Biomass market

opportunities

Australia 1. General country information

2. Economic indicators

3. Biomass Availability

4. Energy profile

5. Energy & biomass policies

6. Funding opportunities

7. Business Climate

8. Important contacts

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Colophon

Date April 10, 2014

Status Final

This study was carried out in the framework of the Netherlands Programmes Sustainable Biomass by

Name organisation Partners for Innovation BV

Contact person Emiel Hanekamp

Although this report has been put together with the greatest possible care, NL Enterprise Agency does not accept

liability for possible errors.

Contact

Netherlands Programmes Sustainable Biomass

Jobert Winkel

NL Enterprise Agency

NL Energy and Climate Change

Croeselaan 15, 3521 BJ Utrecht

P.O. Box 8242, 3503 RE Utrecht

The Netherlands

Email: Jobert.winkel@rvo.nl

Phone: +31 - 88 - 602 7969

www.rvo.nl/biomass

Partners for Innovation BV

Emiel Hanekamp, Saskia de Lint and

Floor Osseweijer

Partners for Innovation BV

Cruquiusweg 20

1019 AT Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Email: e.hanekamp@partnersforinnovation.com

Phone: +31 (20) 6200511

www.partnersforinnovation.com

This document

This document is part of a series of 16, providing information on biomass markets in:

Europe: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Finland

EU/Asia: Russia and Latvia

Asia: China, India and Thailand

North- and South-America United States of America, Canada and Brazil

Africa: South-Africa and Ghana

Australia Australia

The selection of countries is done in close cooperation with NL Enterprise Agency. The objectives of the

country documents are: To provide companies a first impression of doing businesses in a country; To provide sources and contacts for more detailed information; To sketch opportunities how companies can be further supported when doing business in a country.

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On a global schale, serious investments are needed to introduce resource and cost efficient technologies.

For Australia this need can be found in a strongly increasing horticulture sector, decreasing sources like

water and land and a rise in demand due to a growing population and increasing export market in Asia.

Stimulated by government incentives, the market for renewable energy solutions is increasing. There are

opportunities for Dutch companies and research organisations (including consultancies) for bioenergy

solutions using agricultural residues and waste to energy.

1. GENERAL COUNTRY INFORMATION

Country profiles at RVO: http://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-ondernemen/landeninformatie/australie

Descriptions of business sectors, key market players and business trends via Business

Monitor International: http://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-ondernemen/landenoverzicht/marktvergelijkingen/bmi

The Economist Intelligence Unit provides you with articles and short reports about Country

Analysis, Risk Analysis and Industry Analysis:http://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-

ondernemen/landenoverzicht/marktvergelijkingen/eiu

Im- and export figures can be found at the International Trade Centre Databank: http://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-ondernemen/landenoverzicht/marktvergelijkingen/trademap

Information U.S. Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=as

Not rated in AON risk map. Indication for reliable and safe business climate

2. ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Australia 2009 2010 2011 2012

GDP (current billion US$) 926.71 1,141.79 1,386.89 1,532.41

GDP growth (annual %) 1.6 2.1 2.4 3.4

GDP per capita (current US$) 42,551.0 51,746.1 62,125.8 67,555.8

Population (Total, million) 21.78 22.07 22.32 22.68 Source: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

Source: IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles 2013: http://www.irena.org/remaps/countryprofiles/pacific/australia.pdf

3. BIOMASS AVAILABILITY

Land Use Parameters

Country Land area (km2)

Agricultural area (km2)

Arable land (km2)

Permanent crops (km2)

Forestry area (km2)

Australia 7,682,300.00 4,094,665.90 476,302.60 7,682.30 1,482,683.90

per 1000 capita 338.67 180.51 21.00 0.34 65.36

Source 2012: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.SRF.TOTL.K2

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Agricultural and Forest Production

Country Forest production (m3) 2012 Agricultural production (1000 kg) 2012

Australia 39,096,000 82,787,333

Biomass Resources

Next to wood waste, main energy crops are sugar cane, corn, wheat, sorghum, and vegetable

oil-bearing crops such as sunflowers, rapeseed (canola) and soybeans.

Distribution of bioenergy electricity and heat generation facilities. Source: Geoscience Australia, via Australian Energy Resource Assessment (DRET, Geoscience Australia and ABARE);

http://www.development.tas.gov.au/economic/advice_and_services/renewable_energy_in_tasmania/renewable_energy_resource_maps

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4. ENERGY PROFILE

National Energy Profile

Total Primary Energy Supply: 5,274.4 PJ – Of which renewables: 289.4 PJ (5.5%)

Energy self-sufficiency: 235.8%

Fuel imports: 25.9 billion USD (12.9% of total imports)

Electricity generation: 244.4 TWh – Of which renewables: 18.9 TWh (7.7%)

Electricity use per capita: 10,453 kWh

Electrical capacity: 56.9 GW – Of which renewables: 10.5 GW (18.4%)

Electricity access rate: 100.0%

Share of population using solid fuels: < 5%

Biomass Related Projects

600 million litres of biodiesel per year announced (4 projects)

470 million litres of bioethanol per year announced (3 projects)

2 MW of biomass-fired by the end of 2013 (2 projects) and more than 250 MW announced

(25 projects) Source: IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles 2013: http://www.irena.org/remaps/countryprofiles/pacific/australia.pdf

This ARENA (Australian Renewable ENergy Agency) website shows a selection of supported

projects (http://arena.gov.au/projects/). The complete list of projects can be viewed by technology.

Currently, ARENA is supporting 171 projects.

