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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Bioenergy Country Notes

Australia

Municipal solid waste
quantity of raw material available	~ 6.9	million tonnes
yield of solid fuel	~ 9	GJ/tonne
electricity generating capacity	103 700	kW
Sugar cane bagasse *
quantity of raw material available	11.4	million tonnes
yield of solid fuel	~ 9.3	GJ/tonne
electricity generating capacity	368 600	kW
Forestry/wood  processing **
quantity of raw material available	~ 25	million tonnes
yield of solid fuel (operational)	11	GJ/tonne
electricity generating capacity	76 500	kW
direct use from combustion	~ 66 000	TJ

Unless otherwise stated, data refer to 2002.

* 98 700 kW from landfill gas and 5 000 kW from MSW gasification (SWERF plant,

Wollongong ).

** Data refer to 1997. Sugar industry generation includes the Rocky Point sugar mill cogeneration plant, which uses some wood waste in the non-crushing season.

*** Includes Tumut pulp and paper mill power plants, plus Maryvale pulp and paper and Visy’s plant in

Brisbane . Direct combustion assumes 6 million tonnes of firewood used mainly for domestic heating.

Approximately 80 megalitres/yr ethanol produced.

Biodiesel production relatively low. Estimated to be below 20 million litres in 2002.

The Bureau of Rural Sciences has developed a bioenergy atlas for

Australia .