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Biofutures Advancing the Biofutures industry in Queensland
Biofutures
Advancing the Biofutures industry in Queensland
Queensland’s growing economy…
• Resources – energy exports• Queensland coal exports 207.35M tonnes,
indicative value A$34.6bn (2016-17)
• Queensland LNG exports 19M tonnes (2016-17)
• By 2020 Australia to eclipse Qatar as world’s largest gas exporter.
• Agriculture• Forecast total value $19.96 billion (2016-17)
• Beef, sugar, horticulture, grains
• Tropical / sub-tropical climate
• Exports to China, Japan, USA, Korea
• Construction, tourism, education
To a clean growth economy…
• Target of 50% renewable energy by 2030
• Emissions reduction of at least 30% by 2030 (over 2005 baseline)
• Zero net emissions by 2050
• Signatory to the Under 2 MOU
• Target 1 million houses with roof top solar by 2020 (3000 MW)
• Currently installed roof top PV - over 1,800 MW
• Queensland’s largest power station
• >420,000 houses with solar PV
The world is changing rapidly…
• Traditional industries that have been the backbone of our state are strong but our economy is changing
• Our Advance Queensland program is providing support to diversify the economy by developing industries with a ‘global growth potential’
• Biofutures is one of these opportunities that will support future economic development, open the door to new investment and grow employment in regional Queensland
Biofutures…
• The development and manufacture of biobased products from sustainable organic and carbon-rich waste streams
• Encompassing a spectrum of innovative scientific and industrial technologies
• A renewable and environmentally beneficial alternative to conventional chemical and fossil fuel refining processes
• Sustainable chemicals, fuels, plastics, cosmetics, detergents and textiles
Biofutures opportunities in Queensland…
New products from crops and crop residues…
Sugarcane Sorghum
WheatCotton
Bananas
Forestry
New crops for marginal lands…
Energy grassesSweet sorghum
Agave Pongamia
Cassava
Algae
Other wastes and residues…
TyresMunicipal wastes
Biosolids Waste water
Animal industry wastes
Food industry wastes
Building on established industries and infrastructure
• 15 trading ports
• 7 bulk shipping terminals
• 6 international airports
• 10,000 km rail freight network
• Extensive electrical and gas
networks
• 10 universities
• 21 sugar mills
• 10 cotton gins
• 75+ wood processing facilities
• > 1 million head cattle in
intensive feedlots
• 30 abattoirs / slaughterhouses
• >200 sewage treatment plants
Biofutures – a priority sector…
Biofutures Cabinet Committee
• Chaired by the Premier and Minister for the Arts, the
Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP plus 7 members of
Cabinet
The Department of State Development
• Leads the delivery of economic development
outcomes for Queensland with a vision for
Queensland’s economy to be Australia’s strongest
and most diverse
Biofutures Queensland
• Dedicated sectoral team working across government,
industry and the research sector to drive
development, investment and R&D in Queensland’s
industrial biotechnology and bioproducts sector
Vision, roadmap and action plan
By 2025, Queensland will have a $1
billion sustainable and export-
oriented industrial biotechnology
sector attracting international
investment and creating thousands of
regional, high value and knowledge
intensive jobs
Image: Queensland Biofutures 10-year Roadmap and Action Plan. June 2016
Supportive environment for projects…
• Initial funding to:
• Establish Biofutures Queensland
• Accelerate development of commercial
biorefinery projects in Queensland
• Partner with national and international
companies to scale up and demonstrate
technologies in Queensland
• Assist in progressing projects through feasibility
and due diligence to secure funding from
investors
Projects and partnerships…
+ Mercurius
Biorefining
& Leaf
Resources
Other initiatives…
• Biofuels mandate commenced in Queensland on 1 Jan
2017
• Biomass mapping project underway
• Review of market and policy initiatives for to encourage
higher order re-use of waste
• Streamlining of approvals processes
• Project facilitation and industry attraction
• Fuel quality standards and excise treatment
• Queensland Government procurement
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, horticulture wastes…
Partnership with Amyris
• Partnership between Queensland Government and Amyris was announced in Dec 2016
• Announced as one of the successful participants under the Queensland Biofutures Acceleration Program in June 2017
• Create a southeast hub of sustainable ingredients production for the rapidly-growing personal care sector in Asia
• Intent for a new 23,000 tonne farnesene production facility to be built by 2020 in Queensland
• Produce high-value personal care and nutraceutical actives, as well as farnesene-derivatives
Partnership with US Navy
• In August 2016, the Premier of Queensland
signed a historic Statement of Cooperation with
the US Department of the Navy
• This understanding will see the US Navy
partnering with the Queensland Government to
research, develop, and supply of alternative
fuels
• Queensland Government – US Navy Biofutures
Forum – Dec 2016
• Visit by the Premier to the US 3rd Fleet base in
June 2017
Key messages…
• Australia’s biofuels industry is small but expanding with
commencement of the mandate in Queensland on 1 Jan 2017
• Queensland is well placed to be at the forefront of the global
biorefinery industry
• The Queensland Biofutures 10 Year Roadmap and Action Plan will
help to accelerate the development of biofutures industries in
Queensland
• The Queensland Government is committed to develop profitable
and sustainable industries to diversify Queensland’s economy and
grow regional jobs
• Please come and talk to us about the opportunities for your project
in Queensland
Ian O’HaraQueensland Biofutures Envoy
Queensland Government Department of State Development