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Energy Sources and Forecast

Source: Roadmap bioenergy Australia 2020, http://www.energyfarmers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/01-Australian-Bioenergy-

Roadmap.pdf

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Renewables-based electricity generation in the New Policies Scenario

Source: OECD-IEA World Energy Outlook 2011 for Australia

5. ENERGY & BIOMASS POLICIES

Targets

20% of electricity generation from renewables by 2020

The Renewable Energy Target (RET) requires that 20 per cent of Australia’s electricity is

produced from renewable energy sources by 2020. The Large-scale Renewable Energy Target

(LRET) has a target of 41,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2020 and only large-scale renewable

energy projects are eligible. For bioenergy only, a target of 11,000 GWh per annum (or about

4% of Australia’s electricity production) by 2020 is set. On the other hand, the Small-scale

Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) exists. Home owners can reduce the cost of their solar

panels or solar water heater through the SRES.

Policy and Legislation

The general federal policies and laws for Australia can be found at the RVO website (see

country profiles). This paragraph contains more detailed information on renewable energy

policies.

Feed-in Tariff

At a federal level no feed-in tariffs for renewables exist. For solar power, feed-in tariffs and

arrangements in the different states and territories of Australia are the following: Source: http://www.solarchoice.net.au/solar-rebates/solar-feed-in-rewards

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Renewable Energy Plans

On the governmental webpage, numerous plans and schemes are mentioned to facilitate

achievement of the targets: http://australia.gov.au/topics/environment-and-natural-resources/energy. Some of

them are aimed specifically at renewable energy technology and supply (ARENA), economic

research and data analysis (BREE), carbon reduction and pricing (Clean Energy Regulator) et

cetera. Sources: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/carbon-tax-be-abolished-1-july-2014

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Browse_by_Topic/ClimateChange/Govern

ance/Domestic/national/Mandatory

http://www.energyfarmers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/01-Australian-Bioenergy-Roadmap.pdf

http://australia.gov.au/topics/environment-and-natural-resources/energy

Information on import tariffs can be found with the Australian Customs and Border Protection

Service: http://www.customs.gov.au/tariff/tariff2012.asp

Other requirements for importing biomass can be found at the Ministry of Agriculture:

http://apps.daff.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_querycontent.asp

6. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Funding opportunities for bioenergy projects in Victoria: http://bioenergyvictoria.net.au/funding-and-

incentives/

Funding and support opportunities for biogas projects in Queensland: http://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/energy/renewable-energy/starting-a-biogas-project/funding-and-support-for-biogas-

projects

Grants offered by Australian government for projects on Climate Change and Carbon

Reduction: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/grants

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) supports renewable energy projects with

funding from a range of initiatives and programs: http://arena.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/

7. BUSINESS CLIMATE

Overall Rating

World Bank Ease of Doing Business index 2013 (Ranking out of 189 countries). In comparison,

the Netherlands is ranked 28 (2014) and 30 (2013). On this website information about

necessary permits, administration time, specific laws et cetera is present.

Topic DOING BUSINESS 2014 DOING BUSINESS 2013

Total rating 11 10

Starting a Business

4 4

Dealing with Construction Permits

10 10

Getting Electricity

34 36

Registering Property

40 38

Getting Credit

3 3

Protecting Investors

68 67

Paying Taxes

44 49

Trading Across Borders

46 43

Enforcing Contracts

14 14

Resolving Insolvency

18 18

Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/australia

Logistics and Infrastructure

Based on a worldwide survey of operators on the ground, such as global freight forwarders and

express carriers, the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) measures the logistics "friendliness" of

155 countries. Ranking of Australia is place 18, scored 87.2% of highest performer

(Singapore).

Source: World Bank web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/TRADE/0,,contentMDK:23188613~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:239071,00.html

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8. IMPORTANT CONTACTS

Dutch Embassy + Consulates

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canberra

Netherlands Consulate-General in Sydney

Netherlands Honorary Consulate in Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Port

Moresby Source: http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/ambassades-consulaten-en-overige-vertegenwoordigingen

Chamber of Commerce

Dutch-Australian Chamber of Commerce http://ncca.com.au/

Universities and Research Institutes (www.bioenergyaustralia.org/members.html)

CSIRO http://www.csiro.au

The University of Western Australia http://uwa.edu.au

University of Melbourne – Melbourne Energy Institute http://www.unimelb.edu.au/

Curtin University of Technology http://www.curtin.edu.au/

Flinders University http://www.flinders.edu.au/

Institute for Sustainable Solutions, USyd http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/

James Cook University http://www.jcu.edu.au/

Monash University http://www.monash.edu.au/

Murdoch University http://www.murdoch.edu.au/

University of Southern Queensland - National Centre for

Engineering in Agriculture

http://www.ncea.org.au/

Queensland University of Technology http://www.qut.edu.au/

Sunraysia Institute of TAFE http://www.sunitafe.edu.au

University of New England http://www.une.edu.au/

University of NSW http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/

University of Queensland http://www.uq.edu.au/

University of the Sunshine Coast http://www.usc.edu.au/

Future Farm Industries CRC http://www.futurefarmcrc.com.au/

Rural Industries & Research Development Corporation http://www.rirdc.gov.au/

Sugar Research &Development Corporation http://www.srdc.gov.au/

Existing Agreements

Bilateral treaties: http://www.minbuza.nl/producten-en-diensten/verdragen/zoek-in-de-

verdragenbank?treatytitle=&formsubject=&formtreatyparty=&f=&t=&formlocation=&formspecialyear=&formspecialnr=&formtreatytype

=true#jump

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