BIOENERGY
A U S T R A L I A
2013 CONFERENCE
Building the Future
Biomass for the Environment, Economy and Society
Registration Brochure
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25 – 27 November 2013 | Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
BIOENERGY AUSTRALIA 2013 CONFERENCE
Welcome
Bioenergy Australia is an information and networking forum of government and private sectors organisations, fostering the
development of sustainable energy and products from biomass.
This will be our fourteenth annual conference; our fourth to be held in New South Wales.
The conference program has some 110 oral presentations, covering government policies and programs, bioenergy projects and
project development case studies, and covers biomass feedstocks and supply aspects, biomass heat and power, pyrolysis,
gasification, conventional and advanced liquid biofuels, algae for biofuels and materials, carbon sequestration via biochar,
biorefining, biogas and livestock wastes, energy from waste, international trade in biomass, plus overarching aspects such as
finance and investment, greenhouse gas emissions of bioenergy systems and sustainability issues.
This year IEA Bioenergy Task 38 ‘Climate Change Effects of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems’ is holding a workshop as part of
the conference, bringing several international experts into the program. The Energy from Waste sessions are being held with
the assistance of the Waste Management Association of Australia’s (WMAA) Energy from Waste group.
Professor Michael Borowitzka of the Algae Research Centre, Murdoch University is again co-convening algae presentations
within the program. Douglas Bradley from Canada will lead an international Bio-trade session featuring speakers from Europe,
Canada, Japan and Korea discussing low-cost, long distance biomass supply chains and a є250 million Bio-Trade Equity Fund
that will invest in worldwide biomass plants and supply chains. This session will lead into one-on-one business-to-business
meetings where proponents can pitch their projects.
An integral part of the conference is presented posters. This year we are again providing a $500 prize for the best poster, to
be judged by an expert panel, and awarded at the closing plenary session.
Our closing plenary session will again feature an extended panel discussion. The topic this year will be ‘The Role of Bioenergy
in Rural Economic Development and Job Creation’.
The conference includes a sponsors’/trade exhibition. The conference also includes a technical excursion to several bioenergy
facilities in the region on Wednesday 27 November 2013. This provides an excellent networking and educational opportunity
for delegates who wish to attend this extra day.
Bioenergy Australia is very grateful to its sponsors who enable us to have a low registration fee, to maximise attendance at this
important event, as we move to a low carbon future.
On behalf of Bioenergy Australia, we welcome your participation at Bioenergy Australia 2013. This year’s conference again
promises to be a most informative and stimulating event. We welcome your registration.
Dr Stephen Schuck Bioenergy Australia Manager
Griff Rose
Chairperson Bioenergy Australia (Forum) Ltd
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bioenergy Australia is grateful to the following, who at the time of publishing this brochure have given their support in
many different ways:
Platinum Sponsor
RIRDC
Gold Sponsor
DIISRTE
Dinner Sponsor
The University of Queensland
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Exhibitors
• Aquatec-Maxcon
• Beca AMEC
• Polytechnik
• Schenck Process Australia
• SITA Organics
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CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
CONFERENCE DINNER
For all enquiries please contact:
Daniel Evans
Bioenergy Australia 2013 Conference Secretariat
C/- The Association Specialists Pty Ltd
PO Box 576, Crows Nest NSW 1585 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9431 8600 (main switch)
Fax:
+61 2 9431 8677
Email: bioenergyconf@theassociationspecialists.com.au
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Cost:
KEY DATES
Early Registration:
Closing Date 25 October 2013
Accommodation: Rate Guaranteed to 18 October 2013
CONFERENCE VENUE
The Bioenergy Australia 2013 Conference will be held at:
Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
430 Wine Country Drive, Lovedale NSW 2325 Australia
Phone: +61 2 4991 0900
Web:
www.crowneplazahuntervalley.com.au
POSTERS & TRADE EXHIBITION
The trade exhibition will be held in Foyer Area of the
Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley from 25 – 26 November 2013.
Morning & afternoon tea refreshments will be served
in this area to enable you to view the posters and visit
all exhibitors, whose support of the event is much
appreciated.
WEBSITE: www.bioenergyaustralia.org
Please visit the above website for online registration (if
paying by credit card) and also up-to-date information on
the event.
OPTIONAL TECHNICAL SITE TOUR
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The tour will commence at 0830 hours (from the
Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley) – a detailed itinerary
will be available to registered delegates closer to
the date of the tour.
