Australia's National Association of Forrest Industries

Links and additional material

NAFI has collated a comprehensive catalogue of publications on bioenergy - download a spreadsheet of the catalogue here

There are some excellent web-based resources to assist in evaluating the potential for bioenergy to contribute to electricity generation while lowering greenhouse emissions and providing regional employment:

A guide to Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals http://www.pyne.co.uk

ABARE long term outlook for Australia ’s energy industries www.abareconomics.com

Australasian Emissions Trading Forum www.aetf.net.au

Australian Industry Group www.aigroup.asn.au

Australian Forestry Standard www.forestrystandard.org.au

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has produced a list of all renewable energy projects in Australia , including those currently under construction. These may be found at BCSE Renewable Energy Power Plant Register 2004 and BCSE Renewable Projects Under Construction

The BRS Bioenergy Atlas provides a useful resource to analyse the potential resource available. This can be found at Bioenergy Atlas

Biomass Fuels, Energy, Carbon, and Global Climate Change

Bioenergy Australia www.bioenergyaustralia.org

Climate Change News www.panda.org

Commercially Available Biomass Power Technologies, Antares Group www.antaresgroupinc.com

E3 Renewable Energy Monitor www.e3monitor.com/renewable

Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org

Green Power Highlights www.greenpower.com.au

Growing Power: Advanced solutions for Bioenergy technology in Finland www.tekes.fi/eng/

Gunnedah ethanol plant proposal http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20030626041

NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme http://www.climateregistry.org/docs/EVENTS/Conference%202005/FowlerBO.pdf

National Green Power Accreditation Program www.greenpower.com.au

Pulp and paper: black liquor gasification http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/atlas/htmlu/ppblg.html

Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria www.seav.vic.gov.au

Victoria Greenhouse Strategy – Supporting the development of renewable energy www.greenhouse.vic.gov.au

Stanwell Corporation Limited www.stanwell.com

Wood Biomass for Renewable Energy, Forest Products Laboratory (US) www.fpl.fs.fed.us

In addition, NAFI’s Bioenergy Project Manager has a significant library of resources to assist in evaluating the potential for bioenergy in Australia . For more information, contact NAFI on 02 6285 3833, or email info@nafi.com.au.

The full list of Information sheets and reports is as follows:

Information Sheets:

1: What is Wood Waste?

2: Forest and forest harvesting regulation in Australia

3: The environmental benefits of using wood waste for renewable energy

4: How are forests and plantations managed in Australia ?

5: What markets exist for renewable energy generated from wood waste?

6: How is sustainability defined and measured in the forest industry?

7: The nature and location of Australia ’s wood waste resources

8: What is the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target?

9: Cost considerations in using wood waste to produce renewable energy

10: What technologies can be used to produce renewable energy from wood waste?