Bioenergy in Queensland - Jackson Gerard Director, Biofuels Investment Department of State Development

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1 Bioenergy in Queensland - Jackson Gerard Director, Biofuels Investment Department of State Development

2 Bioenergy in Queensland A climate of investment and collaboration

3 Queensland election - 25 November 2017

4 Queensland s growing economy Resources energy exports Queensland coal exports M tonnes, indicative value A$34.6bn ( ) Queensland LNG exports 19M tonnes ( ) Agriculture Forecast total value $19.96 billion ( ) Beef, sugar, horticulture, grains Tropical / sub-tropical climate Exports to China, Japan, USA, Korea Tourism, education, defence, bio-medical

5 Queensland s natural advantages - depth of university research Queensland is home to several co-funded R&D projects in biofuels and bioenergy Universities active in bioenergy include: Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland University of Sunshine Coast University of Southern Queensland James Cook University

6 Queensland s natural advantages - abundance of biomass Existing aggregated biomass and residues from sugar, beef and timber industries Bagasse = 5 million dry tonnes / annum Tallow/fats = 230,000 tonnes Sawmill residues = 500,000 dry tonnes Cotton gin trash = 67,000 dry tonnes

7 Building on established industries and infrastructure 3 commercial bio-refineries 21 sugar mills 10 cotton gins 75+ wood processing facilities > 1 million head cattle in intensive feedlots 30 abattoirs / slaughterhouses >200 sewage treatment plants 15 trading ports 7 bulk shipping terminals 5 international airports 10,000 km rail freight network Extensive electrical and gas networks 10 universities

8 Queensland s bioenergy industry - power Domestic production 467 MW of installed capacity (bagasse) 147 MW of proposed new projects Biomass for export Altus Renewables (wood pellets) Burdekin Renewable Fuels (cane trash)

9 Queensland s bioenergy industry - biogas QLD produces 72% of total biogas in Aust (excluding landfill gas) Queensland biogas production GWh/year Large producers: AJ Bush, QUU, JBS

10 Investment occurring throughout the supply-chain Inkerman Canegrowers & Agrisoma (biomass) MSF Sugar & Southern Oil (fuel and energy production) Virgin Australia (end user)

11 Inkerman Canegrowers (Burdekin Renewable Fuels) Burdekin Cane pellet project 1 MT biomass potential Collaboration with Northern Oil Refinery (MOU for off-take) Potential Japanese offtake

12 Agrisoma carinata oil-seed investment Canadian firm Developing international projects Trials in Queensland and South Australia Brassica carinata non-edible oil for fuels, meal for livestock feed Targeting drop-in fuel markets

13 MSF Sugar (investment in power and fuels) $75M investment at Tableland Mill near Cairns (FNQ) 24MW green power station from bagasse Completion date July 2018 Plans for 55ML ethanol refinery Collaboration with AusAgave $150M planned investments at Gordonvale Mill

14 Southern Oil Advanced Biofuel Pilot Plant $16 million pilot plant in Gladstone 1 million litres of advanced biofuels - heavy transport, aviation and strategic If successful the pilot plant will expand to commercial scale - producing 200 million litres per year of advanced biofuel Diverse range of feedstock from bagasse, tyres, agricultural wastes etc

15 Virgin Brisbane airport Biojet Introducing aviation biofuel at Brisbane International Airport Demonstrating market demand for biojet Collaboration with Gevo and international airports

16 below50 Australia addressing off-take July - QRFA partnered with below50 to scale up development and use of low carbon fuels October Australia Regional Hub Launch October Byogy Renewables joined as the first new technology member

17 Why Queensland? Strong economy Strategic location Highly skilled and multilingual workforce Business friendly regulatory environment Focus on innovation and R&D Idyllic lifestyle and high quality of life Queensland is well placed to be at the forefront of the global biorefinery industry

18 Department of State Development Leading the delivery of economic development outcomes for Queensland: facilitate a major projects pipeline strengthen the regions grow priority, new and emerging industries diversify the economy support enterprise and job creations

19 Jackson Gerard Economic and Industry Development Queensland Government Department of State Development

20 Department of State Development PO Box City East Qld 4002 Australia tel 13 QGOV ( )