Cost: $130.00 per person
Provisional Sites:
1. Bluetongue Brewery anaerobic digester
2. Biodiesel Industries Australia
3. Licella, Somersby – Biocrude Pilot Plant
4. Vales Point Power Station – co-firing
Note: Site tour numbers will be limited.
Date:
Time:
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Monday, 25 November 2013
1930 – 2300 hours
Semillon Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
Included in Full Delegate Registration Fee
Extra tickets: $115.00 per person
Dress: Smart Casual
A great evening of food and wine is planned for the
Conference Dinner. We hope all delegates and their
guests will join us on this occasion to make it an enjoyable
evening.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation has been reserved at the Crowne Plaza
Hunter Valley. Please note that the rate given is per room,
per night and includes the GST – however only bookings
through the Bioenergy Australia 2013 Conference
Secretariat will obtain these rates. To secure your booking,
you must prepay your accommodation, with a minimum
deposit of one night’s stay required. This deposit will be
passed onto the hotel by the conference secretariat.
Hotel Information
Delegate rate:
$190.00 – Deluxe Hotel Room per night
(includes 1 x breakfast)
$215.00 – Deluxe Hotel Room per night
(includes 2 x breakfasts)
$290.00 – Two Bedroom Villa per night
(includes 2 x breakfasts)
$375.00 – Three Bedroom Villa per night
(includes 3 x breakfasts)
Check-in time: 1500 hours
Check-out time: Before 1100 hours
Late arrivals:
If you plan to arrive after 1800 hours, please advise
the Bioenergy Australia 2013 Conference Secretariat
in advance to ensure the room is held for you and not
released.
Rates given are per room per night and include GST.
Cancellation Policy
Any room nights cancelled within 35 days of arrival will
incur a 100% cancellation fee
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Preliminary Program
Program subject to change without notice
DAY ONE: Monday, 25 November 2013
08:00 – 17:30
Registration Desk Open
Session 1: Day one Plenary – Framework for bioenergy
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome
Chairperson of Bioenergy Australia – Griff Rose
09:05 – 09:25
Official Opening
Rob Stokes MP, NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy
09:25 – 09:50
Catalysing Renewable Energy in Australia
Ivor Frischknecht, CEO, ARENA
09:50 – 10:15
Bioenergy Under the Renewable Energy Target and the Carbon Farming Initiative
Amarjot Rathore, Office of the Clean Energy Regulator
10:15 – 10:40
Developing the Implementation Plan for the National Primary Industries Bioenergy RD&E Strategy
Brendan George, NSW Department of Primary Industries
10:40 – 11:05
Morning Tea
Session 2: Day one Plenary - Bioenergy perspectives
11:05 – 11:30
This is Bioenergy!
Stephen Schuck, Bioenergy Australia
11:30 – 11:55
Telling Great Stories About Bioenergy
Jenni Metcalfe, Econnect Communication
11:55 – 12:20
Progress Towards Having Bioenergy and Biofuels as Main Stream Energy Supply in New Zealand
Brian Cox, Bioenergy Association of New Zealand
12:20 – 12:45
Biomass and Bioenergy in the United States
Helena Chum, National Renewable Energy Laboratories, USA
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch and networking - Exhibition and Posters in exhibition area
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SESSION 3: BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENTS
13:45 – 15:25
Biomass Heat
and Power
Advanced Liquid
Biofuels
Biogas
Task 38 session:
Quantifying Climate
Change Effects
of Bioenergy
13:45 – 14:05
Mackay Sugar’s 38
