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Opportunities for the bioenergy sector to accelerate carbon abatement for Australia
Amar Rathore – General Manager
Overview
> About the Clean Energy Regulator
> Biomass and our schemes
> Emissions Reduction Fund auction results
> Opportunities in the bioenergy sector
> The use of wood waste and native forest wood waste
> Conclusion
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Our purpose: accelerating carbon abatement for Australia
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015
Key elements of legislative change:
> New 2020 target of 33 000 GWh and new trajectory
> Emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries fully exempt
> Native wood-waste an eligible fuel source
> Removal of two yearly reviews, and
> No change to the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.
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Biomass and our schemes
The ERF and the RET
Projects that generate renewable electricity are able to participate in both the Emissions Reduction Fund and the Renewable Energy Target.
> At end November, 57 projects have received almost 4.4 million ACCUs for avoided emissions under bioenergy methods
> These projects also receive RECs for their electricity generation
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Biomass and the Renewable Energy Target
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• 1.3 million biomass
• 0.8 million landfill gas
megawatt hours generated in 2014
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Supply of large-scale generation, 2001-2014
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The Emissions Reduction Fund
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Emissions Reduction Fund results
Opportunities for the bioenergy sector
Bioenergy sector already involved in the RET
There are around 145 (from a total of xx) accredited renewable energy power stations from the bioenergy sector:
Fuel Source
Number of accredited power stations
Capacity in megawatts
Black liquor 2 84
Wood waste 16 213
Bagasse 28 539
Landfill gas 62 667
Sewage gas and biomass-based components of municipal solid waste
23 49
Agricultural waste and food waste 14 73
Total 145 1626
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Large-scale generation
Large-scale generation certificates from bioenergy fuel sources
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0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
LGC
s
Generation year
LGCs from bioenergy
Bioenergy under the Emissions Reduction Fund
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A number of methods exist or in development, including:
• Waste to energy landfill and waste water
• Source separated organic waste
• Agricultural effluent to energy
Wood waste – a viable opportunity?
Wood waste eligibility under the RET
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> biomass from non-native environmental weed species
> manufactured wood products or by-products
> waste products from construction of buildings or furniture
> sawmill residue
> biomass from a native forest
A very small amount of renewable energy
is generated from the “native forest
wood waste” subcategory
Wood waste sub-categories include:
Conclusion
> Bioenergy and biomass continue to be opportunities for avoided emissions and renewable energy generation under our schemes.
> There are new methods in development to increase the scope of bioenergy use under the Emissions Reduction Fund.
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Questions?