2010

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Having a vision of the future

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Transport Fuel Scenario 

Electric vehicles

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CNG, LPG

Forest/crops

Residual biomass

Algae

Biogas

Tallow, waste cooking oil

Canola

138PJ  50%

206PJ  99%

New Zealand biofuels

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The bioenergy market• Wood fuel production for heat

– Wood chips / general wood fuel

– Wood pellets

• Liquid biofuels production and use

– Current –

bioethanol from whey; biodiesel from canola, 

UCO, tallow 

– Future

– bio‐oil from algae, bioethanol from lignocellulose, 

• Biogas production and use

– Waste water and municipal waste

– Animal and food waste

Developments supported by the New Zealand  Bioenergy Strategy

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Fitting within the national strategy?

The New Zealand Bioenergy Strategy– 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, 

–Which by 2040 supplies more than 25% of  the country’s energy needs, (including 30%  of the country’s transport fuels), and export  of wood fuel and biofuels

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Bioenergy delivering national benefits  and taking international opportunities

• Maximising wealth from natural resources

• Extracting additional value from existing  wood, organic wastes, and diversified land use

• Maximising land value and opportunities

• Develop employment opportunities

• Economic growth from new energy crops

• Turning organic wastes into resources• NZ products

– Can help meet O’seas climate change commitments

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Delivering the Strategy

FOUNDATION 

BUILDING 

PHASE:  to 2015

DEVELOPMENT 

PHASE: 2015 to 

2020

EXPANSION 

PHASE: 2020 to 

2040•Extend current 

initiatives

•Continue research, 

but directed also to 

crops and biodiesel, 

including feedstock 

supply chain

•Establish business 

case for liquid 

biofuels

•Secure Government 

and investor 

support

• Extensive 

planting of fuel 

crops and new 

energy forests

• First liquid bio‐

fuel plants 

committed

• Attract 

investors

• Progressive:• Fuel crop 

harvest 

increases

• Introduction 

of regionally 

located liquid 

biofuel 

production 

plants

• Reduction in 

CO2 emissions

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A clear investment path

• Immediate action– Engaged wood/forestry sector at all levels– Landowners see the value proposition– Signals ensure investor confidence– BAU for current technologies is extended

• Longer term action– Create a community of interest and Government support

– Promotion of visible international successes, eg Flotech, 

Lanzatech, Aquaflow, Carbonscape, Ignite, AES  

– Maintenance of science capability

...NZ is making a long term investment in bioenergy 

feedstock, technologies and its workforce

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Understanding the driver’s• Reducing energy costs• Security of energy supply for business• Meeting energy /transport demand growth

• Sustainability and environmental positives– Carbon footprint– Meeting the Green Consumer demand

• Access to innovative and well developed workforce• A good market to do business in

– Integrity– Openness– Access to Free Trade Agreements

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Product options

• What are the products?  

– Energy in the form of electricity, heat and  transport fuel

– Co‐products in the form of chemicals, animal  feed, pharmaceuticals etc

• Can we sell other benefits – waste reduction• Subsidies and incentives• Product market analysis

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Risk management ‐

multi products

WOOD FIBRE MARKET

Bio‐based products

Heat

Electricity

Liquid biofuels

Pellets

Logs

Chip

Harvest residues

Process waste

Short rotation crops

Energy forests

Woody Biomass

Lumber

Reconstituted wood products (MDF etc)

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Criteria for an attractive investment

Right People ‐

Bring experience; can grow a company; know 

their limitations; can overcome any gaps

Great Opportunity ‐

Identified their niche; excellent returns 

(sound business model); customer demand; investors keen

Market knowledge ‐

know the competition; understand 

barriers to entry; know your customers;  roll‐out plan – first 

sales 

Sound technology ‐

feasible – metrics ; Step change (but 

appropriate for the sector); scalable; R&D plan addresses risks

Risk management –

identifying and assessing ability to 

manage risk, impacts of risk

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Having the people

• A great idea will go nowhere unless the right  people are behind it.

• Innovators are often not the people who take  a good idea to commercialisation

• Can the investor bring the business skills and  disciplines to augment the start up people

• Will the start up people welcome new comers

• How hands on should the investor be?

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Managing risk

• Technical• Economic

• Feedstok• Market

• Product quality• Operative• Political• People

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Feedstock management

• All things organic from wood to residues we waste

• Names and resources we know – wood fuel (chips  and pellets), bioethanol, cassava, palm oil, canola,  corn, biogas, tallow

• Names and resources we are learning about – biodiesel, bio‐oil, algae, miscanthus, salix

• Constraints on feedstock supply• Flexibility of feedstock 

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Obstacles 

• Technical challenges• Resource limits

• Economic constraints

• Infrastructure roadblocks – (pumps, pipelines and  people!)

• Distance to markets

• Consumer awareness / mindset

• The low cost fossil fuel competion

• Securing investment

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The investment stages

Champions

Stars

Innovators

Serious Commercialization     ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Incubators

R & D

Latent

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Establishing an investment plan

• A clear investment path – for the short and long term

• Maximise

access to feedstocks

– Current feedstocks– New feedstocks

• ‘Grow’

and utilise

skilled worksforce

• Sell your strengths/point of difference (when you know what 

it is!)

• Know your markets and use existing established ones

• Diversify where possible – spread the risk  ‐

for example

– Canola = biodiesel for transport, for boiler fuel, for animal feed

– Woody biomass = biofuel

(ethanol), lignin, xylose

– Algae = bio‐oil/biofuel; wastewater cleaning process

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The investment environment

New Zealand has:• Educated, innovative workforce• Unused but fertile growing land for energy crops• Strong forestry/wood sector• Extensive existing Pinus radiata plantation forests• Significant potential to secure additional value from 

existing plantings by expanding bio based products

• Equable climate ensures high growth rates

• Experience/strength in renewable energy use• Free Trade Agreements

• Long history of successful working in Asia

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Market  regulation

The New Zealand market:• Commercially successful despite absence of subsidies

• Experienced in international collaborations– Dairy ‐

Fonterra in the US and South America

– Wood Pellets – Solid Energy in Europe

– Bio‐tech –

Lanzatech in Asia; Flotech  in Europe; Ignite in Australia; 

Carbonscape and Aquaflow in the US

• Few regulatory barriers / red tape – ‘easy’ to ‘do business’• Geographical position enables easy entry to other local 

markets: Australasia, Asia

• Innovative and original approaches by necessity

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• New Zealand has:– Long history of forestry / wood related developments– Solid investment in agricultural and process 

industries– Strong and well funded research sector– Experienced biofuel producers (ethanol from whey)– Innovation and leading edge solutions attracting 

world attention– Successful niche applications– Initiatives delivering outcomes with multiple benefits

Technical Expertise

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What is an investor really looking for?

one word…...‘Certainty’

– Feedstock

guaranteed longer term supply  contracts give the necessary confidence –

removes the uncertainty and price fluctuation

– Government Policy (indicating a  direction/support) – for at least 3 years

– Cost of Capital ‐

????

– Markets

investors want to see evidence of  demand