MW Racecourse Mill
Cogeneration Plant
and Boiler Upgrade
at the Marian Mill
John Hodgson, Mackay
Sugar Limited
Converting
Market Demand
for Sustainable
Aviation Fuels into
Bankable Projects
Susan Pond, Australian
Initiative for Sustainable
Aviation Fuels
Maximising Energy
Recovery Using a
Biogas Powered
Cogeneration Plant
Ivan Reolon, Aquatec
Maxcon
Perspectives on
the Timing of
Benefits of ForestBased Bioenergy
Annette Cowie, Rural
Climate Solutions, UNE/
DPI
14:05 – 14:25
The Three Pillars of
a Successful BioEnergy Project:
Wood/Biomass Fuel
Flexibility, Energy
Plant Utilisation
and Advanced
Boiler Design
Christian Jirkowsky,
Polytechnik Biomass
Energy Pty Ltd
Biomass to Bio-Crude:
Producing Advanced
Drop-In Fuels
Sami Aoude, Licella Pty
Ltd
The Anaerobic
Digestion of Saline
Biomass Under High
Salinity Conditions
Andrew Ward,
Microalgae Engineering
Research Group,
University of Adelaide
Reconsideration
of the Land Use
Baseline May Have
a Significant Impact
on the Ghg Balances
of Agro-Bioenergy
Kati Koponen, VTT
Finland
14:25 – 14:45
Alternative Fuels:
Maximising Thermal
Efficiency
Armin Beck, RCR
Energy
Sustainable Advanced
Biofuels Production
from Sugarcane
Field Trash in
Australia and Brazil
Les Edye, BioIndustry
Partners
Piggery Biogas
Capture and
Energy Generation
Feasibility Study
John Valentine, FSA
Consulting
Ghg Impact Dynamics
of Bioenergy from
Boreal Forests
Sampo Soimakallio,
VTT Finland
14:45 – 15:05
Wood Boiler Case
Studies at Government
Owned Facilities,
Such as Pools,
Hospitals, Prisons
Rob Mallinson, Wood
Energy Australia
Overcoming the
Toxicity Hurdle for
Renewable Jet Fuels
Tim Brennan, AIBN,
University of Queensland
A Review of
Requirements and
Options for Biogas
Cleaning for Red Meat
and Other Industries
Anthony Allan, GHD
Managing
Sustainability
of Bioenergy
Helena Chum, NREL,
USA
15:05 – 15:25
Breakeven Economic
Incentives for CoFiring High Ratios
of Biomass in
Coal-Fired Plants
Zakieh Khorshidi,
UNSW/CO2CRC
UPM BioVerno:
Drop-In Renewable
Diesel from Tall Oil
Nils-Olof Nylund, VTT
Technical Research
Centre of Finland
Using Biogas for
Process Heat: The
Advantages of a Low
Rate System with
Variable Feedstock
Bernice Chapman,
ADI Systems Asia
Pacific
Climate Mitigation
of Woody Biomass
Systems
Leif Gustavsson,
Linnaeus University,
Sweden
15:25 – 15:50
Afternoon Tea
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Session 4: Bioenergy Developments
15:50 – 17:30
Feedstocks
Liquid Biofuels
Biogas
Task 38 Session:
Quantifying Climate
Change Effects of
Bioenergy (cont.)
15:50 – 16:10
Can Australia
Support Straw-Fired
Power Plants?
Colin Peace, Jumbuk
Consulting
Australian Biofuels
Industry - Overview
and Issues
Samantha Read,
Biofuels Association of
Australia
Enhanced Biogas
Production from High
Solids Wastewaters
Through Alternative
Pre-Treatment
Methods Prior to
Anaerobic Digestion
Callum Hickey, GHD
GHG-Balances for
Biofuels from Wood
Jan Ros, Netherlands
Environmental
Assessment Agency, The
Netherlands
16:10 – 16:30
The BioHub
Project – Meeting
the Demand for
Sustainable Biomass
Mark Glover, Renewed
Carbon
Australian Biodiesel
Industry Floating
in a Sea of
International Policy
Doug Stuart, Ecotech
Biodiesel
Enhanced
Phosphorus Release
During Anaerobic
Digestion Process
Asif Latif, AWMC,
University of Queensland
Land Use Change
and Other Factors
Affecting Climate
Change Benefits
of Sugarcane
Ethanol in Brazil
Regis Leal, Brazilian
Bioethanol Science and
Technology Laboratory,
Brazil
16:30 – 16:50
Bioenergy for Australia
– Pongamia Pinnata
Gary Seaton, Bio Energy
Plantations Australia
Can We Mandate
Ethanol?
Ian Jeffreys, RACQ
Biogas Enhancement
Using the Cambi
Thermal Hydrolysis
Technology
Tim Kempton, Stance
Environmental
Some Issues
Regarding
Uncertainty of LCA
in Forest Systems
Brendan George, NSW
DPI
16:50 – 17:10
Molecular Genetics,
Genomics and
Genetics of Pongamia
(Millettia) Pinnata
Biofuel Production
Peter Gresshoff, ARC
Centre of Excellence
for Integrative Legume
Research, The University
of Queensland
Commercialisation
of Supercritical
Biodiesel Technology
John Winter, InProTek
Advanced Conversion
of Organic Waste
into Biogas
Elmar Offenbacher,
BDI-BioEnergy
International, Austria
TBC
Anders Strømman,
Task38
17:10 – 17:30
Field Performance
of the Legume
Pongamia Pinnata:
A Multipurpose Tree
for Bioenergy, Soil
Amelioration and
Carbon Sequestration
Paul Scott, ARC
Centre of Excellence
for Integrative Legume
Research, UQ
Enzymatic Conversion
of Coconut Oil for
Biodiesel Production
Peter Rogers, University
of New South Wales
Anaerobic Digestion
Systems and
Deep Litter Waste
Management for
Rural Primary
Industry Enterprises
Stanley Pietsch,
Sunraysia Institute of
TAFE
Task 38 Panel
Discussion
19:30 – 23:00
Predinner Drinks and Conference Dinner
Dinner Speaker – Professor Michael Dureau AM, FTSE, HonFIEAust, CPEng, JP
Sponsor’s Address – Professor Chris Greig, University of Queensland
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DAY TWO: Tuesday, 26 November 2013
07:45 – 17:00
Registration Desk Open
Session 5: Bioenergy Developments
08:30 – 10:30
Feedstocks
Liquid Biofuels
Energy from Waste
Algae
08:30 – 08:50
Changing Face of
Forest Ownership
in Australia –
Opportunities
for Bioenergy
Development
Nick O’Brien,
New Forests Asset
Management
The Economics of
Producing Sustainable
Aviation Fuels: A
Regional Case Study
in Queensland,
Australia
Jenny Hayward,
CSIRO
Developing a Workable
Energy from Waste
Policy: Key Lessons
Learnt in NSW
Patricia Chamberlain,
C4ES Pty Ltd
Strategies to Improve
the Sustainability and
Reduce the Cost of
Microalgal Cultures
Michael Borowitzka,
Murdoch University
08:50 – 09:10
IEA Task-43 Exploring
Forest Bioenergy
Supply Chain
Development: A
Global Perspective
Mark Brown, University
of the Sunshine Coast
Environmental
Impacts of Aviation
Biofuel Production
in Queensland
Kelly Cox, Boeing
Research and
Technology, Australia
Developing Energy
from Waste Projects
in Australia
Anthony Douglas,
Phoenix Energy Australia
Pty Ltd
Algae for Energy and
Feed in the Pig Industry
Neil Buchanan, Flinders
University
09:10 – 09:30
Forest Biomass Supply
Chain Optimisation
Using BIOPLAN in
Western Australia
Mohammad
Ghaffariyan, University
of the Sunshine
Coast
The Recent
Development of the
Biofuel Sector in
the EU and Italy
Leonarda Lobefaro
Lessons Learned
from the Boodarie
Project in Delivering
Large Scale Waste
to Energy Projects
Miles Mason, New
Energy Corporation
Low Solvent, Low
Temperature Method
for Extracting
Biodiesel Lipids
from Concentrated
Microalgal Biomass
Ian Olmstead,
Lycopodium Process
Industries
09:30 – 09:50
Integration of a
Biomass Tree
Crop with Dryland
Agriculture - Economic
Value of Temporal and
Spatial Interactions
Amir Abadi, Future Farm
Industries CRC
Will Co-Location
Expedite China’s
Cellulosic Ethanol
Commercialisation?
Michael Christiansen,
Novozymes China
Evaluating Energy
from Waste
Technologies:
What are the Key
Procurement
Questions?
Gemma Dawson, SLR
Consulting Australia Pty
Ltd
Why Don’t Algal
Ponds and PBRs
Behave the Same?
Peter Ralph, University of
Technology, Sydney
09:50 – 10:10
Supply Chain
Implications for
the Mallee Woody
Crop Industry
Erik Schmidt, University
of Southern Queensland
Straw to Diesel
Shaun Box, Tiger Grains
Energy
Early Contractor
Involvement –
Reducing Risk and
Optimising Delivery
of Waste to Energy
Infrastructure
in Australia
Iain Gibson, John
Holland
Engineering Biofuel
Production in
Cyanobacteria
Gabriel James, ANU
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10:10 – 10:30
What are the Most
Environmentally
Sustainable Land
Use Scenarios for
Future Bioenergy
Crop Production?
Saori Miyake, The
University of Queensland
10:30 – 10:55
Morning Tea, Exhibition and Poster Presentations
International
Collaboration in
Liquid Biofuels: IEA
Bioenergy Task 39
Les Edye, BioIndustry
Partners
Developing and
Commercialising
Plasma Gasification
Technologies –
Plasco’s Experience
Alisdair McLean, Plasco
Energy, Canada
From Mine Ventilation
Air to Bioenergy
and Bioproducts:
Strain Selection
of Diazotrophic
Cyanobacteria
to Bioremediate
Greenhouse Gases in
Australian Coal Mines
Kirsten Heimann, James
Cook University
SESSION 6: Bioenergy Developments and Investment
10:55 – 12:35
International
Biomass Trade
Bioproducts/
Biorefining
Energy from Waste
Finance, Investment
and the Business
of Bioenergy
10:55 – 11:15
Bio-Trade Equity Fund
Douglas Bradley,
Climate Change
Solutions, Canada
Biorefining and IEA
Bioenergy Task 42
Developments
Gil Garnier, Australian
Pulp and Paper Institute
and Monash University
High Efficiency
Energy Production
with Biomass and
Waste, Challenges
and Solutions
Pertti Petanen, Metso
Power Oy, Finland
Venture Capital
Investing in the
Bioenergy Industry
Jessica Fliegner,
Southern Cross Venture
Partners
11:15 – 11:35
Biomass Supply Chain
Game Changers
Kendal Bradburn,
Climate Change
Solutions, Canada
Economics of Sweet
Sorghum Biorefinery
Opportunities
in Australia
Ian O’Hara, QUT
Quantification of
Available Biomass
for a Waste to Energy
Plant in the Australian
Capital Territory
and Environs
Ken Long, Clean
Technology Innovation
Centre
Financing Biogas
Projects Under the
Carbon Farming
Initiative
Fiona O’Hehir, Greenbank
Environmental
11:35 – 11:55
Bioenergy Demand
in Europe
Heinz Kopetz, World
Bioenergy Association,
Austria
Cellulose Value
Chain Study
Nafty Vanderhoek, VTT
An Advanced Waste
to Energy Solution
Paul Prasad,
ZenergyAustralia
Development of an
Integrated Biomass IPP
- Lessons and Insights
Andrew Grogan, CO2seq
Pty Ltd
11:55 – 12:15
Korean Biomass
Markets
Hoontae Jung, Korean
Southern Power, South
Korea (invited)
Multiple Products to
Improve Profitability
of Small Biorefineries
Geoff Covey, Covey
Consulting
Energy from Waste
Q & A – Panel
Discussion
Getting Your Ducks
in a Row: Real
World Lessons in
Biofuel Finance
Will Greene, Driftwood
Capital
12:15 – 12:35
Japanese Biomass
Markets
Mitsui, (invited)
Product Identification/
Development in the
Bio-Based Chemicals
Arena: Valorization
of Biomass
Kapil Lokare, University
of Sydney
12:35 – 13:40
Lunch, Networking, Exhibition and Posters
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From the R&D Bench
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Barbara Johnson, Beca
AMEC
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SESSION 7: Bioenergy Developments
13:40 – 15:00
Biochar and
Thermal
Conditioning
Sustainability,
GHG and Life
Cycle Analyses
Biomass Heat
and Power
Liquid Biofuels
Development
B2B Bio-Trade
Interest Meetings
13:40 – 14:00
Making Biochar
Commercially
Viable; Success
Stories from
Around the World
Stephen Joseph,
UNSW
Robust
Frameworks
for Measuring
and Evaluating
Bioenergy
Sustainability
Across Scales
Deborah
O’Connell, CSIRO
Biomass Waste
to Energy - 2nd
Generation
Technology to
Handle Complex
and Mixed Fuels
Jan Eike Graeff,
DP CleanTech,
Thailand
Lower Cost
Fermentable
Sugars from
Sugarcane
Biomass
Mark Harrison,
Queensland
University of
Technology
Series of
20 minute
one-on-one
businessto-business
meetings with
Douglas Bradley,
Canada.
14:00 – 14:20
Another Step in
the Development
of the Bioenergy
Industry in
Western
Australia;
Building a Mobile
Pyrolysis Kiln
Euan Beamont,
Energy Farmers
Setting an
International
Standard for
Sustainable
Bioenergy
Heather Bone,
Downer Group
Case Study:
Bulk Materials
Handling
Solutions at a
Commerical
Scale for the
Conversion of
a Coal Fired
Power Station
to Biomass
Darren Deigan,
Schenck Process
Australia Pty Ltd
Conversion of BioOil/Bio-Oil Derived
Components
into Biofuel via
Acid-Catalyzed
Reactions in
Alcohols
Xun Hu, Curtin
University
14:20 – 14:40
Biocoal:
Bioenergy Game
Changer?
Dan Rocca, Pöyry
GHG Balances
of Feed and Fuel
Applications
of Agricultural
Residues
Maartje Sevenster,
Sevenster
Environmental
Installation of a
Biomass Fueled
Indirectly Fired
Gas Turbine in
the Philippines
Bevan Dooley,
BTOLA Pty Ltd
A Step-Change
in Biomass Oil
Accumulation
James Petrie,
CSIRO
14:40 – 15:00
Torrefaction
in Australia
Rob Korbee, HRL
Technology
Development of
Tools for Rapid
and Consistent
Life Cycle
Assessment
of Sugarcane
Energy Products
Phil Hobson,
Queensland
University of
Technology
Cogeneration
Using Agricultural
Residues
Colin Stucley,
Enecon Pty Ltd
Jatropha Oil
Production for
Biodiesel and
Other Products
Andrew Lang,
World Bioenergy
Association
15:00 – 15:20
Afternoon Tea
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Session 8: Day Two closing Plenary
15:20 – 15:45
The Role of Renewable Gas and Trigeneration in the City of Sydney’s Renewable Energy Master Plan
Allan Jones, City of Sydney
15:45 – 16:45
Panel Discussion and Open Forum
The Role of Bioenergy in Rural Economic Development
Moderator and Panellists TBA.
16:45 – 16:55
Summary of Conference and Future Directions
Brendan George, NSW DPI
17:00
Close of Conference
Griff Rose and Stephen Schuck
B2B Bio-trade Interest Meetings
Do you have biomass projects or supply chain projects that need funding?
After the Bio-Trade session, 20-minute B2B meetings will be held where Australian and NZ project proponents can
pitch their projects to be considered for investment by the Bio-trade Equity Fund. B2B meetings can be arranged
in advance by contacting douglas.bradley@rogers.com or kbradburn@renewedenergies.com. There will also be
an opportunity to meet with Japanese and Korean prospective partners. This is an opportunity promote biomass
development and trade in the Australia/NZ region.
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AIR TRAVEL
COACH TRANSFERS
For the best airfares to Sydney or Newcastle, please book
online at the following web sites:
ƒƒ www.virginaustralia.com
ƒƒ www.qantas.com.au
24 November 2013
Sydney Airport pick up at 1200 and transfer to Crowne
Plaza Hunter Valley by 1530.
Access
Arriving by plane into Sydney – then take the optional
Bioenergy Australia coach transfer to the Crowne Plaza
Hunter Valley
Or
Arriving by plane into Newcastle – then transfer or drive
to Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley.
REGISTRATION FEES
ALL FULL DELEGATES REGISTRATION INCLUDES**
ƒƒ Entry to all conference sessions
ƒƒ Entry to trade exhibition & poster area
ƒƒ Morning/afternoon teas and lunches during the event
ƒƒ 1 x Conference Dinner ticket
ƒƒ Final Program and Abstract Book
ƒƒ 1 x Conference Bag
** One day and full time student delegates are not entitled to the inclusive
Conference Dinner ticket; however they can purchase a ticket at the guest rate of
$115.00 per ticket.
FEES
On or Before 25.10.13 After 25.10.13
Member*
$895.00
Non-Member
$1,095.00
Full-Time Farmers/Academics
$550.00
Full-Time Students**
$350.00
Speakers Full Registration
$520.00
One Day Registration**
$590.00
Technical Site Tour
$130.00
$995.00
$1,195.00
$550.00
$350.00
$520.00
$690.00
$130.00
* Member is classified as a staff member or financial member of Bioenergy Australia
** Price does not include a ticket to the Conference Dinner
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26 November 2013
Crowne Plaza pick up at 1530 and transfer to Sydney
Airport by 1900.
27 November 2013
Drop off at Sydney Airport by 1900, following the
Conference Site Tour on Wednesday 27 November.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Registrations will be acknowledged via email with
confirmation of your requirements according to your
registration form, together with a tax invoice receipt.
Bookings will only be confirmed when payment is
received.
METHOD OF PAYMENT
Please pay online using a credit card, either a MasterCard,
Visa or American Express (please note Diners is not
accepted).
CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations or alterations should be put in writing
to the Bioenergy Australia 2013 Conference Secretariat.
Please note any accommodation room nights cancelled
within 35 days of arrival will incur a 100% cancellation fee.
If cancellation is received in writing:
ƒƒ By 18 October 2013: $100.00 cancellation fee will
apply
ƒƒ By 1 November 2013: 50% of monies paid
ƒƒ After 1 November 2013: no refund of monies paid
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